Data Engineering Manager
Posted 27 Aug 2025
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- Expected experience
- 6+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
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We are seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead a team of data engineers in building high-quality, scalable data products and infrastructure. In this hybrid role, you’ll balance people management with technical delivery—mentoring engineers, guiding solution design, and collaborating across teams to deliver data systems that support analytics, data science, and operational needs.
This role is ideal for an experienced data engineer or tech lead who is ready to take the next step into engineering management and enjoys blending hands-on support with strategic execution.
If you’re excited by this challenge and want to work within a dynamic company, then we’d love to hear from you.
THE GAME PLAN
Everyone on our team has a part to play
Team Management & Growth
- Lead a team of data engineers through coaching, mentorship, and technical guidance
- Support individual career development and performance feedback, creating growth opportunities for your team
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance team culture
Technical Oversight & Delivery
- Guide the design and implementation of scalable data pipelines, platforms, and data products
- Review architecture and code, provide technical direction, and help resolve complex engineering challenges by being hands-on when needed
- Ensure delivery of high-quality, reliable solutions aligned with business goals and engineering best practices
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with product managers, data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and prioritize work
- Translate business needs into actionable engineering detailed plans and ensure timely delivery of key projects
- Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams to align on priorities and progress
Operational Excellence
- Promote operational stability and reliability of data pipelines and systems through monitoring, alerting, and incident response
- Advocate for high standards in data quality, governance, and compliance by collaborating with platform and data governance teams
- Drive continuous improvement in development workflows and team productivity
THE STATS
What we're looking for in our next teammate
- 6+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering, with at least 1–2 years in a team leadership or mentorship role.