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Everfi is hiring a Principal Data Engineer to own complex data engineering initiatives, from architecture through production, and help strengthen its data platform. The role also provides technical mentorship, establishes engineering standards, and partners with product, analytics, and operations stakeholders.\n\nResponsibilities\nOwn the design, architecture, and implementation of complex data engineering initiatives on the team — including advanced pipeline development, data platform architecture, and solutions with significant downstream product or business impact\nIdentify and address difficult technical problems within the data platform, including scalability constraints, data quality issues, architectural debt, and reliability gaps, and develop solutions that are durable and aligned with organizational priorities\nEvaluate and recommend data engineering technologies, tools, and architectural patterns — including cloud platform services, orchestration frameworks, and transformation tooling — with sound analytical judgment and awareness of long-term implications\nServe as a technical mentor and senior resource for data engineers across the team, providing code review, architectural guidance, and hands-on coaching that accelerates the growth of engineers at earlier career stages\nContribute to the definition and documentation of data engineering standards, architectural patterns, and best practices that improve quality and consistency across the team's work\nParticipate in technical reviews — including architecture discussions, design reviews, and pull request feedback — contributing senior-level judgment that raises the quality of the team's collective output\nPartner with product, analytics, and operations stakeholders on complex data initiatives that require deep technical expertise — translating requirements into sound engineering solutions and surfacing trade-offs clearly\nRepresent data engineering in cross-functional planning conversations where data infrastructure decisions have product, analytical, or operational implications\nCommunicate complex data engineering concepts and architectural trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, enabling well-informed decisions across functions\nStay current with developments in data engineering, cloud platforms, and adjacent disciplines — evaluating emerging tools, frameworks, and architectural approaches for relevance to the team's direction\nConduct proof-of-concept work on promising approaches with clear evaluation criteria and well-framed recommendations\nShare technical learning with the team in ways that are organized, actionable, and useful for planning and day-to-day engineering decisions\n\nSkills\n7–10+ years of data engineering experience, with a track record of building complex, production-grade pipelines and platforms at scale\nDeep expertise in data architecture, pipeline design, and platform engineering — including batch/streaming systems, data warehouse and lakehouse architectures, and tools like Airflow, Spark, dbt, or Databricks\nStrong proficiency in cloud data platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and services such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery\nAdvanced skills in Python and SQL\nA coaching mindset — you enjoy mentoring engineers and raising the bar for the team around you\nClear, confident communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for both technical and non-technical audiences\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field\nSnowpark and Snowflake ML/AI experience\nProficiency in Scala or Java\nAdvanced degree\nDbt Certified Developer\nSnowPro Certification or advanced Snowflake certifications (Architect, Data Engineer, MLOps Engineer)\nExperience with or certification in Apache Airflow\n\nBenefits\nThis role is eligible to participate in the Corporate Bonus Plan\n100% Remote position\nHealth, Dental, and Vision insurance\n401(K) with matching contribution\nFlexible Paid Time Off (PTO)\n\nCompany Overview\nEVERFI is an education technology company that provides learners of all ages education for the real world. 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