Horizon Media · 2 days ago
Principal Data Engineer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$180K/yr - $230K/yr
6+ years expHorizon Media is a leading marketing and advertising firm known for its innovative approach and incredible culture. They are seeking a hands-on Principal Data Engineer to build and maintain robust data pipelines that support analytics and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
AdvertisingBrand MarketingDigital Media
Responsibilities
Build and maintain end-to-end data pipelines using dbt, Snowflake, and Python
Develop modular, testable, and well-documented SQL-based data models in dbt
Integrate data from multiple sources using Fivetran and custom ingestion scripts
Write and optimize complex SQL queries for performance and scalability
Implement data quality checks, monitoring, and alerting to ensure pipeline reliability
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data needs and deliver clean, well-structured datasets
Support production workflows through CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git)
Troubleshoot pipeline failures and performance issues quickly and effectively
Contribute to documentation and improve internal standards and tooling
Qualification
Required
6–10 years of hands-on experience in data engineering or a similar role
Strong experience working with Snowflake and dbt in production environments
Proficient in SQL (advanced level) and Python for data transformation and automation
Experience working with Fivetran or similar data ingestion platforms
Familiarity with CI/CD tools and Git-based development workflows
Understanding of data modeling principles (e.g., dimensional models, star/snowflake schemas)
Experience working in cloud environments, preferably AWS
Strong attention to detail, with a passion for clean, maintainable data systems
Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset
Preferred
Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow or Dagster
Familiarity with data testing frameworks (e.g., dbt tests, Great Expectations)
Exposure to media, advertising, or marketing data
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plans
Company paid holidays
Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
Mental health and wellness resources
Pet insurance
Childcare resources
Identity theft insurance
Fertility assistance programs
Fitness reimbursement
Company
Horizon Media
Horizon Media is the largest and fastest growing privately held media services agency in the world.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-12-08Private Equity
Leadership Team
Richard Arenaro
Executive Vice President, CTO & CISO
Allan Johnston
SVP, Head of Program Management
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