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title: 'Principal Data Engineer at Tenna'
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# Principal Data Engineer at Tenna

- **Company:** Tenna
- **Location:** Nationwide
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-04-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/tenna/5ac02a2d-4504-473d-b6c6-35cfd88fb999

## Job description

Position Description We’re seeking a Principal Data Engineer to own data architecture across our connected equipment platform. Reporting directly to the CTO, you’ll design the data systems and patterns that our engineering teams implement, from our IoT device ingestion pipeline handling data from our growing fleet of devices, to our data storage and processing infrastructure, to the data models and APIs that power our products. This is an organization-wide architectural role: you’ll set data architecture standards, provide design oversight to engineering teams, and ensure our data infrastructure can support our aggressive growth. If you thrive at the intersection of hands-on data engineering and architectural leadership, apply today!

Why Tenna? We take pride that our roots are in the construction industry. With this experience and knowledge, we have built a platform that revolutionizes construction equipment fleet operations. We provide innovative solutions to customers looking for competitive ways to better manage and track their assets, such as heavy and light equipment, large fleets, tools, and materials. At Tenna, we believe the best is right in front of all of us and that each day holds more potential than the one before. We believe that every new discovery can lead to something better than we thought possible. When we boil it down, the top five qualities that define the Tenna Team are quality-obsessed, gritty, continuous learners, collaborative problem solvers, and just plain awesome. Sound like you? Join us as we empower our customers to control their mixed assets on one comprehensive platform anytime, anywhere.

## Your Responsibilities

- Owns organizational-wide data architecture, defining standards, patterns, and designs that our teams will implement. Solves complex data challenges regardless of perceived ambiguity or degree of clarity.
- Reviews data-related designs and implementations across teams for architectural consistency, performance, and scalability.
- Produces reference implementations, proofs of concept, and hands-on guidance when teams encounter complex data engineering challenges.
- Designs and develops data pipelines, integrations, and platform features with performance and scalability in mind.
- Builds and maintains data APIs and ingestion systems that can handle complex, high-volume data efficiently.
- Takes responsibility for the quality of data systems across the organization, including testing strategies and data integrity standards.
- Owns the data architecture strategy across the platform, including database design patterns, data API standards, and data flow architecture.
- Consults with product managers to define, scope, and plan new data features and capabilities.
- Partners with the CTO and engineering leadership on strategic data initiatives and long-term architectural direction.
- Partners with teams to define data quality standards, automated data validation patterns, and testing strategies for data pipelines.
- Partners with engineering and product teams to design and support data infrastructure for AI/ML initiatives, including model training pipelines, feature stores, and inference data flows.
- Designs the IoT data ingestion and distribution architecture to support data from a significantly expanding device fleet, including replayability, aggregation, and real-time distribution patterns.
- Tests, evaluates, and recommends technologies to improve our overall data infrastructure.
- Produces excellent documentation.

## Qualifications

- 12+ years of professional data engineering or software development experience; self-motivated and driven to deliver impactful data products.
- 2+ years’ experience providing architectural direction and design oversight to engineering teams, not just individual mentorship. Excellent communication skills are a must.
- Experience setting data architecture standards and providing technical oversight across multiple engineering teams.
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or equivalent experience; intimately familiar with the fundamentals of computer science, data architecture, and distributed systems.
- Substantial experience with SQL; experience with NoSQL is a plus.
- Experience with Python for data engineering workflows; experience with Node.js is a plus.
- Experience with distributed data processing frameworks such as Apache Spark or Apache Flink is a plus.
- Experience with data orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow or similar is a plus.
- Experience with containerized application deployments, especially using Docker, is highly preferred.
- Experience with large-scale data systems and data warehousing solutions is highly preferred; possesses in-depth knowledge of the open source data ecosystem and how to incorporate it into scalable solutions.
- Experience with message queueing architectures, especially RabbitMQ, is preferred.
- Experience with Amazon Web Services, especially S3, RDS, DMS, and VPC; experience with Redshift or EMR is a plus.
- Experience working with AI/ML systems, including building data infrastructure to support model training, inference pipelines, or AI-powered features, is a plus.
- Experience designing data architectures for IoT or high-frequency telemetry systems is highly preferred.

Benefits, Perks, & Additional Information:

- Full-time opportunity.
- Location: Remote - nationwide.
- Travel is required, 8 - 10%.
- Opportunities for growth and personal development within a highly dynamic team.
- Robust, low-cost benefit packages offered.
- Benefit coverage begins on the first date of employment.
- Paid Time Off and Volunteer Time Off offered.
- 401k match.
- Dependent Care offered.
- Employee referral bonuses.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Tenna is committed to building a diverse team. We welcome different perspectives and opinions to foster innovation, authenticity, and excellence across all parts of our company, and are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

