SOVRN Creative

SOVRN Creative

Principal Data Engineer

Boulder, Colorado · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$240kDetected 21 days ago
PythonCode ReviewSnowflakeDatabricksVector DatabasesAWSDevOpsSite Reliability EngineeringRESTKafkaData EngineeringData ScienceLLMsRAGAgentic AIA/B TestingComplianceForecastingSignal ProcessingResearchLeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoring

About the role

  • We're looking for a Principal Software Engineer (Data) with deep roots in adtech data infrastructure and a genuine conviction about what AI-native data engineering looks like in practice.
  • This is a specialized principal-level engineering role - one that carries all the architectural ownership and technical leadership expectations of a Principal Software Engineer, focused on Sovrn's Data Collective.

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and evolution of data platform systems that operate at exchange scale; high throughput, real-time streaming, and always-on batch pipelines
  • Lead architectural decisions across data infrastructure: pipeline design, data modeling, lakehouse architecture, and data services layers
  • Research, implement, and evolve methods to process and democratize data across the organization
  • Drive technical standards, design reviews, and engineering best practices across a senior team
  • Partner with product, data science, and platform teams to ship end-to-end
  • Establish and champion AI engineering practices across the team, from prompt engineering and RAG patterns to agentic workflow design, LLM evaluation, and progressive implementation of agentic design patterns
  • Lead the evolution of our existing LLM and agentic tooling from passive use to intentional, well-architected integration within our data platform
  • Help the broader engineering team build fluency and confidence with AI tooling, not just tolerance of it
  • Ability to clearly document and communicate architectural concepts at multiple levels; ability to lead problem definition, solution designs, and implementation work plans

Requirements

  • Specify data platform components and configurations required for pipeline implementation
  • hands-on experience in distributed data processing in the AWS ecosystem
  • Strong understanding of second-layer big data platforms such as Snowflake and Databricks, applicable use cases, best practices, implementation, and support considerations
  • Strong experience in structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data techniques
  • Experience with data security and compliance (PII, CCPA, GDPR, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience leading AI or agentic engineering efforts in production environments
  • Comfort driving technical decisions in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
  • Experience comes in different forms
  • Even more important than your resume is a clear demonstration of accountability and the ability to thrive in a fluid and collaborative environment.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM integration patterns: RAG, vector DBs, tool use, multi-step agentic workflows, prompt engineering, and evaluation frameworks

Skills

  • Python, Pyspark, Kafka, Databricks, AWS
  • Languages/components/tools in our stack: Python, Pyspark, Kafka, Databricks, AWS

Compensation

  • The base pay range for this position is $200,000 to $240,000 annually.
  • In addition to the base salary, the total compensation package includes bonus, equity, and benefits.
  • Actual earnings may vary depending on the candidate's direct experience, skills, industry knowledge, and location.
  • Applications will be accepted until July 1, 2026.
  • Sovrn does not accept agency resumes.
  • Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Sovrn employees.

Benefits

  • Candid, Customer Empathy, Learning, Scrappy, Second Order Thinking
  • Compensation and Benefits
  • In addition to the base salary, the total compensation package includes bonus, equity, and benefits.
  • Mentor and level up engineers through code review, design collaboration, and hands-on guidance; foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning

Company info

  • We believe in the freedom and free-flow of information.
  • We believe the Open Web is the largest source of this information.
  • We believe in helping Open Web businesses be and remain Independent.

Equal opportunity

  • Employer
  • Sovrn is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, parental or pregnancy status, marriage and civil partnership, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
  • Recruitment Agencies
  • Sovrn does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias or Sovrn employees. Sovrn is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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