Principal Data Engineer

Job overview

The Principal Data Engineer role is onsite in Boulder, CO, with a stated salary range of $120,000–$165,000 per year. Overwatch Agriculture describes a supportive, technology-focused environment and customized benefits that prioritize well-being and professional growth. The engineer leads a data engineering team and builds reliable, scalable pipelines across on-premises and cloud environments. The role advances business objectives through streaming data systems, analytics, data storage, ETL processes, data quality, and collaboration with stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Lead and mentor data engineers
• design and implement Kafka streaming pipelines integrated with cloud services
• oversee Spark or Flink stream processing and KSQL transformations
• design and maintain ClickHouse storage
• lead ETL processes
• ensure data quality
• optimize performance, security, and efficiency
• align data strategies with stakeholders
• evaluate emerging technologies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal data engineer

data engineering

apache kafka

apache spark

apache flink

ksql

clickhouse

etl

boulder co

overwatch agriculture

$120k–$165k per year

cloud data pipelines

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Customized benefits focused on well-being and professional growth.

Why this role

Requires five or more years of data engineering experience and at least two years in a leadership role; experience with cloud platforms and streaming technologies is specified.

About the employer

Overwatch Agriculture is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.