[Hiring] Director of Engineering, Data @Boulevard

Role Description

We're hiring a Director of Engineering - Data to build and lead the technical foundation that powers Boulevard's data ecosystem and products. This role is responsible for our data infrastructure, data governance, ML capabilities, and the underlying systems that enable data-driven products and decision-making across the company.

Reporting to the SVP of Engineering, you'll play a critical leadership role in establishing Boulevard's data platform as a strategic competitive advantage. Your work will shape how data is collected, processed, and leveraged across the company - driving insights, powering product innovation, and ensuring operational excellence. You will ensure that data is reliable, secure, performant, and accessible to support our growing customer base and internal teams. You'll lead a high-impact team of data engineers, with a mandate to grow and scale the organization. This is a foundational role where you'll architect and build systems that will support Boulevard's growth for years to come.

Domains of Ownership

• Data Infrastructure & Platform Engineering: Build and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines and infrastructure
• Data Products: Partner with the insights team, product management, and product engineering to power reporting dashboards, analytics features, and data-driven customer experiences
• Data Governance & Quality: Establish frameworks for data integrity, lineage, and compliance
• Data Security & Privacy: Ensure data protection, access controls, and regulatory compliance (including HIPAA)
• ML/AI Platform Operations: Provide the foundation and standards for machine learning and AI capabilities
• Real-time & Batch Processing: Design and optimize data processing systems for various use cases
• Data Integration & APIs: Enable seamless data flow between systems and external partners

Key Projects & Initiatives

• Modern Data Infrastructure: Continue building out scalable data infrastructure using tools like dbt, Airflow, and real-time streaming platforms
• Customer Data Products: Collaborate with Product Management and Product Engineering to deliver customer-facing reporting, dashboards, and analytics features
• Data Platform for Insights: Build robust data pipelines that enable the Data Insights team to deliver external benchmarking and internal business intelligence
• Data Governance Framework: Establish comprehensive data quality monitoring, lineage tracking, and governance policies
• Platform Self-Service: Build tools and frameworks that enable other teams to safely and efficiently work with data
• Security & Compliance: Strengthen data protection, access controls, and ensure HIPAA compliance across all data systems
• Performance Optimization: Continuously improve cost, speed, and reliability of data processing systems
• ML/AI Infrastructure: Provide robust foundation for training, deployment, and monitoring of machine learning models and LLMs

What You'll Do Here

• Technical Leadership: Define and execute the long-term technical strategy for Boulevard's data platform, ensuring scalability and reliability as we grow
• Team Building: Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data platform engineers, establishing best practices and fostering a culture of excellence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Management, Product Engineering, and the Data Insights team to understand requirements and deliver platform capabilities that enable customer-facing data products and internal insights
• Architecture & Design: Drive architectural decisions for data systems, balancing current needs with future flexibility and scalability
• Operational Excellence: Establish monitoring, alerting, and operational practices that ensure high availability and performance of data systems
• Standards & Governance: Define and implement data governance policies, security standards, and quality frameworks across the organization
• Strategic Planning: Work with leadership to align data platform roadmap with business objectives and technical strategy

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data platform engineering, distributed systems, or infrastructure engineering, with deep expertise in building scalable data processing systems
• 5+ years of people management experience, including managing senior engineers and technical leads
• Proven track record of building data platforms and ML systems that support both internal analytics and customer-facing data products
• Experience delivering customer-facing reporting, dashboards, and analytics features in collaboration with Product teams
• Strong experience with modern data stack technologies (dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, Kafka, etc.)
• Deep understanding of data governance, quality frameworks, and security best practices
• A strategic mindset with the ability to translate business goals into technical roadmaps, balancing short-term execution with long-term vision

Benefits

• At Boulevard, we work hard to structure compensation in a way that balances internal equity with local market competitiveness, and we’re happy to share a good-faith estimate of the base salary range for this role. For U.S. based candidates, the anticipated base salary range is $220,000 - $270,000 per year.
• In addition to this base compensation, this role may be eligible to participate in a variable compensation program.
• 401(k) match plus dental, medical, vision, and life insurance
• Flexible vacation day policy
• Fully remote work with a monthly work from home stipend
• Family planning resources and specialized support programs
• Equity opportunities
• Boulevard Bucks Learning and Development program