Principal Jobs in Boston, MA
Principal jobs in Boston are concentrated in the Back Bay, Longwood Medical Area, and downtown Financial District, with strong demand across education, healthcare, and professional services. Employers currently hiring include Amazon, Fidelity Investments, and Liberty Mutual Insurance. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Principal Data Engineer, Global Liquid Markets-Public Markets and Research
Are you passionate about data and excited to shape the future of investing through innovative technology, including Agentic AI? Do you thrive in an inclusive, collaborative environment where your ideas are valued? Are you curious, adaptable, and eager to learn, experiment, and apply AI to solve real problems? If so, come build with us at Liberty Mutual Investments.
At Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI), we manage a high-quality investment portfolio using a disciplined strategy. LMI operates as a complete investment firm within our Fortune 100 company. Our investment professionals are critical to helping us keep our promises to policyholders, claimants, and their families.
NOTE: This role will have a hybrid work arrangement (2x/week) in our Boston, MA office.
Job Description
At Liberty Mutual Investments Technology, we are seeking a skilled Principal Data Engineer who is ready to take on exciting challenges, help shape our cloud-native, data platform, and make a real impact across our investment insights. You will build modern, AI powered solutions and robust data pipelines that power insights across our Global Liquid Markets (Public Markets and Research) investment portfolio, and you will use AI and agentic tools to build faster, test smarter, and automate the work that slows teams down. This is a high-impact opportunity to grow your career in a supportive, growth-oriented team working on meaningful challenges.
Key Responsibilities
Lead data engineering across four full stack squads, driving data design, best practices, and technical decisions while staying hands-on within one.
- Build data people can trust: Design and run automated, high-performance data pipelines on Snowflake and AWS that bring market and vendor data into the platform reliably and at scale.
- Shape the data products: Design the data models behind scalable products that power analytics and applications used in real investment decisions with an AI first mindset.
- Make quality a standard, not an afterthought: Own the testing strategy, from unit tests built into the pipeline to independent regression testing and set shared quality standards with Core Data and data governance.
- Drive AI-powered data engineering: Use AI to speed up how the squads build, test, and operate data pipelines, and apply agentic AI to automate repetitive engineering work, with sound guardrails and human review.
- Turn business needs into a roadmap: Partner with product owners and tech leads to translating what the business needs into a clear, prioritized data roadmap.
- Raise the engineering bar: Mentor engineers, lead code reviews, and model the practices you want the squads to follow.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 8+ years in data engineering, with a proven record of delivering scalable, high-performing data pipelines and architecture in production.
Experience using AI tools to improve the speed, quality, and scale of work; can point to concrete workflows where AI adds value; critically evaluates and validates AI-generated output; and applies AI responsibly, protecting confidential and customer data.
- Experience with institutional investment or asset management data, ideally in public markets (fixed income, and derivatives) and research (data driven insights from structured and unstructured company, sector, macro sources).
- Expert SQL, with a strong command of data modeling, warehousing, and architecture, and sound judgment on design tradeoffs.
- Expert-level experience in designing and architecting scalable, high-performance Snowflake and AWS data solutions, including complex data models, ETL/ELT pipelines, performance optimization, and establishing best practices for data engineering across multiple squads
- Proficient in Python for transforming, integrating, and automating data workflows.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services used in data and application workloads, such as S3, Lambda, RDS (PostgreSQL), API Gateway, and IAM.
- Hands-on CI/CD experience, automating how data work is built, tested, and deployed with tools such as GitHub Actions or similar.
- Experience building data quality and automated testing into pipelines, from tests that run with every change to regression checks that confirm data products stay correct after releases, using data testing and quality tools such as dbt, iceDQ, or similar.
- Experience leading technical work, such as guiding design decisions, mentoring engineers, or setting a team’s technical direction.
Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.
At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.
We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/benefits
Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
Fair Chance Notices
- California
- Los Angeles Incorporated
- Los Angeles Unincorporated
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco
Principal Data Engineer, Global Liquid Markets-Public Markets and Research
Are you passionate about data and excited to shape the future of investing through innovative technology, including Agentic AI? Do you thrive in an inclusive, collaborative environment where your ideas are valued? Are you curious, adaptable, and eager to learn, experiment, and apply AI to solve real problems? If so, come build with us at Liberty Mutual Investments.
At Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI), we manage a high-quality investment portfolio using a disciplined strategy. LMI operates as a complete investment firm within our Fortune 100 company. Our investment professionals are critical to helping us keep our promises to policyholders, claimants, and their families.
NOTE: This role will have a hybrid work arrangement (2x/week) in our Boston, MA office.
Job Description
At Liberty Mutual Investments Technology, we are seeking a skilled Principal Data Engineer who is ready to take on exciting challenges, help shape our cloud-native, data platform, and make a real impact across our investment insights. You will build modern, AI powered solutions and robust data pipelines that power insights across our Global Liquid Markets (Public Markets and Research) investment portfolio, and you will use AI and agentic tools to build faster, test smarter, and automate the work that slows teams down. This is a high-impact opportunity to grow your career in a supportive, growth-oriented team working on meaningful challenges.
Key Responsibilities
Lead data engineering across four full stack squads, driving data design, best practices, and technical decisions while staying hands-on within one.
