Principal Data Engineer

We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer to provide hands-on technical leadership in designing, building and evolving scalable data platforms. This role will be responsible for solving complex data engineering challenges, establishing engineering standards, and guiding the technical direction of True Anomaly’s Enterprise Data Platform.

The ideal candidate is a strong hands-on engineer with deep experience in Python, SQL, and modern cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks or Redshift.

This role will embrace the use of AI to aid data engineering and improve productivity, including leveraging AI-assisted development tools, automation and systems to accelerate pipeline development, improve code quality and optimize workflows., * Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products using Python, SQL and modern data engineering practices, supporting batch, streaming, analytics, and AI/ML workloads

• Build and optimize ELT/ETL processes and data models using cloud data platforms with a focus on performance, scalability, reliability and cost efficiency
• Establish and apply engineering best practices for data quality, testing, monitoring, observability, CI/CD, version control, security, and production reliability
• Own data engineering projects end-to-end, from technical design and development through deployment, production support, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
• Collaborate across engineering, AI/ML, analytics, product and business teams to translate requirements into reliable, scalable data solutions and products and contribute to technical design decisions
• Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools while contributing to data engineering technical excellence through code reviews, reusable frameworks, documentation, knowledge sharing, and mentoring other data engineers
• Mentor Junior and Senior Data Engineers and provide technical guidance across the engineering teams, * Work Location- Long Beach, CA, or Denver, CO. While we observe a hybrid work environment, you will need to be onsite as the business needs require. Onsite requirements are subject to change, particularly when work on classified systems is required. On an average week, you can expect to spend at least 3 days per week in office.
• Work environment-the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person’s working conditions while performing the job.
• Physical demands-the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.

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• 10+ years of experience in data engineering and software engineering field
• Strong hands-on Python and SQL experience
• 3+ years of experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or both
• Strong understanding of data engineering, data architecture, data modelling and ELT/ETL
• Strong understanding of software engineering practices including Git, testing, CI/CD and code reviews
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and mentor other engineers
• Adopt AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity and delivery speed, * Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP
• Experience with Airflow, dbt, Kafka or similar technologies
• Experience building out Lakehouse architectures
• Experience with data governance, lineage and observability, To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Be an Early Applicant In-Office Denver, CO, USA 200K-290K Annually Expert/Leader In-Office Denver, CO, USA 200K-290K Annually Expert/Leader Design, build, and lead scalable data platforms, pipelines, data products, and ELT/ETL processes supporting analytics and AI/ML workloads. Establish standards for data quality, testing, monitoring, observability, CI/CD, security, and reliability. Own projects through deployment and production support, collaborate across technical and business teams, use AI-assisted engineering tools, and mentor data engineers. The summary above was generated by AI

Space is a warfighting domain. True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors - enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

OUR VALUES

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.

• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together., This is a hands-on Principal level engineering role. The successful candidate should be comfortable writing code, designing architecture, solving difficult technical problems, and influencing best data practices across the company COMPENSATION

• Base Salary: Denver - $200,000 - $280,000, Long Beach - $210,000 - $290,000
• Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

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