Principal Engineer – Software

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Principal Engineer providing technical leadership in data engineering solutions at Empower. Guiding complex data integration and modernization for analytics and AI/ML use cases.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical feasibility analysis and solution evaluation for data and analytics initiatives
  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable data engineering solutions, including data pipelines, data models, data integrations, and analytics-ready data products
  • Provide technical leadership for data architecture, ETL/ELT design, code reviews, performance tuning, production support, and issue resolution
  • Guide modernization of legacy data and reporting platforms, including migration from traditional ETL and reporting tools to modern cloud data platforms
  • Design and oversee data pipelines using cloud-based technologies, Python, Spark, SQL, and related orchestration and transformation tools
  • Support enterprise analytics platforms, including data warehouse, reporting, semantic layer, and business intelligence environments
  • Partner with stakeholders to define and execute the technical roadmap for data engineering, analytics enablement, platform modernization, data quality, and automation
  • Establish and promote engineering standards, reusable patterns, coding guidelines, testing practices, data quality controls, and documentation expectations
  • Mentor engineers and technical team members, supporting skill development in cloud data engineering, data modeling, analytics engineering, and modern data platform practices

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, analytics, engineering, or equivalent training and experience
  • 12+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, analytics engineering, or enterprise data platform development
  • Strong experience with Python, SQL, distributed data processing, and ETL/ELT development
  • Experience with cloud-based data platforms and services, preferably AWS
  • Experience with enterprise data warehouses, data marts, reporting platforms, and business intelligence solutions
  • Strong understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, data quality, metadata management, data lineage, performance optimization, and production support practices
  • Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts and data engineering practices

Benefits:

  • Flexible work environment
  • Purpose, well-being, and work-life balance
  • Opportunities for internal mobility