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Senior Data Platform Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$105K - $143K/yr

Benefits: * 401(k) Senior Data Platform Engineer Onsite Austin, TX We are hiring a Senior Data Platform Engineer for an onsite role in Austin, TX This role requires strong hands-on experience ...

Sr. Data Platform Engineer

Addison, TX · On-site

$125 - $150/hr

POSITION OVERVIEW The Senior Data Platform Engineer will build, operate, and secure a modern Snowflake data platform using a medallion architecture. Working closely with the Data Architect, this ...

We are looking for a Principal Data Architect to join our IT Team. This individual will report into ... A minimum of 7 years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or Data Platform ...

We are looking for a Principal Data Architect to join our IT Team. This individual will report into ... A minimum of 7 years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or Data Platform ...

We are modernizing our data platform, investing in cloud-native AWS services, and building the ... Experience as a Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, Technical Lead, or Engineering Manager. What ...

Principal Platform Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site

$200 - $250/hr

As a Principal Platform Engineer, you will define and drive the technology vision for Platform ... Data, and Application teams to modernize the technology estate and improve delivery speed ...

Principal Data Privacy Architect Description - Job Summary - Role Purpose Lead and oversee complex ... and platform modernization efforts. Mentor engineers, architects, data scientists, and product ...

Lead - Data & Analytics

Addison, TX · On-site

$125 - $150/hr

... Principal -- Data & Analytics to be the senior technical voice for our data platform: the architect, the standard‑setter, the engineer who builds the data foundation our next decade runs on. This ...

Principal Data Architect Description - We are seeking a Data Engineering Architect who will lead both enterprise data platform architecture and data strategy to enable scalable AI/ML, telemetry ...

Principal Data Privacy Architect Description - Job Summary - Role Purpose Lead and oversee complex ... and platform modernization efforts. Mentor engineers, architects, data scientists, and product ...

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What is the difference between Principal Data Platform Engineer vs Data Engineer?

AspectPrincipal Data Platform EngineerData Engineer
CredentialsBachelor's/Master's in CS, Data Science, or related; often with certifications in cloud platformsBachelor's in CS, Data Science, or related; certifications are common but not mandatory
Work EnvironmentDesigns and oversees data platform architecture, leads technical strategyBuilds, maintains, and optimizes data pipelines and databases
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in large tech, finance, and enterprise companies focusing on scalable data solutionsCommon across industries for data processing and analytics tasks

The Principal Data Platform Engineer focuses on designing and leading the development of data platforms, ensuring scalability and performance. In contrast, Data Engineers primarily build and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure. Both roles require strong technical skills, but the Principal role involves strategic oversight and architecture leadership.

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Senior Data Platform Engineer

Austin, TX • On-site

Eitacies Inc
IT Services • 11 - 50 employees

$105K - $143K/yr

Full-time

Retirement

Re-posted 27 days ago


Job description

Benefits:
  • 401(k)

Senior Data Platform Engineer  
Onsite Austin, TX
Job Description
We are hiring a Senior Data Platform Engineer for an onsite role in Austin, TX
This role requires strong hands-on experience building and operating data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and maintain Airflow DAGs for production data workflows
  • Develop and optimize Spark / PySpark jobs on Dataproc
  • Build and optimize complex SQL transformations
  • Develop REST APIs using FastAPI Python to support data services
  • Implement robust data quality and validation frameworks
  • Monitor pipeline performance, retries, and SLA compliance
Required Skills:
  • 9+ years of data engineering experience
  • Strong Python programming skills
  • Production experience with Apache Spark PySpark
  • Experience with Airflow DAG development
  • Hands-on experience with GCP (Dataproc, BigQuery, Cloud Storage preferred)
  • Experience building APIs using FastAPI
  • Strong SQL and data modeling knowledge
  • Experience implementing data quality checks (schema validation, row count checks, anomaly detection)