Remote Principal Data Engineer & Tech Lead (Player-Coach)

Unqork; United States; Remote; USD 219,700 - 298,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employee-sponsored 401(k) with match

Subsidized ClassPass Membership

Generous Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Unqork is seeking a Principal Data Engineer/Technical Lead to drive the design and implementation of high-performance database operations within a collaborative, remote-first culture. You will oversee a small team and impact system performance for enterprise customers.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in backend engineering with deep proficiency in SQL and MongoDB, and a passion for mentoring. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing a work-from-home environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in backend, data, or platform engineering with proven problem-solving skills.
• 2+ years as a Technical Lead or Player-Coach.
• Deep expertise in SQL and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and mentorship to a focused team of engineers.
• Design sophisticated Data Access Layers and custom ODMs.
• Architect and scale a multi-tenant, secure MongoDB ecosystem.

Skills

SQL Database Systems (PostGress)

MongoDB/Atlas

Node.js

Data Access Layers (DAL)

Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Event-Driven Architectures

Apache Kafka

Spark

Redis

AI Tools Usage

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master’s Degree or above

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Elastic Search

Job description

Unqork is seeking a Principal Data Engineer/Technical Lead to drive the design and implementation of high-performance database operations within a collaborative, remote-first culture. You will oversee a small team and impact system performance for enterprise customers.

The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in backend engineering with deep proficiency in SQL and MongoDB, and a passion for mentoring. We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, emphasizing a work-from-home environment.