13 May 2026

Principal Data Engineer (m/f/d)

Thoughtworks

Amsterdam

13 May 2026

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Principal Data Engineer needed at Thoughtworks to lead data engineering initiatives, design modern data architectures, and collaborate with executives. Requires extensive pre-sales experience, deep technical expertise in Big Data and cloud, and native German language skills. Based in Amsterdam.

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Principal Data Engineer (m/f/d)

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AIOn-siteFull-timePrincipalDomain-Driven Design

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

On-site

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Domain-Driven DesignBig Data architecturesDistributed systemsData modelingCloud warehousing solutionsStreaming solutionsData governanceData securityMLOpsData science concepts

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationmentoringleadershipproblem solvingstakeholder managementadaptabilityrisk managementinfluencingrelationship building

Key Responsibilities

•Collaborate with sales and pre-sales to clarify requirements and design viable solutions.
•Establish a clear vision and direction for data practices aligning with business strategy.
•Collaborate with executive stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage data.
•Consult on complex data platform programs and provide technical leadership.
•Design and develop intricate data processing pipelines.
•Collaborate with data scientists to design scalable implementation of models.
•Write clean code based on TDD and leverage continuous delivery practices.
•Design and implement strategy around data governance, data security and data privacy.
•Represent Thoughtworks in events and conferences.

Principal Data EngineerThoughtworksData EngineeringBig DataCloudData ArchitectureGerman speakerAmsterdamOn-siteFull-time

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Domain-Driven DesignBig Data architecturesDistributed systemsData modelingCloud warehousing solutionsStreaming solutionsData governanceData securityMLOpsData science concepts

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationmentoringleadershipproblem solvingstakeholder managementadaptabilityrisk managementinfluencingrelationship building

Key Responsibilities

•Collaborate with sales and pre-sales to clarify requirements and design viable solutions.

•Establish a clear vision and direction for data practices aligning with business strategy.

•Collaborate with executive stakeholders to identify opportunities to leverage data.

•Consult on complex data platform programs and provide technical leadership.

•Design and develop intricate data processing pipelines.

•Collaborate with data scientists to design scalable implementation of models.

•Write clean code based on TDD and leverage continuous delivery practices.

•Design and implement strategy around data governance, data security and data privacy.

•Represent Thoughtworks in events and conferences.