Principal Software Engineer, Data Platforms

This is a Full Time Job

Principal Software Engineer, Data Platforms

Company Description

Job Description

Versant Media's Data Platforms team is the central hub for metadata and core data services across O&T. We unify disparate systems into a secure, well-governed, real-time data environment that powers downstream products, analytics, and content delivery experiences.

We are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to play a pivotal role in shaping the architecture, design patterns, and engineering standards of our modern data platform. This is a hands-on, highly technical individual contributor role focused on building scalable backend and data-driven services using modern engineering practices.

This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of software engineering excellence and data platform design, and who enjoys setting direction while remaining deeply hands-on.

Responsbilities
• Design, build, and evolve backend services and data platform components using Node.js and TypeScript
• Define and implement modular, service-oriented architectures that support scalable data ingestion, transformation, and access patterns
• Partner with data engineering, platform, and governance stakeholders to enable:
• Lakehouse-style architectures
• ELT pipelines
• Metadata management, lineage, and governance capabilities
• Establish and evangelize engineering best practices, including:
• Object-oriented design and proven design patterns
• Test-driven development (TDD) and strong automated test coverage
• Secure development lifecycle (SDL) principles
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support safe, repeatable, and observable deployments
• Evaluate and integrate modern data storage and processing technologies where appropriate
• Act as a technical leader and collaborator:
• Contribute to architectural decisions
• Review designs and code
• Mentor other engineers through influence, not authority
• Work effectively in a matrixed enterprise environment with both legacy systems and modern platforms

Qualifications
• Deep proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript in production environments
• Strong foundation in software engineering fundamentals, including:
• Object-oriented programming
• Design patterns API and service design
• Solid understanding of data engineering concepts, including:
• Lakehouse architectures
• ELT pipelines
• Data governance, metadata, and lineage
• Experience building modular or microservice-based systems
• Strong commitment to TDD, automated testing, and code quality
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Familiarity with secure development lifecycle (SDL) concepts
• Self-directed, proactive, and comfortable operating with a high degree of ownership
• Strong collaborator who communicates effectively across engineering and non-engineering partners

Nice to Have
• Exposure to ML platforms or services (e.g., Databricks, AWS Bedrock)
• Familiarity with analytics and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar)
• Experience working in media, streaming, or large-scale enterprise environments
• Prior experience modernizing or integrating legacy systems within a cloud-native architecture

Additional Requirements:
• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-Versant worksite, most commonly an employee's residence.

We are accepting applications for this position on an ongoing basis.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.