Team Leader Data Engineering

Overview

As the Data Engineering Manager, you’ll serve as a servant leader responsible for building and enabling a high-performing team of Data Engineers delivering scalable, reliable, and secure data platforms and services. You will lead the development of modern data capabilities across batch and real-time processing, cloud data platforms, and enterprise data integration while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

You will partner closely with Engineering, Analytics, Product, Architecture, and Business stakeholders to deliver trusted data solutions that enable operational and strategic decision-making at scale.

• Lead and mentor an Agile team focused on data-driven experimentation, innovation, quality, and engineering craftsmanship
• Communicate and promote the culture and mission of the company
• Collaborate with leadership to align team objectives, roadmap priorities, and delivery goals with the company vision
• Provide technical leadership across data engineering initiatives while partnering with Staff Engineers and Architects on scalable platform solutions and engineering standards
• Promote thoughtful decision-making within a self-organized team and proactively remove delivery roadblocks
• Drive team performance using engineering and operational metrics such as quality, predictability, flow, velocity, reliability, and incident trends
• Coordinate response and communication for production and technology incidents and ensure root causes are identified and resolved
• Stay informed on evolving trends across technology, cloud data platforms, AI/ML, business, and regulatory landscapes
• Evaluate team structure, technical capabilities, and organizational alignment to improve delivery effectiveness and scalability
• Understand and contribute to product roadmap planning while maintaining awareness of broader technical and business changes impacting the team
• Develop short-, mid-, and long-term objectives aligned with product and engineering roadmaps
• Develop and retain technical talent through coaching, mentorship, hiring, performance management, and career development
• Promote engineering and leadership best practices across the broader engineering organization

• Minimum Qualifications
  8+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or Platform Engineering
  3+ years of experience in technical leadership or people leadership roles leading Data Engineering teams
  Prior hands-on experience as a Senior or Lead Data Engineer building scalable enterprise data platforms and distributed systems
  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
  Strong experience designing and supporting batch and real-time data pipelines in cloud-native environments
  Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams composed of Data Engineers and Software Engineers
  Expertise in SQL and at least one modern programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala
  
  Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  Strong understanding of CI/CD, testing automation, observability, and modern software engineering practices
  Ability to contribute to architecture discussions, technical strategy, and engineering tradeoff decisions
  Experience mentoring engineers and developing high-performing technical teams
  Experience using Agile and operational metrics such as throughput, WIP, cycle time, reliability, incident trends, and defect rates to improve engineering performance
  Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and business decisions

• Preferred Qualifications
  Experience designing scalable distributed systems, data platforms, and integration architectures
  Experience leading engineering teams delivering scalable, reliable, and maintainable production systems
  Ability to meet delivery goals with shifting timelines, staffing, and dependencies
  Working knowledge of multiple Agile development methodologies
  Experience coordinating technology incident resolution processes
  Knowledge of people leadership practices such as change management, recruiting, hiring, performance management,…