Principal Data Engineer

What We Do Matters

TransImpact is an industry leader in the development and application of end-to-end technology-based solutions that optimize shipping operations, create dramatic supply chain efficiencies, and transform the business performance of customers. We are an exciting entrepreneurial-minded company that continues to grow nationwide. Our clients include many well-known names, and we excel in growing our client base through referrals from our satisfied customers. TransImpact has been honored to have achieved multiple awards and acknowledges our employees for them.

Location and Work

This position is available remotely, or hybrid at either our Emerald Isle, NC or Cleveland, OH offices, with a preference for those available for work during Eastern Time zone hours.

Our Benefits and Perks

• We are consistently reviewing our benefits and making improvements to stay competitive and provide our teams with the best options and the most positive culture. Below are the highlights:
• 3 weeks of PTO in your first year of employment and 4 weeks of PTO in your 2nd year.
• Half-day Fridays during the Summer months if your schedule allows
• Hybrid work schedule - Mondays and Fridays you can work from home if you're within 45 miles from one of our offices.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverages at very affordable premiums that include family coverage
• 6% 401k match after your first year of employment, fully vested.
• At our offices, we provide free snacks, drinks, fancy coffee, a putting green, and other amenities that add to our laid-back, casual atmosphere.
• Our headquarters is by the beach in Emerald Isle North Carolina, and we have adopted that laidback but serious about our work type of atmosphere at all of our locations. We work hard and play hard! 

About the Position and Our Team

TransImpact is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to lead our Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Motion platform strategies. Principal Data Engineers are hands-on contributors that have full technical responsibility for interpreting, organizing, executing, and coordinating strategies for their domain of expertise across the entire Product Development organization. They plan and develop solutions concerned with unique and abstract opportunities which have an important impact on highly visible, strategic initiatives. Principal Data Engineers are delegated responsibility for exploring, defining, and selecting solutions during development of novel concepts and unique areas of need regarding how Data is handled in the platform. They are organization-wide mentors and governance chiefs for data strategies, coordinating important programs for the organization in advancing platform capabilities. Principal Data Engineers act as staff specialists, serving as the foremost domain experts in building scalable data solutions via the application of advanced theory, concepts, principles, and processes. They keep abreast of new methods and developments within their domain, while ensuring that they maintain their effectiveness when used in the organization, through the constant development and refinement of platform standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in implementing data storage and transportation best practices across the entire TransImpact platform.
• Lead impactful efforts in ensuring Product Development teams build resilient, data-driven solutions that are fault-tolerant, scalable, efficient, maintainable, and manageable, through mentorship and coaching.
• Lead technical ownership of all Data Engineering standards and initiatives, across multiple platform offerings and complete products.
• Identify key areas of focus to meet business objectives regarding Data capabilities in the platform, including partnership with Product and Data Science.
• Contribute as a core member of the Standards Review Board in designing and ensuring the success of constant improvement for delivery and adherence to best practices.
• Job responsibilities and any other duties needed to help drive our vision, fulfill our mission, and support our organization’s values.

Qualifications and Skills Required

• Experience designing and implementing Data-at-Rest and Data-in-Motion solutions at SaaS organizations, at scale, preferably on an Azure infrastructure within a .NET/Python solution space.
• Experience designing and implementing distributed data architectures resulting in highly performant data storage, orchestration, and pipeline solutions, ideally for 10+ years.
• Experience and understanding of Data Engineering best practices, integration patterns, and system tradeoffs, including security and performance.
• Demonstrable ability to ideate, execute, and complete initiatives that realize specific improvements for a data-driven, SaaS platform.
• Demonstrable ability to act as a thought leader, championing novel concepts to success through engagement and mentorship’s.
• Demonstrable ability to act as a peer leader, working with other Principals and people leaders to encourage a culture of innovation and accountability within an Agile environment.
• Clear communication and documentation skills, both for technical and non-technical audiences.
• What We Will Love About You
• You want to be a part of something bigger than yourself
• You respect all people
• You are mature and thoughtful in how you express ideas; a strong verbal and written communicator.
• You hustle every day and understand the importance of urgency and owning your outcomes.
• You’re a leader and a teambuilder. 
• You’re goal-oriented and know how to influence others to move in a unified direction.

What You Will Love About Us

Here at TransImpact, we know there’s a direct link between happy employees and happy customers, which together generate success for all of us. We believe that a supportive atmosphere, an emphasis on giving and humanity, and approachable leaders and managers help our employees reach their greatest potential.

We are very proud of our corporate culture and commitment to giving back to the community. Our employees are encouraged to commit to charity work and volunteering and are allotted 20 hours of PTO time to support our communities.

We Are Serious About Our Mission

Our world is changing. Our values are not. Since the beginning, TransImpact has maintained a steadfast dedication to our core values: Work Ethic, Integrity, Professionalism, Passion, and Perfection. They guide everything we do. Every interaction with a client, every interaction with each other, everything we create.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.

TransImpact is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (EOE). Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws. TransImpact is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Wendy Bott, Human Resource Department, 440-394-2206.

Recruiters: By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by TransImpact, or by failing to comply with the TransImpact recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. TransImpact works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.