Remote Principal Data Platform Engineer

Upside; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 215,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Learning and Development stipend

Job summary

Upside is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to enhance its Analytics Engineering team by leading platform modernization, designing complex data products, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data engineering and a background in managing business-critical systems.

The role emphasizes ownership, innovation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to create impactful data strategies and solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data or analytics engineering.
• Hands-on experience with the modern data stack.
• Ability to design secure patterns for data ingestion.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform modernization and migrate pipelines.
• Design and deliver complex data products.
• Mentor engineers and elevate analytics engineering standards.

Skills

Data Engineering

Cloud Infrastructure

Data Governance

CI/CD

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Snowflake

dbt

Terraform

Job description

Upside is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to enhance its Analytics Engineering team by leading platform modernization, designing complex data products, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data engineering and a background in managing business-critical systems.

The role emphasizes ownership, innovation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to create impactful data strategies and solutions.