Principal Engineer - IS (Data Systems)

Principal Engineer - IS (Data Systems)

Are you looking for a unique opportunity to be a part of something great? Want to join a 20,000-member team that works on the technology that powers the world around us? Looking for an atmosphere of trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, and communication? How about an opportunity to own a piece of a multi-billion dollar (with a B!) global organization? We offer all that and more at Microchip Technology, Inc.

People come to work at Microchip because we help design the technology that runs the world. They stay because our culture supports their growth and stability. They are challenged and driven by an incredible array of products and solutions with unlimited career potential. Microchip’s nationally-recognized Leadership Passage Programs support career growth where we proudly enroll over a thousand people annually. We take pride in our commitment to employee development, values-based decision making, and strong sense of community, driven by our Vision, Mission, and 11 Guiding Values; we affectionately refer to it as the Aggregate System and it’s won us countless awards for diversity and workplace excellence.

Our company is built by dedicated team players who love to challenge the status quo; we did not achieve record revenue and over 30 years of quarterly profitability without a great team dedicated to empowering innovation. People like you.

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in building and managing modern data stack environments, with proficiency in various tools and technologies. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a critical role in researching, designing, implementing, and maintaining our data integration solutions to support our business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the research, design, implementation, and development of data integration solutions using modern data stack technologies.
• Utilize dbt (data build tool) for transforming and developing data models.
• Write and optimize SQL queries for data manipulation and retrieval.
• Design and develop data workflows using orchestration tools like Airflow or Dagster.
• Utilize Kubernetes for deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications.
• Implement and manage streaming technologies such as Kafka, Redpanda, or Pulsar.
• Manage object storage solutions like S3 or Azure Blob for data storage and retrieval.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering with a focus on data engineering and infrastructure.
• Experience with dbt (data build tool) for data transformation and modeling.
• Proficient in SQL.
• Familiar with DevOps concepts and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with Parquet, Avro, CSV, JSON, YAML file formats.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration technologies.
• Expertise in streaming technologies and real-time data processing.
• Proven experience with data orchestration tools.
• Experience with relational databases and their management.
• Linux experience (Ubuntu preferred).
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Highly desirable:

• Develop and maintain Kafka connectors in a Kubernetes environment.
• Experience with programming languages such as Python, C++, and Bash scripting.
• Manage and optimize relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS SQL Server.
• Knowledge of Graph DB technologies like Neo4j for graph data modeling and development.
• Iceberg/Delta Lake table format knowledge.

Travel Time:

0% - 25%

Physical Attributes:

Feeling, Hearing, Seeing, Talking

Physical Requirements:

80% sitting, 10% standing, 100% inside

Microchip Technology Inc is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At Microchip, employees are our greatest strength. As one of the top performing semiconductor companies in the world, we are led by a set of guiding values and a mission to become the very best embedded control solutions company ever. We work tirelessly to create a company culture that highlights how important every employee is to our mission.