Principal Data Engineer

Kelly Services

Full-time other-general
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Location
Boston, MA, United States
Posted
July 06, 2026

Job Description

$160000 - $190000
Job Description
A global financial technology leader is hiring a Principal Data Engineer to join its hybrid engineering team in Waltham, MA. This full-time role focuses on designing and building enterprise-scale, real-time data platforms that power mission-critical financial applications.

This is a highly visible technical leadership opportunity where you'll drive the architecture and modernization of next-generation streaming data platforms while mentoring engineers and influencing engineering standards across the organization. The team is looking for someone who thrives in complex distributed environments, enjoys solving large-scale performance challenges, and wants to build resilient, cloud-native systems using cutting-edge event streaming technologies.

Required Skills & Experience
ยท 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or backend platform development
ยท Expert-level Python development for data processing, a...