Director, Data Engineering

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Director, Data Engineering
About the Role
This role will be the key Data Engineering leader for building and scaling our data and generative AI practice, in collaboration with other stakeholders that you will work very closely with. You are expected to have prior experience with highly scalable and modern data environments, a software engineering background, and fostering a culture of impact, innovation and collaboration. This role will report to the Head of Data.
What You'll Do

• Lead, develop, and grow an established high-performing Data Engineering team
• Ensure that the team creates, develops, and delivers top-tier technical solutions that are of high-quality, scalable, performant, secure, well-tested, documented, and suitable for addressing high-impact technical challenges
• Help oversee and roadmap our data infrastructure and data initiatives
• Play a major part across all stages of the agile software development cycle within a collaborative, cross-functional team environment
• Partner with engineers, data scientists, and senior leadership to define and refine our data architecture and technology choices, and meeting new challenges and opportunities (e.g. genAI)
• Helping to establish, execute, and reinforce Data Engineering best practices and processes

What You'll Bring

• A commitment to add to our culture of DEI
• Experience with streaming and event-driven workflows with Kafka and Spark, and real time environments.
• Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases, data warehousing concepts, and cloud-based analytics database (Snowflake, ) administration
• Experience with infrastructure tools like Istio, Kubernetes, CloudFormation, etc.
• Experience with modern software development (e.g. github, CICD processes) and programming languages (e.g. python, java, node, go)
• Demonstrated ability as a strategic technical partner, working collaboratively with data analytics, data science, product, engineering, and other cross-functional partners, to plan, prioritize, and achieve company goals, ideally using OKRs
• Experience administering and implementing big data processing, transformation and orchestration tools, e.g. dbt, airflow, dagster.
• Passionate about data lineage, quality, integrity and consistency
• Experience with the AWS and Confluent ecosystems
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to communicate complex concepts to diverse audiences
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, agile, and dynamic environment, while ensuring you and the team are making the impact that is needed
• Ability to handle multiple concurrent projects while working independently and in teams of all sizes with representatives from a diverse set of technical backgrounds
• Closely manage cloud costs and find opportunities for optimization.

Compensation and Benefits
Base Salary Range*: $188,500 - 259,500
*Glassdoor base salaries are targeted to the market 75th percentile for technical roles and the 65th percentile for non-technical roles. In other words, 65-75% of comparable organizations in our industry will pay less.
Annual Bonus Target**: 20%
** Bonuses are paid in 6-month intervals, aligning with bi-annual performance reviews
Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU):
***Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, RSU grant awards are presented bi-annually to exceptional performers.
You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here .
Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, along with 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.* Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave.
*Coverage begins at the start of employment. After 48 months of continuous employment, 100% of all premiums for you and your dependents can be employer-paid!
Work/Life Balance: Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year
Investing in Your Future: 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services.
Our Company Values and Commitments

• Transparency: We are open and honest. We share information - the good and the bad - so we can continuously learn, collaborate and make the right decisions. Pay bands , our compensation philosophy, and employee feedback polls are shared publicly.
• Innovation: We actively pursue new and different ways to further Glassdoor's mission. We forge our own path by challenging the status quo. The ultimate goal is not just to change how we operate at Glassdoor, but for every employer to follow our lead!
• Good People: We work together with integrity, respect and compassion for one another. We have fun together! We are inclusive, fair and humble while remaining confident. We do the right thing, period.
• Grit: We are resilient, inventive and fearless. We see challenges as opportunities. With passion and courage, we come together to get the job done.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We are dedicated to building a company that is more diverse and representative of society at large. Glassdoor externally publishes our Diversity & Inclusion report and information about our employee population to hold ourselves accountable to our dedication. We also provide programs and resources to build a greater sense of belonging for our employees.

Glassdoor is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. Glassdoor is an equal opportunity employer; committed to creating a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.