Hybrid Principal Data Engineer - Data Architect & Leader

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Data Engineer for a hybrid role in Stellenbosch, Western Cape. You will architect, design, and optimize large-scale data pipelines and data platforms to enable advanced analytics and ML initiatives.

You will lead a team, mentor engineers, shape data governance, collaborate with data science and business teams, and evaluate new technologies to keep our data architecture robust, scalable, and cost-efficient.