Principal Data Architect

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Join us on our mission to empower more people to find their way home by breaking barriers to entry, making the right connections, and building confidence through expert guidance.

Location:
Austin, TX

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and energetic Principal Data Architect 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, 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.

• Technical Mastery: Lead the evolution of a modern, scalable data platform while architecting resilient systems for real‑time analytics.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership: Collaborate across squads to drive strategic decision‑making and mentor engineers, embodying our value to "We Own It."
• Future‑Focused Innovation: Be a key player in a culture that values building, reconstructing, and continuously improving to shape tomorrow’s solutions.

• Cloud Data Platforms: Deep experience with AWS and core services such as S3, Lambda, Glue/Apache Kafka, and Redshift or Snowflake. Proficient in modern data integration and ETL technologies.
• Data Architecture & Modeling: Expertise in data modeling, database design, and performance tuning. Strong track record implementing medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) for data lakes and data warehouses.
• Data Governance & Standards: Skilled in establishing and enforcing data governance frameworks, including reference data management. Familiarity with TOGAF or similar architectural principles to support scalable, compliant systems.
• Security & Compliance: Knowledge of data security best practices and experience ensuring compliance.
• Metadata Management: Hands‑on experience with data catalog and metadata tools such as Collibra, Atlan, or equivalent platforms.
• Cloud Cost Optimization: Proven ability to identify and implement cost‑saving strategies across cloud data environments, including resource right‑sizing, storage tier optimization, and efficient data processing.
• 12+ years experience or related work experience preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field, Master’s degree preferred

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