Principal Engineer - Stream Governance & Metadata

IBM; Boston (KY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM is seeking a Principal Engineer to shape the architecture and delivery of large-scale data governance systems for its streaming platform. You will lead cross-functional efforts spanning schema management, data catalogs, and policy enforcement.

You will own strategic technical directions, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with executives to align technical vision with business goals. This role demands autonomy in ambiguous spaces and a focus on scalable, reliable governance services.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with streaming or event-driven architectures.
• Ability to influence executives and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive company-level technical strategy for governance systems.
• Architect metadata management with low-latency lookups and strong consistency.
• Design data protection capabilities and enforce schema validation across the platform.
• Build highly available, multi-tenant infrastructure for governance services.

Skills

Technical Strategy

Leadership

Distributed Systems

Streaming Architecture

Cloud Infrastructure

Open-Source

Education

Master's Degree

Tools

Schema Registry

Data Catalogs

Metadata Governance

Job description

IBM is seeking a Principal Engineer to shape the architecture and delivery of large-scale data governance systems for its streaming platform. You will lead cross-functional efforts spanning schema management, data catalogs, and policy enforcement.

You will own strategic technical directions, mentor senior engineers, and collaborate with executives to align technical vision with business goals. This role demands autonomy in ambiguous spaces and a focus on scalable, reliable governance services.