Principal Data Architect

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Paid Leave

Paid Holidays

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

401(k) Employer Match

Employee Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Egen is seeking a senior data platform architect to lead end-to-end data lakehouse designs on GCP, collaborating closely with clients to translate goals into scalable architectures. You will guide real-time and batch pipelines, establish governance and security standards, and mentor engineers across delivery teams.

You will work with Dataplex, BigQuery, and Delta Lake, balance strategy with hands-on work, and help drive adoption and long-term maintainability in a fast-growing data-driven

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in software/data platform roles.
• Architect data lakehouse platforms with medallion architectures.
• Experience with real-time and batch ingestion patterns.
• Strong communication with stakeholders and clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of scalable Data Lakehouse solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using BigQuery, GCS, BigLake, and Dataplex
• Collaborate with customers to understand goals, data challenges, and requirements; translate them into architectural blueprints and plans
• Design and implement data pipelines supporting real-time and batch ingestion with modern orchestration frameworks
• Establish and enforce best practices for data cataloging, metadata management, lineage, and quality across systems
• Define and implement data security, access control, and governance models in compliance with enterprise standards
• Serve as the technical lead for project teams—mentoring engineers, reviewing solutions, and ensuring architectural consistency
• Balance strategic architecture with hands-on delivery, POCs, and deep dives into pipelines or performance tuning
• Partner with stakeholders and delivery leads to drive solution adoption, scalability, and maintainability
• Represent the company as a trusted technical advisor in client engagements, articulating trade-offs and recommendations

Skills

GCP architecture

Data Lakehouse design

Data governance & security

Mentoring engineers

Tools

Airflow

Dataplex

BigQuery

Unity Catalog

Delta Lake

Job description

About Egen:

Egen is a fast-growing and entrepreneurial company with a data-first mindset. We bring together the best engineering talent working with the most advanced technology platforms, including Google Cloud and Salesforce, to help clients drive action and impact through data and insights. We are committed to being a place where the best people choose to work so they can apply their engineering and technology expertise to envision what is next for how data and platforms can change the world for the better. We are dedicated to learning, thrive on solving tough problems, and continually innovate to achieve fast, effective results. If this describes you, we want you on our team.

Want to learn more about life at Egen? Check out these resources in addition to the job description.

• Meet Egen

• Life at Egen

• Culture and Values at Egen

• Career Development at Egen

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Responsibilities:

• Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of scalable Data Lakehouse solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using BigQuery, GCS, BigLake, and Dataplex

• Collaborate directly with customers to understand business goals, data challenges, and technical requirements; translate them into robust architectural blueprints and actionable plans

• Design and implement data pipelines supporting both real-time and batch ingestion using modern orchestration and streaming frameworks

• Establish and enforce best practices for data cataloging, metadata management, lineage, and data quality across multiple systems

• Define and implement data security, access control, and governance models in compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards

• Serve as the technical lead for project teams - mentoring engineers, reviewing solutions, and ensuring architectural consistency across deliverables

• Balance strategic architecture discussions with hands‑on solutioning, POCs, and deep dives into data pipelines or performance tuning

• Partner with stakeholders, cloud architects, and delivery leads to drive solution adoption, scalability, and long‑term maintainability

• Represent the company as a trusted technical advisor in client engagements - clearly articulating trade‑offs, best practices, and recommendations

Qualifications:

• 8–10 years of progressive experience in Software Engineering and Data Platform development, with 5+ years architecting data platforms on GCP and/or Databricks

• Proven hands‑on experience designing and deploying Data Lakehouse platforms with data products and medallion architectures

• Strong understanding of data ingestion patterns (real‑time and batch), ETL/ELT pipeline design, and data orchestration using tools such as Airflow, Pub/Sub, or similar frameworks

• Expertise in data modeling, storage optimization, partitioning, and performance tuning for large‑scale analytical workloads

• Experience implementing data governance, security, and cataloging solutions (Dataplex, Data Catalog, IAM, or equivalent)

• Excellent communication and presentation skills - able to confidently engage with technical and non‑technical stakeholders and guide clients through solution decisions

• Demonstrated ability to lead by example in mixed teams of engineers, analysts, and architects, balancing architectural vision with hands‑on delivery

• Nice to have: Experience with Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog) and hybrid GCP-Databricks data architectures

• Strong problem‑solving mindset, curiosity to explore new technologies, and ability to “zoom out” for architecture discussions and “zoom in” for code‑level troubleshooting

Compensation & Benefits:

This role is eligible for our competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to support your well‑being:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance

• Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO)

• Paid Holidays

• Sick Leave

• Parental Leave

• Bereavement Leave

• 401 (k) Employer Match

• Employee Referral Bonuses

Check out our complete list of benefits here - https://egen.ai/people/#benefits

EEO and Accommodations:

Egen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Egen will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Egen welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.