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VaynerX

VaynerX is a family of companies building brands for the now. Founded by Chairman Gary Vaynerchuk in January 2017, the modern-day parent company is home to relevance-driving businesses including VaynerMedia, ChukMedia, Tamara Group, Gallery Media Group, Eva Nosidam Productions, Tingley Lane Trading, and VaynerSpeakers.

VaynerX Connected Systems team builds and operates the data platform that connects our core business systems into a unified Snowflake data warehouse, using modern cloud and transformation tooling. We're looking for a Principal Engineer to take ownership of platform delivery, raise the technical bar across the team, and bring deep expertise in integrating diverse and complex data sources. You'll work closely with our Data Architect and report to the Engineering Pillar Lead.

What You'll Do

Lead the Team

• Raise team standards through mentoring, code reviews, and setting a strong technical example.
• Provide hands-on coaching and development for a team member based remotely, building their technical capability and confidence over time.
• Act as the team's technical anchor - the person others turn to when problems get hard.

Own the Platform

• Take end-to-end ownership of the data platform, from ingestion through to transformation and orchestration.
• Shape engineering practice and standards as the platform and team scale.

Heterogeneous Data Integration (Core Requirement)

• Design integrations across a range of source systems, each with its own data model, API style, and update rhythm.
• Navigate the practical realities of multi-source data - from inconsistent formats to unpredictable delivery.
• Build patterns that are reusable and maintainable, not one-off solutions.

What We're Looking For

Required

• 5+ years in data engineering, with at least 1-2 years in a tech lead or senior-lead capacity.
• Proven experience integrating heterogeneous data sources - this is a must. You should be able to speak in depth about platforms you've built that pull together systems with very different data models, update frequencies, and access patterns.
• Strong SQL and Python - you write production-quality code, not just notebooks.
• Hands-on experience with a cloud data warehouse - Snowflake strongly preferred.
• Experience with modern transformation tooling such as dbt.
• Comfort working across cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), not just application code.
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• A track record of helping engineers grow - through mentorship, feedback, and the space to develop their own judgment.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to TypeScript or JavaScript.
• Experience integrating SaaS, ERP, or HR platform APIs.
• Familiarity with managed connector platforms.
• Exposure to data contract or schema registry patterns.

Working Style We're Looking For

This role sits at the intersection of technical depth and team leadership. We're not looking for someone who prefers one over the other - we need both. The right person is comfortable getting into a dbt model or debugging a Glue job in the morning and running a coaching 1:1 in the afternoon. They communicate clearly to technical and non-technical audiences, keep delivery visible, and hold a high bar for code quality without gatekeeping.

This position is currently designated as hybrid and is subject to the Company's workplace attendance and in-office work requirements, as in effect from time to time. The Company reserves the right to modify these requirements at any time.

All information submitted with this application and disclosed in the interview and screening processes must be truthful.  The Company reserves the right in its sole discretion, to disqualify a candidate from consideration, withdraw a conditional offer of employment, or terminate employment, if it discovers a candidate provided false, misleading, or materially incomplete information during the application process.

VaynerX is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military status, veteran status, citizenship or immigration status (as permitted by applicable law), or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.