Principal Data Engineer

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
The Principal Data Engineer will design and build AI features, manage data pipelines, and collaborate with data scientists to enhance machine learning models and their implementations.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together!

About the Role

We're seeking a versatile Principal Data Engineer who can work across the full stack of Anaplan AI applications, from model integration, prompt engineering and set the technical direction for how we ingest, transform, store, serve, and govern the data that powers our LLM-based and agentic systems. You'll build AI features that can be used in real-time. This will help business users use GenAI in their planning workflows. You'll need both deep knowledge of machine learning and strong data engineering skills.

Your Impact

  • Design and build the retrieval layer powering RAG and agentic workloads—including vector and graph databases, hybrid search, and architecting knowledge graphs that capture the semantics of customer models.
  • Develop end-to-end GenAI features including backend API services, model integration, model monitoring, evaluations and deployments
  • Engineer feature and context pipelines balancing batch and streaming patterns to feed forecasting and anomaly-detection models, collaborating closely with data scientists to productionise algorithms.
  • Build the data plane for evaluation, implementing rigorous frameworks to continuously monitor, measure, and improve GenAI feature quality, accuracy, latency, and user satisfaction.,
  • Collaborate with data scientists to productionise ML models and forecasting algorithms

Your Skills

  • Extensive background in Data Science Engineering, with a clear track record of principal-level technical leadership.
  • Hands-on experience building and shipping AI/ML products in production
  • Deep practical experience with LLM-based systems: RAG architectures, embedding pipelines, prompt and response logging, evaluation frameworks.
  • Hands-on expertise with vector databases, graph databases, and knowledge graphs
  • End-to-end exposure in model lifecycle development, including extensive experience training and deploying ML models in production environments.
  • Deep knowledge of LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and conversational AI patterns.
  • Proficiency in Python and modern software development practices (testing, code review, CI/CD).

Preferred Skills

  • Hands-on experience with cloud-native ML infrastructure platforms
  • Knowledge of vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant) and embedding models
  • Experience with model serving frameworks (vLLM, TensorRT, Ray)
  • Familiarity with Anaplan or similar enterprise planning platforms
  • Experience with A/B testing and experimentation frameworks for AI features
  • Experience with model observability tools (LangSmith, W&B, MLflow)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust with our partners and customers, and drives business success. Build your career in a place where diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging aren’t just words on paper – this is what drives our innovation, it’s how we connect, and it contributes to what makes us a market leader. We believe in a hiring and working environment where all people are respected and valued, regardless of gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect which makes people unique. We hire you for who you are, and we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day! 

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive equitable benefits and all privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.  

Fraud Recruitment Disclaimer  

It has come to our attention that fraudulent and fictitious job opportunities are being circulated on the Internet. Prospective candidates are being contacted by certain individuals, mainly through telephone calls, emails and correspondence, claiming they are representatives of Anaplan. The main purpose of these correspondences and announcements is to obtain privileged information from individuals.  

Anaplan does not:  

  • Extend offers to candidates without an extensive interview process with a member of our recruitment team and a hiring manager via video or in person.   
  • Send job offers via email. All offers are first extended verbally by a member of our internal recruitment team whenever possible and then followed up via written communication.  

All emails from Anaplan would come from an @anaplan.com email address. Should you have any doubts about the authenticity of an email, letter or telephone communication purportedly from, for, or on behalf of Anaplan, please send an email to [email protected] before taking any further action in relation to the correspondence.   


Skills Required

  • Extensive background in Data Science Engineering
  • Hands-on experience building AI/ML products in production
  • Deep practical experience with LLM-based systems
  • Hands-on expertise with vector and graph databases
  • End-to-end exposure in model lifecycle development
  • Deep knowledge of LLM APIs and conversational AI patterns
  • Proficiency in Python and software development practices

Anaplan Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Earnings potential in sales is considered good or fair, with on‑target earnings achievable when plans are met. This indicates variable pay can meaningfully boost total compensation when targets are hit.
  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage are described as strong, complemented by mental‑health resources and EAP support. Company‑wide paid wellbeing days reinforce the health and wellness focus.
  • Parental & Family Support Equitable parental and caregiver leave are highlighted alongside fertility and adoption support. Family‑forming programs such as Carrot are part of the offering.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
2,194 Employees
Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Anaplan is building a future where connected leaders and teams are able to constantly adapt, transform and reinvent their businesses. We make it possible to share actionable insights, empower and unleash creativity, and drive innovation. With Anaplan, finance and operational leaders across the organization can model complex scenarios, forecast continuously with added intelligence, and make agile decisions with confidence.

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