Principal Data Engineer

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Principal Data Engineer

Job Type: Full-Time

Sector: PropTech

Location: Preston, Lancashire - Predominantly Remote!! (average expectation of one site visit per month)

Salary: £85,000.00+ 

Standard benefits + Annual Bonus

My well established PropTech client is looking for an experienced Principal Data Engineer to join their team and be instrumental in transforming the way that they consume data and transitioning from On Premise to Google Cloud.

This is an exciting time to join a growing business function and gain hands on experience working with market leading technology such as BIG Query, Looker, Data Flow, and more.

The Data Team:

The Data and Platform Engineering team are the foundation for the Data Office function. Responsible for designing, building, and maintaining their data platform, they extract data from source, transform it into a usable format, load it into consumer models & marts as well as building and managing the infrastructure to do all of the work. 

About your role: (50/50 split between Design & Development and Leading, coaching & Mentoring)

You will have an extensive ETL / ELT background developing data pipelines, optimising queries, and enhancing overall data processing performance. You will also be experienced in data modelling / data warehousing.

You will have multiple year's experience working in GCP with good knowledge across the platform and deep knowledge in core processing and orchestration products such as Big Query, Data Flow, Data Fusion, Data Stream, Cloud Functions, Data Proc and Airflow / Composer.

You will have held a leading role in a Data Engineering function with responsibility for the directing the efforts of other data engineers though the design, build and deployment of complex data solutions. This includes driving the implementation and adoption of CI / CD.

You will be self-motivated with excellent leadership qualities, capable of driving innovation and mentoring Data Engineers.

Experience & Skills required:

7+ years Data Engineering
1+ years in a Lead / Principal Engineer role
3+ years GCP experience
Data Ingestion & Transformation
BigQuery experience advantageous but not essential.
Extensive experience with SQL and Data Lake / Warehouse solutions
Strong proficiency in languages such as SQL, Python, Java or Scala
In-depth knowledge of query optimization techniques and experience in fine-tuning complex SQL queries.
Strong understanding of Data Governance including Data Dictionaries, MDM, Lineage, Data Legislation, and the handling of PII
Exceptional communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
Experience of Agile / Scrum / SDLC

Principal Data Engineer