Principal Data Engineer, Global Platforms (AI-Forward)

Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 208,000 - 255,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Open PTO policy

401(k) with company matching

12 weeks paid parental leave

Flight Training Stipend

Job summary

Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer, Global Data to lead technical strategy for data platforms, pipelines, and governance, partnering with leadership to accelerate modernization and improve quality.

This senior individual contributor role focuses on architecture, automation, and AI opportunities, with aviation data experience preferred. You will mentor engineers and drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, security, and operations.

Qualifications

• 13+ years of software engineering, data engineering, platform engineering, or architecture experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional technical initiatives.
• AI-forward mindset with practical experience applying AI to engineering, data quality, automation, or analytics.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive technical strategy across global data platforms and data delivery.
• Lead architectural reviews ensuring scalable, secure, maintainable solutions.
• Mentor engineers, architects, and technical leads.
• Drive improvements in data quality, lineage, observability, and reliability.

Skills

AI-forward mindset

Architecture judgment

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Data governance

Tools

Data observability tools

AI/ML tooling

Job description

Jeppesen ForeFlight, Inc. is seeking a Principal Engineer, Global Data to lead technical strategy for data platforms, pipelines, and governance, partnering with leadership to accelerate modernization and improve quality.

This senior individual contributor role focuses on architecture, automation, and AI opportunities, with aviation data experience preferred. You will mentor engineers and drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, product, security, and operations.