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Senior/Principal Data Engineer

Sigma Software · Remote, São Paulo, SP, br

Spotted 2d agoMid-Senior LevelFull-time

Job details

Work mode
Remote
Employment
Full-time
Level
Staff / principal
Experience
3+ years
Posted
Oct 8, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 11, 2026

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About this role

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and reliable data platforms, pipelines, and data products
  • Drive architecture discussions related to data modeling, storage strategies, integration patterns, and platform evolution
  • Take end-to-end ownership of technical solutions and contribute to architectural and engineering decision-making
  • Develop and implement batch and streaming data solutions using modern cloud-native technologies
  • Lead platform modernization initiatives and continuous technical improvements
  • Establish and promote engineering best practices including CI/CD, testing, observability, security, and data quality
  • Mentor and support Data Engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
  • Lead onboarding activities for new team members and support their integration into the engineering organization
  • Collaborate with Product Managers, Software Engineers, Analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions
  • Contribute to technical roadmaps and influence engineering direction across teams
  • 5–8+ years of experience in Software Engineering, including 3–5+ years of hands-on Data Engineering experience
  • Upper-Intermediate or higher English level
  • Strong experience building and operating scalable data platforms and pipelines in cloud environments
  • Advanced SQL knowledge and strong understanding of data modeling and data architecture principles
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Spark, Databricks, and Kafka
  • Experience developing ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration workflows
  • Strong AWS cloud experience and knowledge of cloud-native data services
  • Experience designing modern data warehouse or lakehouse architectures
  • Strong system design and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to balance business and technical priorities while making architecture decisions
  • Experience mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practices
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams

WILL BE A PLUS

  • Experience with Scala or Java
  • Experience with real-time data streaming architectures
  • Exposure to large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience with observability and data quality frameworks
  • Experience contributing to platform modernization programs
  • Background in enterprise analytics or machine learning data platforms

PERSONAL PROFILE

  • Strong ownership mindset
  • Leadership-oriented and proactive
  • Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills
  • Strategic and architecture-driven thinking
  • Passion for mentoring and team development
  • Ability to work in fast-paced and evolving technical environments
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