Principal Data Engineer at EnergyHub
$180,000–$220,000
Aug 5, 2026
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Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role focuses on designing and operating large-scale data pipelines that ingest telemetry, energy, and weather data from IoT devices and utility systems (AMI, SCADA, MDM, GIS) into a cloud data platform. The engineer will own end-to-end data architecture, build ELT/ETL systems, develop APIs for third-party integrations, and collaborate with analytics and ML teams. It suits an experienced data engineer comfortable driving cross-team technical initiatives largely independently.
Senior level · 10+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 140 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 75–190
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $134,433 (middle half $95,331–$179,625).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 7, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role title is 'Principal Data Engineer,' but the actual requirements — 10+ years of experience, senior-engineer mentorship, and cross-team influence — are consistent with a Senior-level individual contributor rather than a true org-wide Principal. The advertised level is reported as Principal while the assessed level is Senior.
SOC classification is a genuine toss-up between 15-1243 (Database/Data Architects, emphasizing pipeline and warehouse design) and 15-1252 (Software Developers, given the emphasis on building software solutions, APIs, and platform integrations). 15-1243 was chosen as the primary because data pipeline architecture and data warehouse design are the dominant day-to-day activities described.
Location is inferred as the New York metro area based on EnergyHub's known headquarters (Brooklyn, NY) and perks referencing Citi Bike membership; the posting does not explicitly state a city or remote policy.
Java and MongoDB appear together under 'Preferred Skills' as a loosely paired listing ('Java or MongoDB'); they are not true substitutes for each other, but the posting presents them as an either/or preference, so they are grouped as alternatives under a single preferred skill entry.
No compensation range is stated in the posting.
The posting explicitly states that immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
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