Principal Data Engineer
Jobgether
$225,000from the description
Jul 20, 2026
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Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual contributor role centered on designing and scaling data infrastructure for a company focused on critical infrastructure protection. Day-to-day work spans architecting secure data pipelines, building real-time processing systems, establishing data governance and observability practices, and guiding architectural direction across cloud and on-premise environments. Suits a seasoned data engineer with strong distributed systems experience who is comfortable operating independently and influencing technical strategy.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 540 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 110–810
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 $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role is titled 'Principal Data Engineer' but the requirements — 10+ years of experience, cross-team influence, and architectural leadership — are consistent with a Senior-level scope at most organizations. 'Principal' here appears to be a title convention rather than evidence of org-wide, top-of-ladder authority, so seniority is assessed as Senior.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is primarily about designing and scaling data infrastructure (pipelines, architecture, contracts, observability), which maps best to Database Architects (15-1243). However, the strong software development emphasis (Rust, Go, JVM, Python, Node.js) and real-time processing work also make Software Developers (15-1252) a plausible fit.
Rust is listed first among the languages ('Rust, Go, JVM-based languages, Python, and/or Node.js') with the 'and/or' qualifier indicating interchangeability; all are captured as alternatives on a single skill.
Cybersecurity/threat intelligence domain experience is explicitly called 'highly preferred' in the requirements section, so it is marked as preferred despite appearing under Requirements.
Compensation is stated as a single flat figure ($225,000 salary) with no range; min and max are set to the same value.
No specific degree requirement is stated anywhere in the posting.
The role is described as 'remote-first' with 'flexibility across locations' and is US-based; no specific metro or state is given.
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