Job Description:
Role Title : AVP, Principal Data Engineer (L11)
Company Overview: Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a leading consumer financing company that has been at the heart of American commerce and opportunity for nearly a century. Synchrony delivers credit and banking products that empower tens of millions of consumers to improve their financial lives and access what matters most. Leveraging innovative solutions that are shaping the future of retail commerce, Synchrony supports the growth and success of some of the nation’s most respected brands, alongside hundreds of thousands of small and midsize businesses, including health and wellness providers. Committed to excellence in service and culture, Synchrony is proud to be named as #3 as a Great Place to Work® in India and is honored to be ranked the #1 Best Company to Work For® in the U.S. by Fortune magazine and Excellent Place to Work®. For more information, visit www.synchrony.com.
Organizational Overview:




Synchrony's Data Engineering team architects and operates cloud-native data platforms and event-driven pipelines that process hundreds of millions of credit card transactions annually, delivering curated, trustworthy datasets to downstream consumers and operational systems with high availability and strong reliability requirements
We champion engineering rigor, data quality, and a platform-first mindset across real-time event streaming, batch orchestration, Lakehouse architecture, and AI-ready data products, leveraging cutting-edge open-source and cloud-native technologies.
Role Summary/Purpose:
We are looking for an AVP, Principal Data Engineer to serve as a hands-on technical leader who both drives and delivers, writing production-quality code, owning end-to-end data pipeline design and delivery, and setting the technical direction for the team. This role will lead the design and delivery of cloud-native, event-driven data platforms that power real-time transactional workflows and AI-ready data products, while mo

📌 AVP, Principal Data Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Synchrony
📍 Hyderabad