Senior Manager Data Engineer
Job Description
Lead data engineering teams to build and support scalable, cloud-first data platforms using lakehouse and modern pipeline technologies.
Responsibilities
- Direct Agile teams delivering scalable data engineering solutions across full-stack and cloud platforms
- Guide a team of developers, data analysts, and data scientists with experience in machine learning, distributed microservices, lakehouse architecture, and full-stack systems
- Stay hands-on by reviewing architecture designs, data models, and pipeline code across Python, Spark, Databricks, and Snowflake environments
- Drive technical patterns and standards for code quality, maintainability, and reusability across data platforms and pipelines
- Oversee the design and health of data platforms and pipelines, setting expectations for scalability, resilience, data quality, and operational efficiency
- Coordinate with product managers and software engineers to deliver robust cloud-first data solutions
- Communicate technical concepts and data outcomes clearly to internal and external stakeholders to maintain alignment
- Serve as a force-multiplier through leading, mentoring, and growing a diverse team of data engineers
- Lead end-to-end, large-scale transformative data initiatives, making critical architectural decisions and evaluating platform choices (for example, Snowflake vs Databricks) based on technical and business needs
- Contribute to internal and external technology communities through experimentation, learning, and mentoring within the data community
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related quantitative field (Statistics, Economics, Operations Research, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering)
- 6+ years of experience in application development (internship experience does not apply)
- 3+ years of people management experience
- 2+ years driving technical delivery of roadmap features
- 4+ years programming with at least one of: Python, Java, or Scala
- 4+ years designing and developing data pipelines
- 2+ years in data modeling and designing end-to-end data solutions using both relational and non-relational database systems
Technologies
- Databricks, PySpark, Snowflake, Spark, Python, Java, Scala
- Machine learning, distributed microservices, lakehouse architecture
- AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud
- EMR, Glue, Airflow, Dagster
- Monte Carlo, Splunk
- MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redshift
- NoSQL, SQL
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 9+ years of experience in application development with demonstrated proficiency in Python, SQL, Scala, or Java
- 5+ years hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating data workloads in at least one public cloud (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud)
- 5+ years building or supporting distributed data or compute workloads using tools such as EMR, Spark, Glue, or Databricks
- 5+ years designing, implementing, and operating real-time or streaming data pipelines
- 3+ years data observability experience (e.g., Monte Carlo, Splunk) or data orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Dagster)
- 5+ years working with unstructured or semistructured data using NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB)
- 5+ years designing and supporting data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift)
- 3+ years working in an Agile development environment
- 3+ years developing user-centric reusable data products
Benefits
- Performance based incentive compensation, which may include cash bonus(es) and/or long term incentives (LTI)
- Comprehensive, competitive, and inclusive set of health, financial and other benefits supporting total well-being
Compensation
- Chicago, IL (Onsite): USD 209,000 - 238,500 per year
Experience: 6+ years • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field