Principal Data Engineer

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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
138K-172K Annually
Expert/Leader
AdTech • Artificial Intelligence • Events • Marketing Tech • Software • Conversational AI • Automation
Constant Contact is a marketing platform that helps SMBs grow through trusted tools and best-in-class support.
The Role
The Principal Data Engineer will architect and evolve enterprise-scale data platforms, including Snowflake or BigQuery warehouses and an AWS lakehouse. Responsibilities include building ingestion and ETL pipelines, establishing Dagster and dbt standards, tuning Trino, defining data architecture, implementing CI/CD and Kubernetes-based services, and mentoring distributed engineering teams. The role requires deep expertise in data modeling, cloud platforms, large-scale structured and unstructured data, and modern data engineering technologies.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Constant Contact, we are seriously awesome people who take ownership and make an impact by operating with the mindset, integrity and courage of a small business owner. There’s something so profoundly rewarding about knowing that your work is empowering people everywhere to pursue their dreams.  Here, we all play an integral part in helping business owners, entrepreneurs, non-profits and individuals to succeed by giving them all the help and tools they need to grow online. We’re energized by new challenges and new possibilities-and we’re just getting started!

The Enterprise Data Platform team is looking for a Principal Data Engineer to help revolutionize how we think about and deliver customer insights, playing an important role in the future success of the company.

The ideal candidate will be a platform evangelist, having a deep appreciation for the business as well as strong technical skills. You should be self-directed, a creative problem solver, and able to adjust to a fast-paced environment.  This position plays the important role of bridging the gap between our business stakeholders and our technical data teams.

What you'll do:

  • Architecting large-scale data intelligence solutions, performing architectural assessments, crafting architectural options and analysis around Snowflake Data Warehouse and/or Google BigQuery
  • Design and evolve an open lakehouse on AWS: S3 with Apache Iceberg/Delta table formats, a medallion architecture (bronze → silver → gold), and Trino as the federated query engine.
  • Finalize preferred solution alternative working with IT and Business stakeholders to build data ingestion pipeline using tools like AWS EMR, Snowpipe, AWS DMS, etc.etc
  • Need to have professional knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, etc.
  • Developing ETL pipelines in and out of data the warehouse using but not limited to Python, Scala,SnowSQL, etc.
  • Own orchestration patterns in Dagster: asset-based pipelines, code-location design, cross-asset lineage, sensors and schedules, partitioning and backfills.
  • Set dbt standards for the enterprise data model: layering (staging/intermediate/marts), testing, documentation, and CI for model changes.
  • Hands on experience with building productionized data ingestion and processing pipelines using Java, Spark, Scala, Python
  • In-depth understanding of Data Warehouse/ODS, ETL concept and modeling structure principles
  • Tune Trino for performance and cost: query planning, catalog configuration (Glue/Hive/REST), resource groups, and scaling on Kubernetes.
  • Set technical direction and write architecture decision records for review by peers and leadership.
  • Mentor engineers across distributed teams in the US and India, and raise the bar through code and design reviews.

Who you are:

  • 12+ years of experience working with data in the following ways: SQL development, Shell Scripting, Python, Snowflake, AWS, software engineering or database development
  • Ideal candidate has led platform architecture for a multi-team data organization
  • Experience developing end-to-end data pipelines to transform and process data for reporting layer
  • Experience with large-scale data sets using both structured and unstructured data
  • Production experience with at least two of: Trino/Presto, Iceberg/Delta/Hudi, Dagster/Airflow, dbt, Spark
  • Full grasp of continuous integration and delivery, including branching strategies, automated deployment and functional automation within CI and CD Pipelines
  • Strong communication skills across both business and technical communities
  • Strong data modeling: dimensional/Kimball, conformed dimensions, slowly changing dimensions (SCDs), and modeling for multiple brands or tenants
  • Experience with Kubernetes (EKS), infrastructure as code (Terraform/CDK), and containerized data services
  • Bachelor or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Equivalent
  • Performing in an agile, self-directed team environment
  • Nice to have: experience with semantic layers (Cube, dbt Semantic Layer), data catalogs, ML/identity resolution, marketing or ad-tech data, and big data
  • Experience with billing data and systems is a big plus

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The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate’s experience, their education and work location. In addition, some roles may be eligible for additional on target commission pay or bonus. The compensation package includes health and welfare benefits including paid leave.

