Senior Principal Data Platform Architect

MaintainX (An Autodesk Company); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

MaintainX, now part of Autodesk, is seeking a Senior Principal Data Engineer to lead the data platform strategy across infrastructure, streaming, Databricks, and governance. You will shape architecture and standards, guiding multiple teams through complex problems with thoughtful judgment.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive cross-squad initiatives, and influence roadmaps while balancing pragmatic solutions with long-term impact in a cloud-native environment.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience as a data engineer in a modern, production-grade cloud data platform.

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical direction and architecture of the data platform across its full surface area.

Skills

Python

dbt

Cross-team impact

Architectural judgment

Stakeholder alignment

Tools

Terraform/Atmos

Kafka

Flink

Debezium

Databricks

Job description

MaintainX, now part of Autodesk, is seeking a Senior Principal Data Engineer to lead the data platform strategy across infrastructure, streaming, Databricks, and governance. You will shape architecture and standards, guiding multiple teams through complex problems with thoughtful judgment.

You will mentor senior engineers, drive cross-squad initiatives, and influence roadmaps while balancing pragmatic solutions with long-term impact in a cloud-native environment.