As the Engineering Manager for our Data Platform, you will be the primary architect of the ecosystem that powers TrueML’s intelligence. We are currently in a phase of purposeful scaling, and we need your leadership to build a rock-solid, high-performing data foundation that bridges the gap between raw infrastructure and actionable insights. Your goal is to champion data integrity and technical excellence while leading a world-class team during this period of deliberate expansion.
What You'll Do:
- Empower a Talented Team: Lead, manage, and mentor a group of data engineers, fostering their career development and championing a culture of technical excellence.
- Architect Resilient Infrastructure: Own the design and development of data pipelines and systems to ensure they are prepared for company-wide expansion.
- Champion Data Trust: Act as a relentless advocate for data quality by implementing the system controls and SLAs necessary for flawless production processes.
- Collaborate Strategically: Partner cross-functionally with Data Science and Product managers to translate complex business needs into efficient, well-documented data models.
- Maintain Technical Excellence: Perform high-impact code reviews and provide critical guidance to optimize ETL pipelines and schema performance.
- Balance Leadership with Craft: Contribute directly to development work and troubleshooting alongside your team when the mission requires it.
- Drive Data Accessibility: Ensure data is a true business enabler by making it reliable and easily accessible for stakeholders across the company.
Who You Are:
- An Experienced Leader: You have 2+ years of hands-on management experience and 5+ years of relevant data engineering expertise, with a track record of growing teams through coaching.
- A Big Data Expert: You have deep familiarity with modern technologies like Snowflake, Airflow, BigQuery, or Redshift, and mastery of both RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
- A Master of the Stack: You possess advanced proficiency in Python or Java and expert-level SQL skills, specifically in scaling schemas and tuning ETL performance.
- A Systems Thinker: You have extensive experience designing data warehouses and workflow systems, including owning SLAs for critical production processes.
- An Elite Communicator: You are a natural bridge-builder who can translate deep technical hurdles into clear, actionable updates for business partners.
- Purpose-Driven: You thrive in environments that value intentional progress and are excited to mature a data ecosystem from the ground up.
- Bonus Skills: You bring experience with Spark, Scala, or Protocol Buffers, or you have navigated the unique regulatory challenges of the FinTech industry.
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