Principal Data Engineer

Summary

Join Moxie, a rapidly growing company empowering entrepreneurs, as a Principal Data Engineer. You will take full ownership of Moxie's data infrastructure, evolving data systems as the company scales. Responsibilities include refining data pipelines, optimizing infrastructure, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. This role offers the chance to lead a mission-critical data platform, work with senior leadership, and build a high-performing data team. You'll also manage vendor partnerships and shape long-term data strategy, including AI and machine learning initiatives. The position provides opportunities for growth and leadership, offering competitive compensation and a flexible, fully remote work environment.

Requirements

• Deep experience designing and maintaining scalable ETL pipelines and cloud-based data infrastructure (preferably AWS)
• Proficiency with tools like DBT, Prefect, Airbyte, Snowflake, and Omni
• Advanced SQL and data modeling skills, with a focus on analytics-ready data structures
• A strategic thinker who can design scalable solutions and architect systems for future growth
• Expertise in balancing trade-offs between speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency
• Skilled at refactoring and optimizing data pipelines for performance and maintainability
• Excellent communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and align data initiatives with business priorities
• Passionate about fostering a culture of data accessibility and self-service across teams
• A self-starter who thrives on autonomy and accountability
• Comfortable making high-impact decisions on infrastructure, vendor partnerships, and data strategy
• Experience mentoring engineers and establishing best practices within a growing organization

Responsibilities

• Build partnerships with key stakeholders: Orchard Analytics, Product, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and Provider Success teams
• Begin managing data systems alongside Orchard Analytics
• Familiarize yourself with Moxie’s data infrastructure, including tools like AWS RDS, Airbyte, Prefect, Snowflake, DBT, and Omni
• Understand our domain-specific data models (scheduling, payments, memberships, etc.)
• Contribute to the data roadmap while handling Q&A, troubleshooting, and urgent analytics requests
• Take co-ownership of all data systems and serve as the technical lead for the data roadmap (working closely alongside Orchard Analytics)
• Manage capacity and recommend additional hires or resources as needed
• Become the domain expert for Moxie’s data models, collaborating with engineers to ensure best practices for schema design
• Own vendor relationships (Omni, DBT, Snowflake) and handle contract negotiations, service levels, and infrastructure decisions
• Collaborate with AI Engineers and Product Managers to build AI-powered tools and agents
• Develop scalable solutions for automating data requests, FAQs, and enhancing our customer-facing systems
• Begin planning and execution of long-term machine learning and data science projects

Benefits

• Competitive salary, equity options, and comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Fully remote role with global reach and the chance to collaborate with teams across the US and internationally