Principal Software Engineer, Python, ETL, Databricks, AWS

About the role

Data Engineering team within Enterprise Solutions & Intelligence at FactSet builds and modernizes the company’s internal Data Lake, enabling insights across finance, sales, and operations. As a Principal Software Engineer you will architect and implement Python‑based ETL pipelines on Databricks, integrate AWS services, and lead technical decisions while collaborating with data, platform, and business stakeholders. Hyderabad, India – on‑site role with flexible work accommodations.

What you’ll do

• Architect and build scalable data ingestion and transformation solutions
• Design and maintain Python‑based ETL pipelines on Databricks
• Integrate AWS services and ensure security/SOX compliance
• Lead technical decisions and mentor engineering team
• Partner with business stakeholders on strategic data projects

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years software engineering experience
• Deep data engineering expertise

Nice to have

• Python
• SQL and relational database design
• AWS (EC2)
• ETL pipeline development
• Databricks
• AI technologies (Claude, Gemini)
• Collaboration with non‑technical stakeholders

Skills

Benefits

• Health, life, and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plans and employee stock purchase program
• Paid time off and family leave
• Flexible work accommodations
• Career development and learning resources

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent