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Sr. Principal Data Engineer / Data Architect

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is a leading American telecommunications conglomerate providing local news and sports through a vast network of television stations.

Sinclair Inc.

Employee count: 5000+

Salary: 131k-175k USD

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Location: United States (Remote)

Reports to: SVP of Tech

As the Sr. Principal Data Engineer, you will be the primary architect of Digital Remedy’s next-generation data platform. You won't just move data; you will design the blueprints for how we handle massive-scale AdTech telemetry. You will bridge the gap between business priorities and technical execution, ensuring our "Partner" integrations are scalable, cost-efficient, and resilient.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architectural Leadership: Design and oversee the migration/optimization of our data lakehouse architecture using Databricks.
  • Production Excellence: Serve as the escalation point for the platform, leveraging a proven record of handling production issues to ensure 24/7 reliability of mission-critical pipelines.
  • Strategic Capacity Planning: Work directly with the SVP of Tech to translate product roadmaps into technical requirements. This requires the ability to multi-task across various high-priority workstreams without losing sight of architectural integrity.
  • Infrastructure as Code: Drive the adoption of Databricks Asset Bundles (DABs) to standardize deployments across dev, staging, and production.
  • Mentorship & Governance: Provide high-level guidance to engineering squads in India and the US, defining schemas and governance models for BigQuery and Databricks.
  • Work with engineers across multiple geographies and time zones.

Mandatory Requirements

  • Expert-Level Databricks: Minimum 4+ years of hands-on experience specifically within the Databricks ecosystem (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Photon).
  • The Stack: Deep proficiency in Spark (PySpark/Scala), Python, and SQL. Experience with GCP (BigQuery) is a major plus.
  • Scale: Proven experience managing petabyte-scale datasets and high-concurrency pipelines (AdTech experience preferred).
  • Independent Execution: Must be a self-starter capable of taking a high-level concept from the SVP and driving it to completion with minimal supervision.
  • Experience: 10+ years in Data Engineering, with at least 3 years in a Principal or Architect capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Incident Management: A history of successfully diagnosing and resolving complex, large-scale production bottlenecks and data outages.
  • Context Switching: A demonstrated ability to multi-task, balancing long-term architectural R&D with immediate business requests and partner integrations.
  • FinOps & Communication: Strong understanding of optimizing Databricks/BigQuery costs and the ability to communicate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.

Please note that this position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, including employer sponsorship for an H-1B visa, OPT-STEM employment, or related programs.

Why Digital Remedy?

We are in a high-growth phase, integrating innovative tech from recent acquisitions. You will have a seat at the table to influence our long-term technical strategy and help us "build and scale" for the future.


Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 178 television stations in 81 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair’s AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net.

About Digital Remedy

Digital Remedy is a performance media partner for agencies, brands, and media companies. Through proprietary technology, services, and partnerships, Digital Remedy offers outcome-based media solutions for marketers empowering them to exceed beyond standard media goals. Whether brand or outcome focused, marketers can access insights, media planning, activation, measurement, reporting, and optimization capabilities to deliver the highest performance tied to ROI. The effectiveness of Digital Remedy’s solutions is supported by a tenured client roster of leading brands, agencies, and media companies. In addition, Digital Remedy is a proud recipient of several major award wins including the Digiday Technology Award and Crain’s Best Places to Work several years in a row including a rank of #1 in 2024.

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

The base salary compensation range for this role is $131,250 to $175,000. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate’s relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid personal days, 9 paid holidays, 40 hours of paid sick leave, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.

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Through groundbreaking technology, we are revolutionizing broadcast media at Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI). As a diversified media company, we take pride in being a leading provider of local news and sports, owning, operating, and providing services to 185 television stations across 86 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks, including NBC, ABC, CBS, and FOX. Our mission is to engage audiences with compelling news, entertainment, and sports content across multiple platforms.

From traditional broadcasting to digital streaming, we deliver our content efficiently through various channels, including the nation’s largest aggregator of local news, NewsON. Innovating with cutting-edge solutions like AMP Sales & Marketing, we redefine the advertising landscape by offering targeted digital marketing and advertising strategies that resonate with local communities. We continuously seek to serve our audiences through principled journalism and engaging storytelling, enhancing the viewing experience with products like The National Desk, Full Measure, and Tennis Channel. Our commitment to technological advancement ensures we remain at the forefront of industry growth, allowing us to connect brands with diverse audiences effectively.

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