Principal Data Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and energetic Principal Data Engineer to shape and lead our technical strategy a role critical to driving the next phase of growth and innovation within our Data community. If you're a hands-on technical leader with deep experience in building modern real-time data platforms that prioritize data governance security compliance and efficient data management for optimal performance and cost we want to hear from you!

You’ll serve as a technical leader across multiple squads driving a roadmap that aligns our Data strategy with business needs. You'll ensure teams consistently work towards their OKRs focusing on scaling our technology to meet evolving demands.

Initially you’ll focus on maturing our data pipeline’s paved path ensuring we have best-in-class tooling that exceeds the expectations of both technical and business partners. As your impact grows you’ll take on more forward-thinking responsibilities such as designing advanced data architectures collaborating with stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of the organization’s data needs and ensuring a scalable future-ready data infrastructure.

As we continue building on our modern data platform you’ll make strategic recommendations and drive technical decision-making across empowered teams. As a key leader in our Data community you’ll foster a collaborative and innovative environment focusing on excellence in both people and products driving outcomes aligned with our company's values and objectives. You'll have the opportunity to mentor talented engineers cultivate continuous improvement and contribute to our engineering initiatives.

Join us in shaping the future of our data platform and making a lasting impact on our company’s success.

Top Reasons to Apply

1. Architect the Future of Data at RDC
   You won't just be maintaining systems; you will own the end-to-end architecture of our entire data landscape. As a Principal Data Engineer you have a mandate to design and implement enterprise-grade data models and architectures that serve as the foundation for the company’s next phase of growth.
2. Bridge the Gap Between Tech and Business
   Moving away from "siloed" engineering this role is for a high-impact communicator. You will act as a strategic partner to the business finding gaps and proposing proactive reasonable solutions. Your influence will ensure that our technology isn't just "cool"—it’s pragmatic fit-for-purpose and drives real value.
3. High Autonomy High Impact
   If you are a self-driven leader who thrives on ownership this is your stage. You will have the authority to make critical technical decisions across multiple squads ensuring our data governance security and real-time capabilities are future-proofed for the enterprise scale

What We’re Looking For:

• Technical Leadership & Data Architecture: Champion data best practices. Develop and design modern scalable enterprise Data and AI architectures and models including ingestion strategies. Balance existing systems with innovative solutions. A key part of your role will be establishing robust data governance security and compliance policies and optimizing data for efficient management analysis and significant cost control. Demonstrate strong learning agility and leadership in data cost initiatives
• Strategic Technical Decision-Making: Make strategic recommendations and drive critical technical decisions across empowered teams influencing the technical direction and execution
• Data Strategy & Roadmap Leadership: Drive the development and execution of a data roadmap directly aligning data initiatives with core business objectives. You'll need to demonstrate a proven track record of successfully delivering on such strategies
• Real-time Data Platform Expertise: Possess deep experience building modern real-time data platforms demonstrated through successful implementations
• Data Fundamentals Mastery: Demonstrate expert knowledge of SQL data structures algorithms and schema design best practices.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of their data needs.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Dive into complex technical details to understand challenges debug issues and provide expert guidance to engineers
• 12+ years of architectural and design experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field Master's degree preferred

How We Work:

We balance creativity and innovation on a foundation of in-person collaboration. For most roles our employees work three or more days in our Austin headquarters where they have the opportunity to collaborate in-person adding richness to our culture and knitting us closer together.

How We Reward You:

Realtor.com is committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our employees and their families. Our benefits programs include but are not limited to:

• Inclusive and Competitive medical Rx dental and vision coverage
• Family forming benefits
• 13 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Time Off
• 8 hours of paid Volunteer Time off
• Immediate eligibility into Company 401(k) plan with 3.5% company match
• Tuition Reimbursement program for degreed and non-degreed programs
• 1:1 personalized Financial Planning Sessions
• Student Debt Retirement Savings Match program
• Free snacks and refreshments in each office location

What We Do

We pioneered the world of digital real estate more than 25 years ago. Today through our website and mobile apps we are a trusted guide for consumers empowering more people to find their way home by breaking down barriers helping them make the right connections and creating confidence through expert insights and guidance. For professionals we are a trusted partner for business growth offering consumer connections and branding solutions that help them succeed in today's on-demand world.

Why Work With Us

The way home begins with you. With a diverse team of experts alongside you you’ll help us reach new heights at the forefront of the digital real estate space. Bring your extensive knowledge and deep expertise and collaborate with other passionate visionaries to lead our industry and revolutionize the way people find home in every form.

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