Principal Data & Analytics Engineer

Curaleaf · Stamford, CT · $145k–$160k

The role

This role defines and evolves the architecture, engineering standards, and shared platform capabilities for Curaleaf's modern data and analytics ecosystem. The Principal Engineer works across data engineering, analytics engineering, BI, data science, and data governance teams. Success is measured by technical clarity, reusable capabilities, and engineering leverage created for the entire team.

Pay
$145k–$160k
Location
Stamford, CT
Work mode
Onsite
Employment
Full time
Level
Principal
Experience
8+ yrs
Education
Bachelors
Sponsorship
Not offered

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About Curaleaf

Curaleaf is a leading global cannabis provider offering premium products and services in medical and adult-use markets, with brands including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots.

What you would do

  • Define and evolve end-to-end data architecture across ingestion, Snowflake, dbt, Omni, and Hex.
  • Translate business strategy into scalable technical roadmaps and platform capabilities.
  • Establish technology boundaries for ingestion, transformation, semantic, reporting, and analytics logic.
  • Architect secure, scalable, and cost-effective Snowflake environments for data products and BI.
  • Partner with Senior Data Engineer on workload management, performance, and production support.
  • Lead technical strategies for environment management, data access, and platform resilience.

Must have

  • 8+ years in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Data Architecture, or related discipline.
  • Experience as senior technical lead, staff engineer, principal engineer, or equivalent IC.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with Snowflake including architecture, performance, and security.
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL and strong experience with Python for data engineering.
  • Significant experience with dbt or comparable SQL-first transformation framework.
  • Experience designing modern analytical data models including staging, dimensions, and facts.
  • Strong knowledge of ingestion, ELT, orchestration, data contracts, and production support.
  • Experience with Git, automated testing, code review, CI/CD, and software engineering practices.
  • Experience defining architecture and technical standards while remaining hands-on.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and executive audiences.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and drive technical alignment without authority.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.

Nice to have

  • Experience with dltHub or another modern ingestion framework.
  • Experience with Omni, Looker, or another governed semantic and BI platform.

What you get

  • Career growth opportunities
  • Competitive pay and benefits
  • Generous PTO and parental leave
  • 401(K) retirement plan
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Referral bonuses and product discounts

Experience and education

  • 8+ years of relevant experience
  • Bachelors degree or equivalent experience

Key skills

  • snowflake
  • dbt
  • sql
  • python
  • git
  • ci/cd
  • elt
  • data modeling
  • data architecture
  • data engineering
  • analytics engineering
  • data governance
  • data quality
  • data lineage
  • orchestration
  • data contracts
  • automated testing
  • code review
  • environment management
  • dlthub
  • omni
  • looker
  • hex

At Curaleaf, we’re redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets. Join us at Cura…

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