Pay Transparency - All Full Time Employees
$137,800—$172,250 USD

Why You’ll Love Us:

  • We celebrate one another’s differences. We are proud of our culture of diversity and inclusion, and we're always working hard to strengthen and improve this culture. We have programs in place that bring us together on important issues and provide educational opportunities for all employees. 
  • Join the experts. If you're passionate about supporting businesses and organizations, you won’t find a better spot to share your talent. We’re dedicated to improving the quality of our product from a customer standpoint and have a true desire to enable the success of businesses, non-profit organizations, and community groups.
  • You’ll have opportunities to grow your career. We encourage and support our team members to learn different aspects of the business, take on stretch assignments, seek coaching opportunities and professional development opportunities.
  • A generous paid time off policy and a competitive benefits package that supports the health and well-being of you and your family

At Constant Contact, we’re all about work flexibility and are proud to serve our customers as a hybrid workforce. Our hybrid work model combines the convenience of remote work with access to our great office locations to collaborate in-person, participate in live trainings, and socialize with colleagues.

Application Deadline: 30 days. We may fill this job opening prior to the deadline if a candidate is selected by us.

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Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies:

Constant Contact has an internal talent acquisition department and designated career site for individuals looking to join our team. Constant Contact will not accept unsolicited resumes from any external recruiters, staffing firms, search agencies or any fee-based referrals. Any unsolicited resumes sent to directly to Constant Contact, in any capacity will be considered property of Constant Contact. Constant Contact will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

Skills Required

  • 12+ years of experience with SQL development, shell scripting, Python, Snowflake, AWS, software engineering, or database development
  • Experience leading platform architecture for a multi-team data organization
  • Experience developing end-to-end data pipelines for reporting layers
  • Experience with large-scale structured and unstructured data
  • Production experience with at least two of Trino/Presto, Iceberg/Delta/Hudi, Dagster/Airflow, dbt, or Spark
  • Knowledge of continuous integration and delivery, branching strategies, automated deployment, and CI/CD automation
  • Strong communication skills across business and technical communities
  • Strong data modeling skills, including dimensional/Kimball modeling, conformed dimensions, slowly changing dimensions, and multi-tenant modeling
  • Experience with Kubernetes, EKS, infrastructure as code using Terraform or CDK, and containerized data services
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent
  • Experience working in an agile, self-directed team environment
  • Experience with semantic layers, data catalogs, ML or identity resolution, marketing or ad-tech data, and big data
  • Experience with billing data and systems

Constant Contact Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Constant Contact and has not been reviewed or approved by Constant Contact.

  • Healthcare Strength — Benefits include tiered medical, dental, and vision coverage with the company covering a large share of costs, plus mental health support. Free basic life insurance, supplemental options, and wellness reimbursements further enhance overall healthcare value.
  • Parental & Family Support — Policies provide paid parental leave, family medical leave, and inclusive fertility benefits such as IVF and surrogacy alongside adoption assistance. Childcare support like a free Care.com membership further strengthens family-focused offerings.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO for salaried employees and accrued PTO for hourly staff are complemented by sick and safe time, bereavement, and paid volunteer hours. Flexible time off is positioned to support work-life balance.

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HQ: Waltham, MA
1,014 Employees
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

At Constant Contact we empower business owners and nonprofit leaders to follow their passions, grow, and succeed. We deliver success for our customers and our people. Relationships and connection are at the core of everything we do. We connect our customers to the tools they need to grow and succeed. We build strong relationships with our customers so they have a marketing partner they can rely on. And we form connections with each other so that everyone feels included, supported, and heard. We close the gap between what is and what can be through innovation, and we do it all with a deep sense of integrity. When you’re at Constant Contact, you’re connected to people and resources that help you take the next step.

Why Work With Us

This is more than a workplace—it’s a community built on impact, innovation, and connection. We help small businesses thrive, and that purpose drives our team. With exceptional benefits, growth opportunities, and a supportive culture, our people are united by a passion for work that truly matters.

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