Principal Data Engineer

The RoleWe are looking for a hands-on Principal Data Engineer who is passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices As a Principal Data Engineer you will leverage your deep technical knowledge to drive the creation of high-quality software products You will also be expected to mentor other engineers share your technical expertise and promote a culture of technical excellence within the team The Principal Data Engineer will report to an Engineering Manager and will be a floating member of multiple engineering teams There is an expectation to contribute to the codebase and deliver solutions against the sprint-level commitments Responsibilitiesxc2xb7 Code contributing member of multiple Agile teams working to deliver sprint goals xc2xb7 Demonstrating deep technical knowledge and expertise in software development including programming languages frameworks and best practices Providing guidance and mentorship to junior team membersxc2xb7 Actively contributes to the implementation of critical features and complex technical solutions Write clean efficient and maintainable code that meets the highest standards of quality xc2xb7 Collaborate with other Principal Engineers to define and evolve the overall system architecture and design xc2xb7 Provide guidance on scalable robust and efficient solutions that align with business requirements and industry best practices xc2xb7 Offer expert engineering guidance and support to multiple teams helping them overcome technical challenges make informed decisions and deliver high-quality software solutions Foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement xc2xb7 Stay up to date with emerging technologies tools and industry trends Evaluate their potential impact on the organization and provide recommendations for technology adoption and innovation Required Qualificationsxc2xb7 10 years experience of implementing data-intensive solutions using agile methodologies xc2xb7 Proficient in one or more programming languages commonly used in data engineering such as Scala or Pysparkxc2xb7 Experience with Hadoop for data storage and processing is valuable as is exposure to modern data platforms such as Snowflake and Databricks xc2xb7 Proven experience of providing technical vision and guidance to a data teamxc2xb7 Experience of modelling data for analytical consumersxc2xb7 Strong proficiency in working with relational databases and using SQL for data querying transformation and manipulation xc2xb7 Clear understanding of Data Structures and Object-Oriented Principles xc2xb7 Multiple years of experience with software engineering best practices unit testing automation design patterns peer review etc xc2xb7 Experience in cloud native technologies and patterns AWS Google Cloud xc2xb7 Multiple years of experience architecting and building horizontally scalable highly available highly resilient and low latency applicationsxc2xb7 Multiple years of experience with Cloud-native development and Container Orchestration tools Serverless Docker Kubernetes OpenShift etc xc2xb7 Ability to automate and streamline the build test and deployment of data pipelines xc2xb7 Thrives in a dynamic environment capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of work xc2xb7 BA BS degree or equivalent work experience Preferred Qualificationsxc2xb7 Familiarity with open-source data engineering tools and frameworks e g Spark Kafka Beam Flink Trino Airflow DBT is a valuable assetxc2xb7 Exposure to a range of table and file formats including Iceberg Hive Avro Parquet and JSONxc2xb7 Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools i e Terraform Cloudformation etc xc2xb7 Experience of driving and or influencing the data strategy of your team or organizationJob Family Group TechnologyJob Family Applications DevelopmentTime Type Full timeCiti is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran Citigroup Inc and its subsidiaries Citi invite all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools and or apply for a career opportunity review View the poster View the View the View the