Cedar

Principal Data Architect & Engineer

Cedar · USA

Posted about 3 months ago · $246,500 - $311,750

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Cedar's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
93% of Cedar's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Cedar
high
14 stale, 1 reposted of 15 open
Hiring momentum
20 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-23

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Cedar's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Cedar.

About this role

As the Principal Data Architect & Engineer at Cedar, you will lead the design and execution of a new enterprise data platform, focusing on creating a scalable data model and storage architecture. Your role involves ensuring the accuracy of core business metrics, building real-time data foundations for AI-driven products, and mentoring a team of Data Engineers. You'll collaborate across teams to enforce data integrity and guide the technical direction of Cedar's data strategy.

Our read on this posting4.0out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

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What you need

  • 10+ years of experience in data engineering and backend systems at scale
  • Experience leading large technical projects with a high accountability mentality
  • Deep, hands-on proficiency with data and engineering technologies such as Snowflake, dbt, Liquibase, Fivetran, Airflow, OpenMetadata, Kafka, SQL, Python
  • Experience building 'source of truth' systems and a passion for data accuracy
  • Experience building data APIs, context systems, or feature stores for ML/AI applications
  • Ability to design for resilience, modularity, and backwards compatibility

Nice to have

  • Demonstrable understanding of healthcare concepts, including revenue cycle management (RCM), billing, and insurance adjudication

What you get

  • Salary/Hourly Rate Range: $246,500 - $311,750
  • Equity eligible
  • Competitive benefits and wellness package
  • Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days
  • 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits
  • Diversity initiatives and employee resource groups

Worth weighing

  • No specific details on the company's current tech stack beyond the listed technologies
  • The role involves significant responsibility in leading a transition from legacy systems
  • High expectations for both technical and leadership capabilities
  • The salary range is broad and may vary based on location and experience

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Listed by Cedar on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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