Principal Data Engineer - Lead Modern Cloud Data Platform

Harnham; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth financial services company in Chicago is seeking a Principal Data Engineer for a hybrid role. You will drive architectural decisions in a modern cloud data platform and oversee the development of scalable data pipelines. The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years in Data Engineering, strong SQL and Python skills, and experience with Snowflake and AWS. This position offers the chance to influence business strategy significantly within a collaborative and high-performing team.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in Data Engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake and AWS.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect and evolve a modern cloud data platform.
• Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines.
• Lead data modeling strategy and oversee warehouse architecture.

Skills

Advanced expertise in SQL

Strong proficiency in Python

Data modeling

Cloud data platforms (AWS, Snowflake)

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Job description

A high-growth financial services company in Chicago is seeking a Principal Data Engineer for a hybrid role. You will drive architectural decisions in a modern cloud data platform and oversee the development of scalable data pipelines. The ideal candidate has 5–8+ years in Data Engineering, strong SQL and Python skills, and experience with Snowflake and AWS. This position offers the chance to influence business strategy significantly within a collaborative and high-performing team.