Remote Principal Data Engineer

Description:

• Worth AI is seeking a talented and experienced Principal Data Engineer to join their innovative team.
• The company aims to revolutionize decision-making with artificial intelligence while fostering collaboration and adaptability.
• The Principal Data Engineer will own the company-wide data architecture and platform.
• Responsibilities include designing and scaling reliable batch/streaming pipelines, instituting data quality and governance, and enabling analytics/ML with secure, cost-efficient systems.
• The role involves partnering with engineering, product, analytics, and security teams to turn business needs into durable data products.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 10+ years of experience in data engineering, including 3+ years in a staff/principal role or equivalent scope.
• Proven leadership in company-wide data architecture and platform initiatives is required.
• Deep experience with at least one cloud provider (AWS) and a modern warehouse or lakehouse (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks) is essential.
• Strong SQL skills and proficiency in one programming language (Python or Scala/Java) are necessary.
• Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow/Dagster/Prefect), transformations (dbt or equivalent), and streaming technologies (Kafka/Kinesis/PubSub) is required.
• Knowledge of data modeling (3NF, star, data vault) and semantic/metrics layers is important.
• Candidates should have experience with data quality testing, lineage, and observability in production environments.
• Familiarity with security best practices, including RBAC/ABAC, encryption, key management, and auditability, is required.

Benefits:

• The position offers a comprehensive Health Care Plan, including Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• A Retirement Plan, including 401k and IRA options, is provided.
• Life Insurance is included as part of the benefits package.
• Employees enjoy unlimited Paid Time Off and 9 paid Holidays.
• Family Leave is available for employees.
• The company supports a Work From Home policy.
• Employees have access to free food and snacks, along with an Industrious Co-working Membership.
• Wellness Resources are provided to support employee health and well-being.