Dev. Pro

Tech / AI / Software

PrincipalDataEngineerTeamLead

bogotá, bogota d.c., colombia Remote Friendly
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The Brief

“Principal Data Engineer Team Lead at Dev. Pro. Skills: Data Engineering, Technical leadership, Data platform design, Scalable data pipelines, Cloud infrastructure management, Snowflake, dbt, AWS. Drive the development of our modern data platform. Design scalable data pipelines”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure our data platform efficiently supports business growth; Ensure our data platform operates reliably in production; Drive engineering excellence; Ensure the platform powers frontend applications efficiently; Ensure reliable, 24/7 data availability

Industry & Context.

Tech / AI / Software
Problems you'll solve

Troubleshoot failures

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Experience designing and operating production-grade data platforms, Proven experience designing scalable ELT pipelines in AWS, Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, performance tuning, and data modeling, hands-on experience with dbt for modular data modeling, transformations, testing, and documentation, Expertise in data orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, or similar), Advanced SQL skills for data transformation and analysis, leadership and mentorship abilities to guide engineers, establish standards, and drive engineering excellence, Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, Innovative mindset to implement improvements in data architecture, tooling, and performance, High attention to detail, adaptability, and effective time management skills, Upper-Intermediate+ English level

Nice to Have

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent certifications, Full-stack web development experience (TypeScript, React. js, JavaScript, Node. js, Express. js), Experience with CMS development or digital signage solutions, Advanced knowledge of cloud security best practices

What You'll Do.

Drive the development of our modern data platform

Design scalable data pipelines

Manage databases and cloud infrastructure

Mentor engineers in delivering robust

high-quality data systems

Ensure our data platform efficiently supports business growth and operates reliably in production

Lead the design and evolution of our data ecosystem

Combine hands-on engineering with mentoring the team and driving best practices

Architect our data ecosystem

ensuring the platform powers frontend applications efficiently

Build and maintain automated DAGs and ELT workflows for reliable

24/7 data availability

Design and optimize Snowflake datasets to support analytics and customer-facing features

Partner with DevOps to configure and manage AWS services for smooth data ingestion and transformation

Proactively monitor workflows

troubleshoot failures

and ensure reliability via dbt testing

Collaborate with developers to align Node. js backends and React frontends with the data architecture

Establish data standards and document pipelines

and data models for onboarding and knowledge sharing

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Mentor engineers; Guide teams; Promote best practices; Lead and mentor the team; Drive technical excellence through code reviews; Partner with DevOps; Collaborate with developers

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences

Process & Methodology

Effective time management skills

Full Job Description

🟢 We’re expanding our team and opening new remote opportunities! Review the role expectations, share your resume in English, and our team will follow up shortly. We invite a Principal Data Engineer / Team Lead to join our team and drive the development of our modern data platform. In this role, you’ll leverage your deep hands-on engineering expertise and technical leadership to design scalable data pipelines, manage databases and cloud infrastructure, and mentor engineers in delivering robust, high-quality data systems. You’ll focus on performance, scalability, and security, ensuring our data platform efficiently supports business growth and operates reliably in production. **🟩 What's in it for you:** * Join a dynamic global tech company delivering digital merchandising solutions across 50+ markets * Build and scale with a modern data stack (Snowflake, dbt, Airflow/Dagster, AWS) * Combine hands-on data engineering work with technical leadership, guiding teams and promoting best practices **✅ Is that you?** * 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering * Experience designing and operating production-grade data platforms * Proven experience designing scalable ELT pipelines in AWS * Deep expertise in Snowflake architecture, performance tuning, and data modeling * Strong hands-on experience with dbt for modular data modeling, transformations, testing, and documentation * Expertise in data orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, or similar) * Advanced SQL skills for data transformation and analysis * Strong leadership and mentorship abilities to guide engineers, establish standards, and drive engineering excellence * Excellent communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences * Innovative mindset to implement improvements in data architecture, tooling, and performance * High attention to detail, adaptability, and effective time management skills * Upper-Intermediate+ English level **Desirable:** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivale

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