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Shutterfly · 10 hours ago

Principal Data Engineer

Plano, TX

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$135K/yr - $191K/yr

7+ years exp

Shutterfly is a company that helps customers create products and capture moments that reflect their unique selves. They are seeking a Principal Data Engineer/Systems Architect to design and manage scalable data architectures and pipelines, ensuring system reliability and efficiency within their MarTech stack.

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Hiring Manager

Holly Nelson, CDP®

Responsibilities

Architect, design, and lead the implementation of scalable, resilient, and high-performance data pipelines using modern distributed systems

Develop and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines in Python and SQL, specifically ensuring data consistency, idempotency, and high availability under heavy load

Integrate and manage data synchronization with key marketing systems like CDPs, ESPs, and campaign management tools

Implement bi-directional data flows that feed customer and campaign data into engagement platforms and capture performance/behavior data back into internal systems

Establish and enforce best practices for data pipeline monitoring, alerting, and automated failure recovery (i.e., observability and resiliency)

Evaluate and make strategic decisions on data infrastructure components, including distributed messaging queues and workflow orchestration systems

Partner with marketing, analytics, and CRM teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions

Rapidly gain an understanding of the entire stack, operationalize it, and thoroughly document architectural decisions and system design for long-term maintainability

Ensure compliance with data governance, security, and privacy requirements

Qualification

PythonSQLDistributed message queuesAWS cloud architectureWorkflow orchestration toolsData pipeline monitoringTechnical consensusBS in Computer ScienceProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

7-10 years of industry experience working in high-transaction, high-volume e-commerce environments

Expert level in Python (data scripting, automation, API integrations)

Strong SQL skills and experience with modern DW (e.g., Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, etc.)

Deep expertise (3+ years hands-on) with distributed message queues (e.g., Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, RabbitMQ) for event-driven architecture and high-volume data streaming

Expert understanding of system resiliency, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery in a data pipeline context (e.g., dead letter queues, retry mechanisms, exactly-once processing)

Proven experience designing and implementing complex, scalable, and cost-efficient AWS cloud data architectures

Expert hands-on experience with workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt) and internal/third-party API integrations

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to drive technical consensus and effectively communicate complex architectural trade-offs

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Benefits

Bonus incentive

Health benefits

401K program

Other employee perks

Company

Shutterfly

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Shutterfly is a photography company provides products and services to preserve their memories and sharing stories.

Founded in 1999

Redwood City, California, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.shutterflyinc.com

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