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Ampstek

Principal Data Engineer

Contract · In Office · Canada

Posted Jun 4, 2026

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  • Role: Principal Data Engineer
  • Location: Toronto or Vancouver, Canada (Remote)
  • Job Type: Long Terms Contract
  • Job Description
  • Ideal Experience:
  • • Principal Data Engineer with at least 10 years of professional experience in software or data engineering, including a minimum of 4 years focused on streaming and real-time data systems
  • • Proven experience driving technical direction and mentoring engineers while delivering complex, high-scale solutions as a hands-on contributor
  • • Deep expertise in streaming and real-time data technologies, including frameworks such as Apache Kafka, Flink, and Spark Streaming
  • • Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and distributed systems, with hands-on experience implementing resilient, low-latency pipelines
  • • Practical experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerized deployments for data workloads
  • • Fluency in data quality practices and CI/CD integration, including schema management, automated testing, and validation frameworks (e.g., dbt, Great Expectations)
  • • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • • Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies, even when uncomfortable
  • • Self-starter who thrives with minimal supervision and collaborates effectively as a team player
  • • Excellent organizational and critical-thinking skills
  • • Comfortable leveraging AI tools to accelerate development
  • • Mandatory skill:- Spec-Driven Development (SDD) is Must with AI

Thanks & Regards

  • Himanshu Verma | Recruiter – US Staffing
  • Email: [email protected] | Desk: (609)-527-8914
  • Ampstek LLC – Global IT Partner | www.ampstek.com

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