Principal Data Engineer

dotdigital
Full-time cape town, western cape Database, Analytics & BI, IT Management & IT Project Management
Posted:
May 31, 2026
Location:
cape town, western cape, South-Africa

Job Description

About the Role

We are on the lookout for a Principal Data Engineer to help define and lead the next generation of our data platform and data capabilities. You’ll play a key role in building scalable, resilient and intelligent data systems that power real time services, insights, products features and decisions across Dotdigital.

As a Principal Data Engineer, you will be instrumental in driving the architecture, development and delivery of our data platform. You will lead key initiatives, provide technical direction and collaborate with product, analytics and data science teams to ensure data value is realised across the entire ecosystem. Working across the entire data lifecycle, you will help shape how data is collected, processed and consumed across Dotdigital.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure and resilient data systems across streaming, batch and real-time use cases.
  • Architect data pipeli...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: cape town, South-Africa
Posted: May 31, 2026
Deadline: July 10, 2026