Principal Data Engineer — Hybrid, Scalable Pipelines

DataJobs; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision and dental insurance

Retirement

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

FedEx is seeking a Data Engineer Principal in Plano, TX for a hybrid role. You will set technical standards and drive end-to-end delivery of enterprise data initiatives, from ingestion to scalable pipelines.

You will own critical engineering efforts, review deployment, and promote modern data engineering tools across FedEx projects, platforms, and products. Leading teams and stakeholder communication are core expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, or a quantitative discipline or equivalent.
• Directly related PhD preferred.
• Seven+ years of work experience in measurement/analysis, predictive analytics, or related fields.
• Extensive knowledge in data engineering and ML frameworks; experience with large-scale batch or online systems.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of critical data engineering initiatives.
• Advance capabilities using cutting-edge data engineering tools across FedEx projects.
• Champion the design and building of reusable data assets.
• Oversee data pipelines at big data scale and ensure performance.
• Lead batch processing and ensure data readiness for analysis.
• Implement parsers, validators, transformers, and correlators to enhance data.
• Provide expert guidance on data-related problems and CI/CD, statistics, and ML practices.
• Advise junior data engineers and managers.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems or CS or quantitative discipline

PhD preferred

Tools

CI/CD

Machine learning

Data engineering

Job description

FedEx is seeking a Data Engineer Principal in Plano, TX for a hybrid role. You will set technical standards and drive end-to-end delivery of enterprise data initiatives, from ingestion to scalable pipelines.

You will own critical engineering efforts, review deployment, and promote modern data engineering tools across FedEx projects, platforms, and products. Leading teams and stakeholder communication are core expectations.