Principal Data Engineer

Principal Data Engineer

Who We Are

Simple Machines is a global, independent technology consultancy operating across Sydney, New Zealand, London, Poland and San Francisco. We design and build modern data platforms, intelligent systems, and bespoke software at the intersection of Data Engineering, Software Engineering and AI.

We work with enterprises, scale-ups, and government to turn messy, high-value data into products, platforms, and decisions that actually move the needle.

We don’t do generic. We build things that matter - We engineer data to life™.

The Role

This is a hands‑on principal engineering role , not an architecture‑only seat and not a support function. You’ll be responsible for technical direction, platform design and architectural decision‑making.

You’ll design and build greenfield data platforms , real‑time pipelines, and data products for clients who are serious abou...