Engineering Manager - Data

About the role

As Engineering Manager - Data, you will lead and grow our Data Engineering team while defining the technical vision for our data platform. You’ll build scalable, reliable systems that power analytics, experimentation, AI models, and executive decision-making across the company.

This is a high-ownership leadership role combining platform architecture, data strategy, and team building.

What you’ll do

Own and drive the technical roadmap for the Data Engineering team, planning and delivering on a quarterly basis

Execute product plans and manage delivery commitments with a strong focus on quality and timelines

Architect and build scalable backend systems, data pipelines, and infrastructure components aligned with 12-factor app principles

Design and implement robust data warehouses and data strategies for SaaS products

Define clear quarterly goals for the team and guide execution to achieve measurable outcomes

Mentor engineers and help them deliver to the best of their abilities

Set clear career paths for team members and support their professional growth

Lead technical discussions and help engineers make critical architectural and design decisions

Partner closely with the Product team to develop and curate the data and platform roadmap

Who you are

8+ years of software development experience with 2+ years of engineering leadership experience

Strong architecture and system design skills with experience building large-scale web services

Hands-on experience designing and developing backend systems, data pipelines, and infrastructure components

Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, especially AWS

Experience designing and building data warehouses

Experience in defining and executing a Data Strategy for SaaS products

Strong technical leadership with the ability to drive critical technical discussions

Even better if you have

Knowledge of Kafka, Spark, and related data technologies

Experience with Python, Kubernetes, Docker, and modern deployment technologies

You will thrive in this role if you

Enjoy balancing hands-on technical contributions with people leadership

Think strategically about long-term platform scalability while delivering short-term results

Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments

Take ownership end-to-end from roadmap definition to execution and team growth