Principal Data Engineer

Gemini is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to drive the long-term vision for data architecture, modeling, and transformation at Gemini. The role will set the technical direction for how data is modeled, processed, and delivered across the organization. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in data engineering and strong expertise in Python and SQL writing production-quality, maintainable, testable code.

Requirements

• Define and drive the long-term vision for data architecture, modeling, and transformation at Gemini
• Establish standards for data reliability, observability, and quality across all pipelines and data products
• Partner with Staff and Senior Data Engineers, Platform Engineers, and Analytics Engineers to unify how data is produced, stored, and consumed
• Lead large-scale design initiatives that span multiple teams and systems, ensuring maintainability, performance, and security
• Partner with data scientists, ML engineers, analysts, and product teams to understand data requirements, define SLAs, and deliver coherent data products that others can self-serve
• Establish data quality, validation, observability, and monitoring frameworks
• Investigate and resolve complex production issues
• Mentor and guide more junior and mid-level data engineers
• Help recruit and onboard new talent
• Stay up to date on new tools, technologies, and patterns in the data and cloud space

Benefits

• Competitive starting salary
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off