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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Data Engineer - **Company:** Drivewealth, LLC - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $240,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Machine Learning, Data Ingestion, Data Layers, Git Flow, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Data Pipelines - **Published:** June 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f3cc3a77767408dc ## About the Role Do you have experience in Scalability?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 7+ years of professional experience in data engineering or related fields, with a proven track record of building and scaling data platforms and ecosystems from 0 to 1 and leading modernization efforts. * Technical Skills: * Proven ability to drive technical strategy, work independently, and lead complex projects cross-functionally with product, engineering and business teams. * Experience working in teams with CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows and Agile methodologies * Curiosity, accountability and a drive to improve data quality, scalability and usability across the company * BS in Computer Science or equivalent Special Knowledge (Nice to Have, But Not Required) * Fintech or capital market experience * Familiarity with regulatory and compliance-driven reporting (e.g. FINRA, GDPR) * Previous experience as a Software Engineer (SWE) * Exposure to and understanding of ML and AI data pipelines and MLOps * Experience mentoring other engineers or leading a small team Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. At this time, DriveWealth does not provide new employment visa sponsorship, but candidates with existing transferable work authorization may be considered., Applicants must possess the legal right to work in the country where the position is located at the time of application. DriveWealth requires all employees to provide original documentation verifying their work authorization on or before their first day of employment. For US-based roles: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship. DriveWealth does not provide visa sponsorship or support for employment authorization, including transfers, at this time. Offers of employment are strictly contingent upon an individual's ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the Company. ## Description There's never been a better time to build a category-defining business and there has rarely been a team better positioned for this opportunity. Our culture blends the pace and agility of a fintech start-up with the impact, stability, and discipline of Wall Street. We encourage creativity and experimentation while ensuring institutional-grade execution and regulatory compliance in everything we do. Join us and help build the future of global investing!, We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer who thrives on solving the most complex data problems, and enjoys working cross-functionally with product, engineering and analytics teams to deliver trusted, high-impact data solutions. The ideal candidate is excited to take strategic ownership of complex data challenges and help evolve our data platform to the next stage of scale and maturity, driving architectural vision and execution. The Data & Analytics organization at DriveWealth powers the company's data ecosystem end-to-end. Within it, the Data Platform Engineering team owns two critical pillars: * Data Ingestion - building reliable pipelines that bring data from diverse internal and external sources * Semantic Data Layer - creating curated, consistent and reliable datasets that enable analytics, reporting and decision making What You'll Do * Define the architectural vision and strategy for our data ecosystem, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security. * Design, build and maintain mission-critical robust data pipelines (batch, streaming and replication) that power analytics, reporting and compliance use-cases. * Translate business needs into comprehensive data solutions, acting as a technical leader partnering with product managers, engineering teams and business stakeholders. * Proactively identify major architectural challenges and opportunities, anticipate scaling, performance and quality needs before they become blockers. * Establish and champion company-wide best practices, including documentation, code reviews and standards for data modelling, orchestration and tooling. * Mentor and coach other engineers, raising the bar for data engineering craft and helping grow team and organizational capabilities. * Contribute to self-service data products, enabling data consumers with curated datasets, semantic layers and tools that accelerate insight generation. * Drive the full lifecycle of data platform modernization initiatives, from ideation to successful rollout., DriveWealth does not accept agency resumes. 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