Principal Data Engineer
True Anomaly · Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA
Posted 23 days ago · $200,000 - $280,000
or apply directly on True Anomaly's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days True Anomaly's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of True Anomaly's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at True Anomaly
- low 0 stale, 4 reposted of 183 open
- Hiring momentum
- 220 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from True Anomaly's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for True Anomaly.
About this role
The Principal Data Engineer at True Anomaly will lead the design and development of scalable data platforms, focusing on solving complex data engineering challenges. This hands-on role involves building and optimizing data pipelines, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring other engineers while leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity. Collaboration with various teams to translate requirements into data solutions is also a key responsibility.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of True Anomaly as an employer.
What you need
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering and software engineering
- Strong hands-on Python and SQL experience
- 3+ years of experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or both
- Strong understanding of data engineering, data architecture, data modeling and ELT/ETL
- Strong understanding of software engineering practices including Git, testing, CI/CD and code reviews
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and mentor other engineers
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP
- Experience with Airflow, dbt, Kafka or similar technologies
- Experience building out Lakehouse architectures
- Experience with data governance, lineage and observability
What you get
- Base Salary: Denver - $200,000 - $280,000, Long Beach - $210,000 - $290,000
- Equity
- Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options
- PTO and paid holidays
- 401K
- Parental Leave
Worth weighing
- Onsite requirements may change based on business needs, with at least 3 days per week expected in the office
- Position requires U.S. citizenship or eligibility to obtain required authorizations due to ITAR regulations
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Listed by True Anomaly on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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