Remote Job - Principal Data Engineer || USA/Canada

Role: Principal Data Engineer Location: USA/Canada (Remote) Job Type: Long Term Contract Client: Sonata Software Job Description: • Principal Data Engineer with at least 10 years of professional experience in software or data engineering, including a minimum of 4 years focused on streaming and real-time data systems • Proven experience driving technical direction and mentoring engineers while delivering complex, high-scale solutions as a hands-on contributor • Deep expertise in streaming and real-time data technologies, including frameworks such as Apache Kafka, Flink, and Spark Streaming • Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and distributed systems, with hands-on experience implementing resilient, low-latency pipelines • Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerized deployments for data workloads • Fluency in data quality practices and CI/CD integration, including schema management, automated testing, and validation frameworks (e.g., dbt, Great Expectations) • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies, even when uncomfortable • Self-starter who thrives with minimal supervision and collaborates effectively as a team player • Excellent organizational and critical-thinking skills • Comfortable leveraging AI tools to accelerate development Thanks and regards, Deepa Maurya | Technical Recruiter - US Staffing Email: deepa.m@ampstek.com | Desk: (609) 527-8971 Ampstek LLC – Global IT Partner | www.ampstek.com