[Remote] Principal Software Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ritchie Bros. is a leading omnichannel marketplace providing transaction solutions for commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to lead technical architecture and execution across their data platform, ensuring it is scalable and reliable while driving advanced analytics and AI solutions.ResponsibilitiesSet and evolve the technical architecture for IAA’s data platform — ingestion, transformation, storage, semantic modeling, and data delivery — on the Azure data and analytics stackPersonally design and build the most complex, high-impact data pipelines, frameworks, and reusable components that other engineers build uponDefine engineering standards and patterns across architecture, code quality, performance, scalability, observability, and governance — and drive their adoption through example and mentorshipLead the design and implementation of robust pipelines, semantic models, and data products that power dashboards, self-service analytics, forecasting, and downstream machine learning systemsBuild the production-grade data pipelines and feature/data infrastructure that data scientists rely on to train, serve, and operationalize modelsDiagnose and resolve the toughest performance, reliability, and scalability challenges across BI and data workloads (e.g., Power BI, Synapse, Fabric)Drive technical strategy and execution across Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Power BI, and broader Azure BI technologies, evaluating new tools and making build/buy recommendationsMentor and grow data engineers and analytics engineers, conducting design reviews and elevating the technical capability of the teamAct as a senior technical thought partner to engineering and business leadership on data architecture, technical tradeoffs, and platform investment prioritiesTranslate complex business problems into practical, scalable, and well-architected data solutionsSkillsExtensive hands-on experience as a senior or principal-level data engineer, with a track record of designing and building production data platforms at scaleDeep expertise across the Azure BI / data technology stack, including: Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Power BI and semantic modeling, Broader Azure data and analytics servicesStrong command of data engineering architecture, modern analytics platforms, dimensional and semantic modeling, and scalable, fault-tolerant pipelinesExpert-level proficiency in Python and SQL, with strong software engineering fundamentals (testing, version control, CI/CD, modular design)Working understanding of how data scientists consume data, enough to build the pipelines and feature/data infrastructure that support model training and servingDemonstrated ability to solve ambiguous, complex business problems through robust technical design and pragmatic executionStrong mentoring and influence skills — able to elevate engineering practices and lead technically without formal authorityExcellent communication skills; able to explain complex technical concepts and tradeoffs to both technical and non-technical partners across Ops, Business, Sales, Marketing, Product, and EngineeringAbility to thrive in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment with multiple priorities and stakeholders12+ years experience building data platforms supporting enterprise use cases across operations, commercial functions, and product-driven organizationsExperience spanning both BI modernization and data platform enablement for analytics and ML within the same platformFamiliarity with cloud-native engineering practices, infrastructure-as-code, and secure, scalable data environmentsExperience defining platform-wide standards and reference architectures adopted across multiple teamsExperience building data pipelines that support RAG, LLM, or modern AI workloads on enterprise dataBenefitsRB Global full-time employees are offered medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurances.Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan and RB Global will match 100% for the first 4% contributed.Employees will also receive 15 days of PTO each year.Company OverviewFounded in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE & TSX: RBA) is the world’s largest and most trusted marketplace for used equipment, trucks, and industrial assets. It was founded in 1958, and is headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.rbauction.com.Company H1B SponsorshipRitchie Bros. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 6 in 2025, 2 in 2024, 5 in 2023, 1 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 5 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.