Principal Data Engineer

Genworth Financial

Actively hiring
Remote (US) Posted 66 days ago $120,000–$120,000 / year
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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Principal Data Engineer on the Life, Annuity, and Long-Term Care Data Solutions team in Richmond or Lynchburg, VA, you will lead and mentor data engineering tech leads across multiple build teams using Databricks, guiding them through the full software development lifecycle. You will establish best practices, common code frameworks, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality data products while collaborating closely with solution architects, agile team tech leads, and other partners. The role involves hands-on design, building, testing, and supporting analytical pipelines, establishing coding standards, and driving Spark performance optimization. Ideal candidates have 3-5 years of Databricks experience, strong communication skills, and a solid understanding of modern data engineering practices in an Agile environment. Experience with Azure Fabric cloud and insurance industry knowledge is beneficial.

Skills

Databricks Python Spark CI/CD Kafka Medallion OneLake Azure PostgreSQL Snowflake Git Jira Confluence Agile GCP AWS Terraform Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor data engineering tech leads across multiple build teams using Databricks.
  • Define best practices and establish common code frameworks for consistent delivery of high-quality data products.
  • Design, build, test, and support analytical pipelines, focusing on Spark performance optimization.
  • Establish and enforce design, engineering, and coding standards including conducting code reviews.
  • Expand expertise in AI, ML, Lakehouse features to implement new capabilities as needed.
  • Manage production monitoring, troubleshoot issues, and resolve defects for data solutions.

What we're looking for

  • Proven experience in a Tech Lead role with Databricks expertise
  • Strong hands-on experience with DataBricks and complementary data technologies
  • Ability to mentor, coach, and provide technical governance to multiple teams
  • Solid understanding of modern data engineering practices and agile frameworks
  • Experience leading the design, build, test, and run phases in software development
  • Expertise in establishing and enforcing coding standards and conducting code reviews
  • Knowledge of AI, ML, Lakehouse, and other advanced DataBricks capabilities

Market check

Salary context

This $120,000–$120,000 range sits above 9% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$123,700–$220,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$133,900–$211,200

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Genworth Financial

Genworth Financial is a financial services company focused on mortgage insurance, long-term care insurance, and life insurance and annuity products to help people protect their financial well-being. Industry: Insurance & Financial Services

Genworth Financial currently has 16 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $115,900–$115,900 across 7 roles with salary data.

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