Principal Data Engineer

Hearst Newspapers (HNP) is a leading media organization that powers the next generation of consumer news products. As part of Hearst Corporation one of Americas largest diversified media companies HNP employs over 2500 professionals across more than 75 brands in a national network.

While HNPs reach is national its focus is local. The company is committed to being the most trusted respected and accurate source of news and information in the communities it serves. HNPs comprehensive portfolio includes innovative digital products datadriven journalism and specialized businesses such as King Features Syndicate Hearst DevHub and StoryStudio.

The company is investing heavily in digital experiences data engineering and machine learning to power nextgeneration news products while maintaining its core commitment to highquality journalism that informs and connects communities across the country.

The Role

HNP is looking for a sharp curious and highly skilled data engineer to come on as principal and help power the next generation of consumer news products. If youre passionate about data and the idea of building the future of digital journalism this is your chance to make an outsized impact.

As a Principal Data Engineer you will:

• Architect and build data pipelines for production ML and realtime applications (think graphbased recommendation engines realtime customer scoring and classification models for customer segmentation).
• Design and implement highvolume data ingestion transformation and orchestration solutions leveraging Python SQL DBT Airflow on GCP.
• Drive the adoption of data processing using tools like Spark Daft Bedrock Pub/Sub Flink or similar.
• Partner with data scientists to productionize ML pipelines packaging deploying and monitoring models.
• Build and maintain data pipelines to power data products and reporting tools.
• Collaborate closely with two other data engineers as well as the BI product and backend engineering teams while reporting and serving as a thought partner to the VP of Data.

What Youll Do

1. EndtoEnd Pipeline Ownership
   Own the architectural design development and maintenance of data pipelines.
2. Architect for Scale and Reliability
   Design data solutions with an emphasis on high availability low latency and scalability. We build systems that can handle largescale data for consumer and advertising use cases.
3. Collaboration and Communication
   Work with crossfunctional stakeholders including BI product management and backend engineering. Proactively surface issues and drive solutions rather than waiting for direction.
4. Innovation
   Identify and implement new tools that improve efficiency reliability and performance across our data stack.

Qualifications

• 610 years of professional data engineering experience with a track record of building productiongrade pipelines and realtime data applications.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL with proven experience with DBT Airflow and cloud data platforms (GCP preferred AWS or Azure a plus).
• Deep understanding of data modeling ELT/ETL frameworks and streaming solutions (e.g. Spark Daft Flink Pub/Sub Kafka etc..
• Experience designing and optimizing complex data architectures including ML pipelines and nearrealtime analytics solutions as well as super high volume reporting applications.
• Comfortable working in a fastpaced outcomeoriented environment where youll tackle complex problems and get your hands dirty.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to mentor other engineers while also collaborating effectively with nontechnical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with consumer products and/or advertising data models is a plus but we prioritize skills over background.

Why Join Us

• Impact & Ownership: Youll shape our companys data roadmap and have tangible influence on missioncritical products.
• Collaborative Culture: We value teamwork and constant learning no one is above the details.
• Hybrid Work Environment: Enjoy the flexibility of working from home while still connecting inperson with a NYCbased team.
• Growth Opportunities: We invest in our talent and encourage continuous professional development.

If youre ready to get your hands dirty and bring cuttingedge solutions to life wed love to hear from you. Apply today to join our dynamic environment in NYC!