Principal Data Engineer

Principal Data Engineer for Seattle, WA for digital agricultural solutions provider to architect, build & launch new data models that provide intuitive analytics to business users; build & leverage state-of-the-art data access & alignment systems; ensure the best possible data is utilized by the models used to help farmers understand the impacts of decisions on their farming operations; rapidly prototype new data engineering solutions that support data science & analytics; & provide expert advice & education in the usage & interpretation of data systems.u00a0 Requires Master's in C.S., Computer or Software Engineering or closely-related technical field & 2 yrs experience designing & developing scalable & robust data architecture plans and/or systems for agronomic machine & geospatial data; creating cloud-native data pipelines to build data lakehouses using Apache Iceberg & Apache Spark; processing large scale datasets to enable batch processing & data analysis using ECS & RDS for PostgreSQL; performing root cause analysis & optimizing data transformations & algorithms by generating time & memory profiling reports; packaging & deploying data algorithms to production using Airflow, Docker and Gitlab CI/CD practices to support geospatial data analytics & visualization; collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product teams & data scientists, defining data requirements & ensure alignment with business objectives; enhance petabyte scale data models in SQL using indexing & query optimization, to support efficient data retrieval & processing in large-scale databases; developing data processing scripts, ETL processes, & automation tasks using Python programming; processing & extracting features from geospatial shapefiles using GeoPandas, Fiona & Shapely frameworks. Will also accept Bachelor's in said fields & 5 years progressive post-Bachelor's stated experience. Telecommuting permitted from home office location within reasonable commuting distance of Seattle, WA up to 2 days per week. u00a0Salary Range: Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $151,000.00 to $175,000.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).u00a0 Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. The offered salary may vary within this range based on an applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors. Mail resume to Jill Martin, Bayer Research and Development Services LLC, 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., E2NE, St. Louis, MO 63167 or email resume to . Reference Job Code 858550.

Created: 2026-01-09