Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Zocdoc is seeking a Principal/Senior Staff Engineer to elevate the systems powering trusted decision-making. The role defines platform standards, leads cross-domain initiatives, and strengthens analytics and data infrastructure for secure, reliable, compliant, performant, and cost-efficient insights.

Responsibilities

• Architecting and improving orchestration, monitoring, and data reliability systems
• Defining modeling, semantic layer, and governance standards across teams
• Optimizing warehouse performance and reducing compute spend
• Implementing secure access controls and strengthening compliance practices
• Partnering with Engineering to improve upstream data quality and contracts
• Leading cross-functional initiatives that modernize and future-proof Zocdoc’s data platform
• Mentoring engineers and guiding architectural decisions

Skills

• 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, Experimentation Platform Engineering, or Backend Software Engineering
• Operated at Staff-level scope with cross-team technical influence
• Expert SQL skills and strong proficiency in Python or similar languages
• Deep experience with Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar warehouses
• Hands-on experience with dbt and orchestration tools like Airflow or Dagster
• Experience improving pipeline reliability, observability, and system performance
• Proven ownership of warehouse cost optimization
• Experience implementing secure data access patterns and working in regulated environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

• Flexible work environment
• Unlimited Vacation (if salaried)
• Competitive PTO (if hourly)
• 100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision)
• 401(k) with employer funded match
• Corporate wellness program with Wellhub
• Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
• Competitive paid parental leave
• Fertility/family planning reimbursement
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging

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