Principal Data Engineer; m​/f​/d

Overview

Principal data engineers at Thoughtworks are strategic leaders who spearhead data engineering initiatives, tackle complex business challenges and uncover transformative insights. They possess a deep understanding of a client's business ecosystem and partner with executives to align technology strategies with business objectives. By contextualizing emerging trends and Thoughtworks' exploration, they expand the impact of data engineering within the client organization. They draw upon their profound expertise in developing modern data architectures and infrastructure for the management of data applications.

Effective collaboration is paramount, as data engineers adeptly convey their discoveries to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. They stay abreast of industry advancements, ensure data quality and security, and provide mentorship to junior team members. At Thoughtworks, data engineers leverage their deep technical knowledge to solve complex business problems, making a significant impact on client success.

You must have extensive pre‑sales experience and a proven ability to independently drive complex pursuits and create winning commercial proposals.

• You have experience leading enterprise data strategy, system design, and the end‑to‑end implementation of large‑scale technical solutions.
• You are a native‑level German speaker (C1) who is comfortable driving consensus and managing expectations with senior technical stakeholders.
• You possess hands‑on experience in system design using Domain‑Driven Design principles for complex enterprise organizations with multiple domains.
• Working with data excites you; you have designed Big Data architectures, built and operated data pipelines, and managed data storage within distributed systems.
• You have a deep understanding of data modeling and practical experience with modern data engineering tools, platforms, and cloud warehousing solutions.
• You are a "hands‑on" leader—equally happy writing production‑grade code as you are leading a team to implement a vision.
• You have built and deployed large‑scale data pipelines and data‑centric applications using distributed storage and processing platforms in production environments.
• You have experience designing and developing streaming solutions (Cloud or On‑premise) leveraging leading technologies and industry best practices.
• You have experience implementing data governance and security policies, complemented by a solid understanding of MLOps and data science concepts.