Principal Data Engineer – Team Lead
Dev.Pro
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Brazil
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About the role
- Architect our data ecosystem, ensuring the platform powers frontend applications efficiently
- Lead and mentor the team, driving technical excellence through code reviews and best practices in data modeling
- 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, DAGs, and data models for onboarding and knowledge sharing
Requirements
- 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
- Upper-Intermediate+ English level.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent certifications (Desirable)
Benefits
- 30 paid days off per year to use however you like — vacations, holidays, or personal time
- 5 paid sick days, up to 60 days of medical leave, and up to 6 paid days off per year for major family events like weddings, funerals, or the birth of a child
- Partially covered health insurance after the probation, plus a wellness bonus for gym memberships, sports nutrition, and similar needs after 6 months
- We pay in U.S. dollars and cover all approved overtime
- Join English lessons and Dev.Pro University programs, and take part in fun online activities and team-building events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringdata modelingELT pipelinesSnowflakedbtSQLdata orchestrationAirflowDagsterPrefect
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringtechnical excellencecollaborationtroubleshootingdocumentation
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Scienceequivalent certifications