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Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$310k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Build the ML and AI search behind HiringCafe — ranking, recommenders, retrieval, and LLM agents that surface jobs people would never find on their own.
Python, PyTorch, Elasticsearch, LLMs
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Data Engineer, Principal
Oakland or Washington or Ohio or Missouri or California or Long Beach or Arizona or Colorado or Florida or Georgia or Maryland or Minnesota or Nevada or Oregon or El Dorado Hills or Lodi or Rancho Cordova or San Diego or Alabama or Illinois or Virginia or Wisconsin or Texas or New York
$168k-$252k/yr HybridFull Time
Ascendiun
Ascendiun: Nonprofit parent overseeing health insurance and clinical service organizations.
10+ YOE10+ years data engineering experience, bachelor's or equivalent, expertise in Data Vault 2.0/dimensional modeling/Lakehouse, SQL/Python/DBT, cloud data platforms, CI/CD, and mentoring senior engineers.
SQL, Python, DBT Cloud, DBT core, Snowflake, Synapse, Databricks, Git, Bitbucket, Jira
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Principal Data Engineer
Washington or New York or Austin or Chicago
$215k-$250k/yr RemoteFull Time
Upside
Upside: Personalized cashback rewards platform for everyday brick-and-mortar purchases.
8+ YOE8+ years in data/analytics engineering; hands-on experience with AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, Databricks, and Terraform; led platform migrations; strong CI/CD, data governance, FinOps, communication, and mentoring skills.
AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Dagster, Databricks, Terraform, CI/CD
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Principal Data Engineer
Chicago or Downers Grove or Alabama or Connecticut or Florida or Georgia or Ohio or Pennsylvania
$112k-$187k/yr HybridFull Time
Kemper
KemperNYSE: KMPR: Provides specialized auto, life, and health insurance services.
10+ YOE10+ years in data engineering/architecture; expert SQL, Python, Snowflake; experience with ETL/ELT, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, DBT, and cloud-native tools (AWS/Azure); proven technical leadership and mentoring; experience with data governance, security, and regulated industries; bachelor’s or master’s in related field preferred.
SQL, Python, Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, AWS Glue, S3, AWS, Azure, Informatica, IICS, DBT, IDMC, Git, Guidewire, Life/400, Data Vault 2.0, CI/CD
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Principal Data Engineer, People Data
Bellevue or Chicago or San Francisco or Washington
$197k-$271k/yr HybridFull Time
Okta
OktaNASDAQ: OKTA: Provide secure identity management and authentication for enterprises.
10+ YOE10+ years data engineering experience; expert SQL, ETL/ELT, MPP databases, AWS services; HR/People data experience; experience with batch and realtime pipelines, lakehouse architectures, and data quality frameworks.
SQL, Airflow, dbt, Snowflake, Redshift, Amazon S3, AWS Lambda, EMR, ECR, EKS, Workday, Spark, Kafka, Databricks, Iceberg, Delta
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Principal Consultant, Data Engineer
Arlington or Chicago or Remote
$150k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lovelytics
Lovelytics: A data analytics consulting firm delivering data warehousing, ETL, and SAP integrations for enterprise clients.
3+ YOE5+ years data engineering, ETL, data warehousing; SAP data experience; Databricks; cloud (AWS/Azure); client-facing; strong communication.
Databricks, AWS, Azure, ETL, ELT, SAP, S/4HANA, SAP HANA
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Principal Data Engineer
Peoria, Illinois, United States
$128k-$209k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Caterpillar
CaterpillarNYSE: CAT: Manufactures construction equipment, mining machinery, and industrial engines.
5+ YOE5+ years development experience building scalable Snowflake-based data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, and AI/ML solutions; proficiency with Python and SQL; data governance and cloud platform experience.
Snowflake, Snowpipe, Snowpark, Snowsight, Python, SQL, EMR, Glue, Snap Logic, GitHub, Cortex, Bedrock, Agent core, Dataiku, AWS Lambda, Power BI, Power Apps, Streamlit
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Principal Data Engineer
Rosemont or United States
$142k/yr HybridFull Time
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Wintrust Financial CorporationNASDAQ: WTFC: Provides community banking, commercial finance, and wealth management services.
5+ YOEBachelor's in CS or related plus 5+ years experience; 5 years with Informatica MDM, IDQ, and SQL Developer; experience with MDM data integrations, DevOps, testing, and technical specification.
Informatica MDM, IDQ (Informatica Data Quality), SQL Developer
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Principal Software Engineer
Westchester, Illinois, United States
$171k-$257k/yr RemoteFull Time
Ritchie Bros.
Ritchie Bros.NYSE: RBA: Conducts global auctions for heavy equipment and industrial assets.
12+ YOESenior/principal-level data engineer with deep Azure BI/data stack expertise (Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Power BI), expert Python and SQL, architecture and platform design, and strong communication and mentoring skills.
Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Power BI, Azure, Python, SQL
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Principal Engineer
United States or Colorado or Hawaii or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Minnesota or Vermont or District of Columbia or New York or New Jersey or Washington or California
$188k-$277k/yr RemoteFull Time
Twilio
TwilioNYSE: TWLO: Cloud communications platform for building customer engagement applications.
16+ YOE16+ years building high-scale, secure cloud-native distributed systems; expert in Java or Go, AWS (Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Kafka); experience with LLMs/AI-driven workflows, APIs, data platforms, Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD.
Java, Go, AWS, Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Kafka, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude, LLMs, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, Spark, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD
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Principal Data Center MEP Engineer
Emeryville or Charlotte or Houston or Reston or Dallas or Naperville or Ohio or Washington or Oregon or United States
$150k-$195k/yr HybridFull Time
ENERCON
ENERCON: Engineering and environmental services for power and industrial sectors.
