Principal Data Platform Engineer
Simple MachinesSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Posted January 5, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Simple Machines is a global, independent technology consultancy operating across Sydney, New Zealand, London, Poland and San Francisco.
Job Description
Principal Data Platform Engineer responsible for technical direction, platform design, and architectural decision-making, building modern data platforms using Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, and GCP, and leading high-impact architectural decisions across ingestion, storage, processing, and access layers.
Requirements
- Lead Platform & Architecture Design
- Build Modern Data Platforms
- Develop High-Performance Pipelines
- Work at Scale
- Own Data Storage & Performance
- Cloud, Security & Governance
- Consult and Influence
- Technical Leadership & Quality
