Principal Data Engineer

The Principal Data Engineer sets the technical direction that assists engineers and data engineers to take on large, complex data problems / initiatives. This role has considerable technical influence within the Data and Software Engineering teams at JustGiving. This individual acts as an evangelist for proper data strategy with other teams at JustGiving.

What you’ll do :

• Maintain and assess a legacy SQL Server-based Kimball-style data warehouse, identifying opportunities for modernization and optimization.
• Design and build scalable data pipelines and ETL / ELT processes using modern tools and frameworks.
• Collaborate with peers to define and evolve reusable tools and pipeline patterns that support efficient and consistent data transformation.
• Partner with product managers, data analysts, and engineering teams to design technical solutions that solve real customer problems.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of data governance practices, ensuring data sovereignty, privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows to ensure high availability, reliability, and performance.
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests for data pipelines to ensure reliability and correctness.
• Champion a culture of documentation to support maintainability, onboarding, and cross-team collaboration.
• Continuously challenge the status quo and advocate for improvements in data architecture and engineering practices.
• Stay current with advancements in distributed computing, data architecture, and emerging technologies.

What you’ll bring :

Blackbaud is a digital-first company which embraces a flexible remote or hybrid work culture. Blackbaud supports hiring and career development for all roles from the location you are in today!