## About Tenna

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Tenna provides a construction operations software and technology platform that goes beyond basic equipment tracking to connect every aspect of fleet management—from field to shop to office.
- **Entity Type**: Private (listed as a subsidiary of Deere & Company on LinkedIn) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco)
- **Headquarters**: New Hope, Pennsylvania, United States (with an additional office in Edison, New Jersey) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco) [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/tenna)
- **Founded**: 2015 (originally founded as BuildSourced, later renamed Tenna) [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed in available sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Construction technology, IoT/telematics, equipment fleet management, safety & compliance
- **Target customers**: B2B — mid-size to large-scale construction contractors, equipment fleet operators, and firms managing mixed (owned + rental) fleets [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Mission/purpose**: To help contractors gain control over their mixed fleets through integrated hardware and software solutions that reduce costs, drive productivity, and increase profitability [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)

## Products & Services
- **Tenna Platform (Software Suite)**: Cloud-based construction fleet management platform with modules for Equipment Maintenance, Safety & Compliance, Construction Resource Management (requesting, planning, dispatching), Cost Codes, Mechanic Time Cards, Parts Inventory Management, and a Reporting Engine with construction-specific reports [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **TennaMINI GPS Tracker**: Ultra-small GPS hardware for tracking heavy equipment, replacing older TennaGO hardware [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **TennaCAM 2.0 (Heavy Equipment Camera)**: Dual-facing dash camera with AI technology for mitigating risk and monitoring driver behavior on construction jobsites; includes a first-to-market Safety and Operations Scorecard (launched May 2025) [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **TennaINTEL Smart Equipment Tracker**: Tracks equipment and also reads surrounding BLE-tagged assets [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **TennaBLE RT1 & Steel Puck SP2**: BLE beacons for tracking tools and miscellaneous small assets; SP2 launched April 2025 [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Integrations & Ecosystem**: Integrations with Procore, Viewpoint Vista, Sunbelt Rentals, Boom & Bucket, and OEM telematics systems per ISO 15143-3 (AEMP 1.2/2.0) standards [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Action QR**: Feature that shortcuts field workers directly to forms or screens to speed up daily recurring tasks [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $3.5M (per LinkedIn company data) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Deere & Company (listed as parent company), Sunbelt Rentals, Procore, Viewpoint Vista (Trimble), Boom & Bucket [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco) [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Serving 650+ customers [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
  - Headcount: 124 employees, up 16.7% YoY (+23 people) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco)
  - LinkedIn followers grew 34.9% year-over-year [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco)
  - Continuous product launches: Safety & Operations Scorecard (May 2025), Steel Puck SP2 (April 2025), TennaINTEL, Action QR, enhanced Reporting Engine — all in 2024–2025 [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
  - Expanding OEM integrations and rental house partnerships [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep industry roots**: Over 100 years of combined construction experience on the team — building technology as insiders, not outsiders [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Integrated hardware + software suite**: Covers tracking, safety cameras, BLE asset tracking, maintenance, and resource management in one platform — beyond pure telematics [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **OEM-agnostic mixed fleet support**: Works with diverse fleets including owned and rental assets, with standards-based OEM integrations (AEMP 1.2/2.0) [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **First-to-market innovations**: Recent releases like the Safety & Operations Scorecard and the dual-facing heavy equipment camera demonstrate product leadership [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Hands-on customer partnership**: In-house customer success teams travel onsite; strong communication and follow-through are core to their model [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)

## Strategic Focus
- **Expanding AI and safety capabilities**: Continued investment in AI-driven dash cameras, safety scorecards, and risk mitigation tools [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Deepening integrations**: Growing partnerships with rental houses (e.g., Sunbelt Rentals) and OEMs to provide unified visibility across owned and rented assets [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Enhancing operational planning tools**: Building out Construction Resource Management with scheduling, cost codes, and robust reporting [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Extending asset tracking ecosystem**: Launching next-gen BLE beacons and trackers for tools and small assets to complement heavy equipment tracking [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-friendly**: Many open roles are listed as Remote – Nationwide across the U.S. [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/careers/) [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/tenna)
- **Impactful mission**: Opportunity to directly improve construction safety, efficiency, and profitability through technology used in the field, shop, and office [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
- **Multifaceted team**: Roles span software engineering, product management, customer success, design, and more — with an emphasis on collaboration and industry expertise [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/careers/)
- **Commitment to DE&I**: Partnering with local community organizations and focused on building a diverse, equitable, inclusive team [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/careers/)
- **Benefits & support**: Competitive benefits including 401(k) and HSA, plus discount programs [tenna.com](https://www.tenna.com/careers/)
- **Culture & ratings**: LinkedIn employer rating of 3.1/5 (44 reviews) with compensation at 3.9/5, work-life balance 3.1/5, culture 3.0/5, and career growth 3.2/5 — best rated for compensation, with candid feedback from employees [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco)

## Sources
1. [tenna.com — About Us](https://www.tenna.com/about-us/)
2. [tenna.com — Careers](https://www.tenna.com/careers/)
3. [jobs.lever.co — Tenna](https://jobs.lever.co/tenna)
4. [linkedin.com — Tenna](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tennaco)
5. [builtin.com — Tenna](https://builtin.com/company/tenna)

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