Principal Cloud Data Engineer

Newrez; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Retirement plan with employer

Paid parental/maternity leave

Tuition and certification reimbursem

Employee mortgage loan program

Volunteer time off

Matching gifts program

Job summary

Newrez is seeking a Principal Cloud Data Engineer to design, build and maintain reliable, scalable data products and pipelines that power analytics, ML, and applications. This hands-on role collaborates with product and PM to deliver high-quality data across the organization.

You will lead data flows, governance, and platform components, optimize performance and cost, monitor health, and build reusable components for multiple markets. On-site in Coppell, TX.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of data engineering experience.
• Hands-on with Python, SQL, Spark, or cloud data processing tools.
• Experience with data lakes, lakehouses, or cloud-based warehouses.
• Knowledge of data quality, metadata, lineage, and governance frameworks.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-throughput data pipelines and ingestion workflows.
• Implement transformation logic, data quality checks, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with platform architecture and product teams to support the data platform roadmap.
• Optimize data flows for performance, cost, and reliability.
• Monitor platform health and troubleshoot ingestion or processing issues.
• Build reusable components that scale across markets and business units.
• Ability to effectively and accurately convey information to others.
• Perform related duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Python

SQL

Spark

Data pipelines

Data governance

Cloud processing

Job description

Position Summary

The Principal Cloud Data Engineer is a hands‑on role that will liaise with product org and PO/PM to design, build and maintain reliable, scalable data products/data pipelines and core data platform components that power analytics, ML, and applications. You will play a key role in delivering high‑quality data across the organization.

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-throughput data pipelines and ingestion workflows.
• Implement transformation logic, data quality checks, and governance frameworks.
• Collaborate with platform architecture and product teams to support the foundational data platform roadmap.
• Optimize data flows for performance, cost, and reliability.
• Monitor platform health and troubleshoot ingestion or processing issues.
• Build reusable components that scale across markets and business units.
• Ability to effectively and accurately convey information to others.
• Perform related duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications And Education Requirements

• 7+ years of data engineering / development experience.
• Strong hands‑on skills with Python, SQL, Spark, or cloud‑native data processing tools.
• Experience with data lakes, lakehouses, or cloud‑based warehouses.
• Knowledge of data quality, metadata, lineage, and governance frameworks.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills.

Skills, Abilities, And Knowledge

• Strong verbal communication skills; strong writing and composition abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop and maintain effective and professional relationships across the organization and with customers.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills; consultative and collaborative work style.
• High learning agility with the ability to learn and integrate business variables and learn new systems and platforms.
• Strong analytical skills & problem‑solving abilities; solid decision‑making abilities coupled with sound judgment.
• Effective at managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong project management and time management capability.
• Self‑directed and comfortable working with ambiguity and uncertainty.
• High degree of professional maturity, integrity, ability to maintain confidential data and information.
• High degree of business acumen; strong technical aptitude.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

• Working on‑site at assigned office location.
• Regular and punctual attendance adhering to schedule established by leadership.
• Flexibility to work occasional adjusted work schedules, overtime, and evening and/or weekend hours to meet deadlines or as business needs demand.
• Working in a cubicle hub, maintaining focus on phone calls in a noisy environment within earshot of multiple other conversations.
• Sedentary work in a stationary position at a cubicle for prolonged periods of time.
• Constant repetitive motions required for operating a computer, such as typing and managing phone calls.
• Constantly communicating effectively verbally in English, including accurately exchanging information with others following identification of correct procedures.

Additional Information

While this description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position’s requirements, it in no way implies or states that these are the only job responsibilities. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties and request other duties, as necessary. All employees are required to have smart phones that meet Company security standards with the ability to install apps such as Microsoft Authenticator. Employment will be contingent on this requirement.

Company Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account with employer contribution
• 401(k) Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid Maternity Leave/Parental Bonding Leave/Caregiver Leave
• Adoption Assistance
• Tuition & Certification reimbursement
• Employee Mortgage Loan Program
• The Newrez Employee Emergency and Disaster Fund is a program to support our team members experiencing hardships

Newrez NOW

• 1 company‑paid Volunteer Time Off day
• Matching Gifts Program - dollar‑for‑dollar up to $1,000
• Access to grants, nonprofit resources, and volunteer opportunities
• More than $6,000,000 donated since 2020
• 1 in 5 employees participates in at least one Employee Resource Group (ERG)

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