- Build data people can trust: Design and run automated, high-performance data pipelines on Snowflake and AWS that bring market and vendor data into the platform reliably and at scale.
- Shape the data products: Design the data models behind scalable products that power analytics and applications used in real investment decisions with an AI first mindset.
- Make quality a standard, not an afterthought: Own the testing strategy, from unit tests built into the pipeline to independent regression testing and set shared quality standards with Core Data and data governance.
- Drive AI-powered data engineering: Use AI to speed up how the squads build, test, and operate data pipelines, and apply agentic AI to automate repetitive engineering work, with sound guardrails and human review.
- Turn business needs into a roadmap: Partner with product owners and tech leads to translating what the business needs into a clear, prioritized data roadmap.
- Raise the engineering bar: Mentor engineers, lead code reviews, and model the practices you want the squads to follow.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a technical or business field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
- 8+ years in data engineering, with a proven record of delivering scalable, high-performing data pipelines and architecture in production.
Experience using AI tools to improve the speed, quality, and scale of work; can point to concrete workflows where AI adds value; critically evaluates and validates AI-generated output; and applies AI responsibly, protecting confidential and customer data.
- Experience with institutional investment or asset management data, ideally in public markets (fixed income, and derivatives) and research (data driven insights from structured and unstructured company, sector, macro sources).
- Expert SQL, with a strong command of data modeling, warehousing, and architecture, and sound judgment on design tradeoffs.
- Expert-level experience in designing and architecting scalable, high-performance Snowflake and AWS data solutions, including complex data models, ETL/ELT pipelines, performance optimization, and establishing best practices for data engineering across multiple squads
- Proficient in Python for transforming, integrating, and automating data workflows.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services used in data and application workloads, such as S3, Lambda, RDS (PostgreSQL), API Gateway, and IAM.
- Hands-on CI/CD experience, automating how data work is built, tested, and deployed with tools such as GitHub Actions or similar.
- Experience building data quality and automated testing into pipelines, from tests that run with every change to regression checks that confirm data products stay correct after releases, using data testing and quality tools such as dbt, iceDQ, or similar.
- Experience leading technical work, such as guiding design decisions, mentoring engineers, or setting a team’s technical direction.
Pay Philosophy: The typical starting salary range for this role is determined by a number of factors including skills, experience, education, certifications and location. The full salary range for this role reflects the competitive labor market value for all employees in these positions across the national market and provides an opportunity to progress as employees grow and develop within the role. Some roles at Liberty Mutual have a corresponding compensation plan which may include commission and/or bonus earnings at rates that vary based on multiple factors set forth in the compensation plan for the role.
At Liberty Mutual, our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and can thrive. We build an environment that welcomes a wide range of perspectives and experiences, with inclusion embedded in every aspect of our culture and reflected in everyday interactions. This comes to life through comprehensive benefits, workplace flexibility, professional development opportunities, and a host of opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups. Each employee plays a role in creating our inclusive culture, which supports every individual to do their best work. Together, we cultivate a community where everyone can make a meaningful impact for our business, our customers, and the communities we serve.
We value your hard work, integrity and commitment to make things better, and we put people first by offering you benefits that support your life and well-being. To learn more about our benefit offerings please visit: https://www.libertymutualgroup.com/about-lm/careers/benefits
Liberty Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information or on any basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
Fair Chance Notices
- California
- Los Angeles Incorporated
- Los Angeles Unincorporated
- Philadelphia
- San Francisco
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Who's Hiring
- Amazon15
- Fidelity Investments12
- Liberty Mutual Insurance12
- Voya Financial8
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Top Industries Hiring
- Fashion & Apparel
Principal Jobs in Boston: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a principal job in Boston?
Landing a principal role in Boston comes down to targeting the right sectors and neighborhoods. Education-focused principals cluster around Roxbury, Dorchester, and the Fenway corridor, while corporate and consulting principals concentrate in the Financial District and Back Bay. Candidates who combine domain expertise with Boston's collaborative, institution-driven culture and a network built through local professional associations tend to move fastest in this market.
Which companies hire principals in Boston?
Companies currently hiring principals in Boston include Amazon, Fidelity Investments, and Liberty Mutual Insurance, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Boston's hiring mix tends to run toward large anchor institutions, research-driven organizations, and established professional services firms rather than early-stage startups.
Are there remote principal jobs in Boston?
Yes, though it depends heavily on the type of principal role. Hands-on and site-based positions, such as school principals, are almost entirely on-site, while strategy, consulting, and technology-focused principals see more flexibility. About 91% of principal openings tied to Boston are remote or hybrid as of November 2026. Analytical and client-advisory principal roles in Boston's Financial District tend to offer the most hybrid arrangements.
How can I get a principal job in Boston with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in Boston is moving through a senior individual-contributor or team-lead role at one of the city's large institutions before stepping into a principal title. Boston's universities, hospital systems, and consulting firms routinely promote from within and recruit associate or staff-level candidates with strong technical depth. Building visibility through Boston-area professional groups and targeting firms with formal promotion tracks shortens that timeline considerably.
Which industries hire the most principals in Boston?
The sectors hiring the most principals in Boston are Fashion & Apparel, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Boston's concentration of world-class research institutions, a dense financial services corridor, and one of the country's largest biotech clusters drives sustained principal-level demand across all three areas.
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