Principal Data Engineer

Overview

The Principal Data Engineer is a senior technical leader within AvidXchange's Data Engineering organization responsible for architecting, building, and scaling modern data platforms. In this role, you will drive the migration of legacy Azure SQL Server workloads to Databricks, design real-time streaming pipelines with Apache Kafka, enable AI and agentic capabilities such as Databricks Genie, and define the long-term data architecture strategy. You will partner closely with Software Engineering, Product, Architecture, DevOps, and Analytics teams to deliver secure, high-performing, and reliable data solutions at enterprise scale.

 

What You'll Do

Data Platform Architecture & Modernization

·       Lead the design and implementation of scalable, cloud-native data architectures on Databricks (Delta Lake, Unit