Principal Engineer, Software

About Talent500 INC Talent500 helps companies hire build and manage global teams We are trusted by the worlds leading companies - from Fortune 500s to fast-growth startups - to help them build and run their high-impact remote teams Today Talent500 is the fastest growing remote team builder in the world Our suite of proprietary AI-enabled tools and products provide businesses with an end-to-end platform to build their global teams This includes access to a Global Talent Network of 300 000 professionals globally and tools to manage contracting payroll and benefits without the hassle of setting up legal entities or infrastructure We are backed by Accel Partners ANSR a global leader and enterprise transformation platform For the last 15 years the worlds leading organisations have trusted ANSR to transform their businesses by building technology and innovation hubs in talent-rich locations Principal Engineer Software - Accounting Tech About the Role The Principal Engineer within the Accounting Finance Technology domain will play a pivotal role in shaping next-generation financial data architecture This role is focused on leveraging Snowflake dbt and modern data engineering practices to build scalable trusted and cost-optimized financial data solutions You will partner closely with Finance and Accounting stakeholders to transform complex business requirements into robust financial systems that drive insights compliance and long-term growth What You Will Do Architect Lead Snowflake Solutions Drive design and implementation of enterprise-grade data warehouse solutions in Snowflake ensuring scalability reliability and performance for finance and accounting use cases Own dbt Data Modeling Lead adoption and best practices in dbt for financial data transformations lineage and governance Financial Systems Expertise Translate complex accounting and financial concepts e g revenue recognition reconciliations and double-entry principles into technical designs and data flows Business Partnership Collaborate directly with Finance and Accounting leaders to understand business drivers risks and reporting requirements ensure technical solutions meet real-world business needs Pipeline Development Automation Build and optimize robust ETL ELT pipelines using Snowflake and dbt integrating data from multiple enterprise and financial systems Data Integrity Compliance Ensure data accuracy auditability and compliance with financial reporting requirements and internal controls Leadership Mentorship Provide technical leadership mentorship and guidance across teams raising the bar for engineering standards code quality and delivery practices Strategic Influence Clearly communicate platform strategy trade-offs and recommendations to senior technical and non-technical stakeholders What You Will Bring Bachelors or Masters in Engineering Information Technology Computer Science or related field 12-15 years of professional experience in data engineering or data platform roles with strong emphasis on financial data systems 5 years working with Snowflake or equivalent MPP systems with deep Snowflake exposure required 3 years using dbt for data modeling transformation and governance in enterprise-scale environments Strong SQL expertise with ability to design efficient queries stored procedures and performance-tuned models Experience partnering with Finance Accounting teams to implement data solutions supporting financial reporting reconciliations and revenue accounting Demonstrated business acumen with ability to map financial processes to technical solutions Proven record of leading teams projects mentoring developers and driving cross-functional delivery Experience with CI CD Git-based workflows and DevOps practices Must Have Skills Snowflake SQL Data Engineering Building Data Pipelines dbt preferred Nice To Have Background in financial technology solutions aligned with double-entry accounting principles Familiarity with Snowflake utilities e g Snowpipe Streams Tasks and performance optimization techniques Exposure to BI tools like Power BI or Tableau for financial reporting and visualization Knowledge of data governance frameworks and audit compliance considerations in financial systems Familiarity with predictive modeling or ML for financial forecasting is a plus