6+ YOEBachelor's in engineering (ABET), PE preferred, typically 6 years hyperscale data center design experience (15 years total preferred), ETABS and CAD proficiency, Microsoft Office skills, ability to travel 15–25% and perform site inspections.
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD, ETABS
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Principal Engineer, Agentic Journey Engineering Lead
Chicago, Illinois, United States
HybridFull Time
Independence Pet Group
Independence Pet Group: Integrated platform providing pet insurance and health services.
12+ YOE5+ MgmtBachelor's degree in CS/AI/Data Science, 12+ years application engineering experience with 5+ years lead experience and 2+ years building production GenAI/agentic solutions; strong Python, C#, JavaScript skills and hands-on Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Azure, and CI/CD experience.
Microsoft Copilot Studio (M365), Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Power Automate, Microsoft Power Platform connectors, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft SharePoint, Dataverse, Power BI, PowerApps Component Framework (PCF), Adaptive Cards, Bot Framework, Azure, Azure DevOps, Azure Integration Services, Azure OpenAI, Semantic Kernel, Python, C#, JavaScript, Git, API Management, EIS Suite
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Sr Principal Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$165k-$288k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northern Trust
Northern TrustNASDAQ: NTRS: Financial services for individuals, families, and global institutions.
15+ YOE15+ years in software/platform engineering with hands-on ServiceNow configuration, customization, and integration (IRM/GRC), Azure DevOps experience, Agile delivery, data governance, security/compliance, and global distributed teamwork.
ServiceNow, Azure DevOps (ADO), Cube (Regulatory Intelligence platform)
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Principal Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$176k-$220k/yr HybridFull Time
Cars Commerce
Cars CommerceNYSE: CARS: Digital platform for car buying, selling, and dealership operations
12+ YOE12+ years software engineering; expert in high-concurrency distributed systems; backend and frontend leadership; TypeScript/Node.js; AI-native tooling; strong data-driven influence.
TypeScript, Node.js, Kafka, MSK, LLMs
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Principal Engineer
Illinois, United States
$210k-$314k/yr HybridFull Time
Relativity
Relativity: AI-powered platform for legal discovery and data intelligence.
12+ YOE12+ years designing, building, and operating cloud-native distributed systems; expertise in high-throughput data, streaming, security, reliability, orchestration, and technical leadership; hands-on coding and mentoring experience.
Temporal, Kubernetes, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Event Hub, Kafka, Apache Spark, RelativityOne
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Principal Engineer
United States or Colorado or Hawaii or Illinois or Maryland or Massachusetts or Minnesota or New Jersey or New York or Vermont or District of Columbia or Washington or California
$188k-$277k/yr RemoteFull Time
Twilio
TwilioNYSE: TWLO: Cloud communications platform for programmable messaging, voice, and email.
16+ YOE16+ years building high-scale, secure cloud-native distributed systems; expert in Java or Go and AWS; experience with LLM-driven development, APIs, high-throughput data, Kubernetes/Terraform, and cross-team technical leadership.
Java, Go, AWS, Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, Kafka, LLMs, GitHub Copilot, Anthropic Claude, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, Spark, Kubernetes, Terraform
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Principal Engineer, Customer Engineering
Chicago or United States
$140k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
FourKites
FourKites: AI-powered platform for real-time supply chain visibility and tracking
12+ YOE12+ years in software/data engineering or solutions architecture; hands-on experience building data pipelines, integrations, microservices, and agentic AI workflows; expertise with Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS/SNS, REST/GraphQL, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, SNS, LangGraph, LangChain, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, Informatica, SFTP, AS2, X12, EDIFACT
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Principal Software Engineer – Data and Billing QA
Overland Park or New York or Chicago
$111k-$143k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cboe
CboeBATS: CBOE: Operates global market infrastructure and provides tradable financial products.
Principal-level engineering expertise with AI/agentic tooling, strong Python/Java/C++ skills, Linux, Kafka/Avro/Kudu/Snowflake, CI/CD (Jenkins), SQL and Git; bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, LangChain, AutoGen, Python, Java, C++, Linux, Kafka, Avro, Kudu, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL, Jira, Confluence, Git, Jenkins
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Principal Reliability Engineer - EDS
Hartford or Chicago or Columbus or Charlotte or United States
$153k-$229k/yr HybridFull Time
The Hartford
The HartfordNYSE: HIG: Provides business and personal insurance, group benefits, and investments.
10+ YOELead Reliability Engineering strategies for data platforms and cloud; extensive experience in AWS/GCP, Snowflake, EMR; strong leadership and observability.
Snowflake, EMR, Hadoop/Spark, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, Python, SageMaker, Bedrock, Vertex AI, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, OpenTelemetry
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Principal, Data Center Operator
Northlake or Chicago
$91k-$187k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Oracle
OracleNYSE: ORCL: Provides cloud infrastructure and enterprise software for global businesses.
3+ YOE3+ years data center or related operations experience; leads data center site management, incident response, RCA, capacity and performance analysis, and expansion projects; strong collaboration and problem-solving skills; English proficiency required.
Lean, Six Sigma
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Principal Engineer Supplier Quality
Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States
$99k-$148k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northrop Grumman
Northrop GrummanNYSE: NOC: Designs and manufactures advanced aerospace and defense systems.
5+ YOEUS citizen able to obtain Secret clearance; Bachelor's in engineering + 5+ years in quality/supplier quality/manufacturing/engineering; root cause/corrective action experience; supplier audits, FAIs, SCAR/SDR management; strong communication and data analysis skills.
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