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Principal Data Engineer/Architect

Interos

Interos

Data Science, IT
Arlington, VA, USA
USD 235k-260k / year + Equity
Posted on Jun 25, 2025
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Position: Principal Data Engineer/Architect
Location: Remote
Job Id: 301
# of Openings: 1
About interos.ai: Interos is the supply chain risk intelligence company – building the most trusted and transparent supply chains in the world. Our pioneering discovery and monitoring intelligence spans the lifecycle of supply chain risk, enabling faster and more informed threat mitigation. As the world’s first, and only, automated supplier intelligence platform, we continuously map and monitor extended supply chains at speed and scale to protect organizations from regulatory fines, unethical labor, cyber-attacks, and other systemic vulnerabilities. Interos serves a variety of commercial, government, and public sector customers around the world including a host of Global Fortune 500 companies and members of the Five Eyes nations. www.interos.ai

About the Role: As a Senior Principal Data Engineer/Architect, you will focus on the big picture of Intero’s data strategy. Your primary responsibility is to develop a cohesive data architecture that supports Intero’s long-term vision. You design efficient data storage structures, data models, standards, and optimize data retrieval for core product, analytics, and AI purposes. Below is our tech stack:

Tech Stack: Frontend: react.js, Backend: Python fast APIs, Data: Snowflake, GraphDB LLMs: Open-Source models (llama), Infra: AWS

What You’ll Do:
  • Implement a data lake that is aligned with the company’s vision, product and the AI strategy
  • Collaborate with the engineering, product, and risk teams to define the strategic data architecture vision, roadmap, and improve processes, data detail, and business applications
  • Establish guidelines, controls, and processes to make data available for developing scalable data-driven solutions for Analytics and AI
  • Enforce data ingestion, integration, and access patterns to support both real-time and batch-based consumer data needs
  • Implement security measures to safeguard sensitive data from unauthorized access, ensuring data privacy, and compliance with relevant regulations
  • Plan and oversee data migration processes when transitioning to new data systems and platforms
  • Document data architecture designs, implementations, and best practices.
  • Conduct training sessions for internal teams on data architecture and data lake best practices.
  • Establish and maintain monitoring systems for data pipelines and architecture components.
  • Provide timely resolution to data-related issues and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks.
  • Hire and mentor data engineers
What You Bring:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with 15+ years of Data Architecture and Data Engineering experience
  • Proven expertise in designing data platforms for large-scale data and diverse data architectures, including warehouses, lakehouses, and integrated data stores
  • Expertise in Snowflake or Databricks
  • Expertise in events classification
  • Experience in using data clean rooms architecture/tools
  • Experience in building a knowledge graph using GraphDB technologies such as Neo4j, Amazon’s Neptune.
  • Experience with data security (including PHI and PII), as well as data privacy regulations (CCPA and GDPR)
  • Ability to manage projects effectively, plan tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Bonus Points For:
  • You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure. You care about innovation.
  • Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed and innovative; you build trust and are biased towards action in fast-paced environments.
  • Exposure to analytics techniques using ML and AI to assist data scientists and analysts in deriving insights from data
What We Offer:
  • Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) + 10 paid holidays
  • Wellness perks including onsite gym + Peloton room (HQ)
  • Career growth opportunities in a fast-scaling company
  • Employee referral bonuses and recognition programs
Compensation
  • Base Salary Range: $235,000 - $260,000 USD (depending on experience and location)
  • Variable Compensation: Performance-based annual bonus
  • Equity: Stock options included as part of total compensation package
We believe in rewarding great work with competitive, transparent compensation. Final offer will be based on skills, experience, and geographic location.

Work Environment, Location and Travel:

This is a remote-first role open to candidates legally authorized to work in the United States. Employees may optionally work from our Arlington, VA HQ. This position may require up to minimal travel.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Interos.ai is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees — regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

Accessibility & Accommodations

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates throughout the hiring process. If you need assistance, please contact us at hr@interos.ai.




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