Remote Principal Data Engineer — Architecting Data at Scale

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC

United States

Remote

USD 172,000 - 270,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC is seeking a highly experienced Principal Data Engineer to define and evolve the architecture, engineering standards, and operating model for the enterprise data platform. This IC role will lead critical architectural decisions across data ingestion, storage, transformation, governance, and observability while mentoring engineers and driving best practices.

You will work across engineering, analytics, platform, security, and business stakeholders to create scalable,

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in software/data engineering.
  • 5+ years designing and operating large-scale data platforms.
  • Deep knowledge of lakehouse/warehouse architectures, batch/streaming processing.

Responsibilities

  • Lead data architecture and system design for scalable platforms.
  • Set engineering standards for testing, CI/CD, observability, and security.
  • Drive technical decisions across multiple teams without direct authority.
  • Build and improve data products with cross-functional teams.
  • Mentor engineers and establish playbooks for consistent delivery.
  • Collaborate with analytics, security, and product stakeholders to ensure trusted data.

Skills

Data architecture design
System design leadership
SQL proficiency
Programming languages (Python/Java/SQL

Tools

dbt
Airflow
Snowflake
Databricks
BigQuery
Redshift

Job description

ZoomInfo Technologies LLC is seeking a highly experienced Principal Data Engineer to define and evolve the architecture, engineering standards, and operating model for the enterprise data platform. This IC role will lead critical architectural decisions across data ingestion, storage, transformation, governance, and observability while mentoring engineers and driving best practices.

You will work across engineering, analytics, platform, security, and business stakeholders to create scalable,

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