Principal Data Platform Engineer — AI & Enterprise Data Lakes

Blue Shield of CA; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA seeks a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of enterprise data platforms, partnering with Enterprise Architects, Portfolio, Analytics and Data Engineering teams to build data lakes, data warehouses and data marts that meet enterprise data needs.

You will mentor senior engineers, influence architecture decisions and apply AI/ML concepts to data products in healthcare contexts, using SQL, Python and DBT.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant data engineering experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise AI/ML, advanced analytics, and data product ecosystems.
• Expertise in Data Vault 2.0, dimensional modeling, Lakehouse architecture, or domain-driven data design.
• Influence enterprise architecture decisions and mentor senior engineering talent.
• Expert in data management practices, data modelling (Data Vault 2.0), MDM, data integration, data architecture, data virtualization, warehousing, privacy and security.
• Enthusiasm for AI and emerging technologies with hands-on AI/ML experience in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, Python, DBT Cloud and DBT Core; proficient in NoSQL or major database platforms (Snowflake, Synapse, Databricks).
• Experience designing and scaling large-volume, high-performance data platforms using parallel/distributed architectures.
• Advanced knowledge of CI/CD, source control, and agile delivery tools (Git, Bitbucket, Jira).
• Healthcare, regulated environments, or large enterprises experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud data lakes, data warehouses and data marts.
• Collaborate with architects and engineers to deliver enterprise data products.
• Lead data engineering initiatives and mentor senior team members.

Skills

AI/ML concepts

Data modelling

Data architecture

Mentoring

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Python

DBT Cloud

DBT Core

Snowflake

Synapse

Databricks

Job description

Blue Shield of CA seeks a Principal Data Engineer to lead the design and delivery of enterprise data platforms, partnering with Enterprise Architects, Portfolio, Analytics and Data Engineering teams to build data lakes, data warehouses and data marts that meet enterprise data needs.

You will mentor senior engineers, influence architecture decisions and apply AI/ML concepts to data products in healthcare contexts, using SQL, Python and DBT.