Remote, USA Hybrid Employment

PointClickCare is hiring a Principal Data Engineer (streaming and real-time data systems)

Responsibilities

  • Lead the architecture and execution of high-performance, scalable streaming data pipelines.
  • Design and refine real-time data processing solutions using technologies such as Apache Kafka, Flink, and Spark Streaming.
  • Work closely with product, analytics, and artificial intelligence teams to align data infrastructure with business objectives.
  • Support the evolution of systems by expanding the use of event-driven design and cloud-native platforms.
  • Promote strong data engineering standards, including governance, monitoring, and performance optimization for streaming workflows.
  • Integrate data quality controls into pipelines by defining schema standards, validating transformations, enforcing compatibility in schema changes, and automating validation of data freshness, completeness, and correctness prior to deployment.
  • Build comprehensive monitoring capabilities for streaming systems using metrics, logs, and distributed tracing; define service level objectives for latency and throughput; implement alerts and dashboards to support rapid issue resolution.
  • Champion engineering excellence by participating in code reviews, offering actionable feedback, and actively soliciting input on personal contributions.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid — Mississauga, Salt Lake City

Travel to office expectations

  • For Hybrid Roles, employees must live within commuting distance of the listed office location. Regular in-office attendance is required, including team-specific events on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. This is a mandatory requirement for the position.
  • For Remote Roles, employees must be able to travel to the Mississauga and/or Salt Lake City office for certain in-person events, including onboarding, team gatherings, and semi-annual or annual meetings.
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PointClickCare
PointClickCare is a healthcare technology company providing software solutions for senior care management.
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Job Details
Department Engineering
Category data
Posted 9 months ago