Principal Data Engineer
Location
San Diego, CA
Job Type
Full-time
Category
other-general
Posted
June 14, 2026
Job Description
a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego is seeking a Principal level Data Engineer to join their team in support of their Research Data Solutions. The Principal Data Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, building, and optimizing scalable data solutions that support research and scientific data initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in modern data engineering practices, with a strong emphasis on Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, lakehouse architecture, data quality, version control, performance optimization, and engineering best practices.The Principal Data Engineer partners primarily with business analysts, platform engineers, and other data engineers to translate research data needs into reliable, governed, and reusable data assets. This individual serves as a hands-on technical expert, architectural advisor, and mentor, helping establish standards and patterns for research-focused data engineering across the organization.
a pharmaceutical company based in San Diego is seeking a Principal level Data Engineer to join their team in support of their Research Data Solutions. The Principal Data Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, building, and optimizing scalable data solutions that support research and scientific data initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in modern data engineering practices, with a strong emphasis on Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, lakehouse architecture, data quality, version control, performance optimization, and engineering best practices.The Principal Data Engineer partners primarily with business analysts, platform engineers, and other data engineers to translate research data needs into reliable, governed, and reusable data assets. This individual serves as a hands-on technical expert, architectural advisor, and mentor, helping establish standards and patterns for research-focused data engineering across the organization.