[Hiring] Manager, Data Engineering @Velir
Apr 03, 2025 - Velir is hiring a remote Manager, Data Engineering. 💸 Salary: $140,000 - $160,000 annually. 📍Location: USA.
Role Description
As a Manager, Data Engineering you are responsible for leading and managing a team of Data Engineers while actively contributing to the development and implementation of data engineering solutions. Your primary focus will be to address pain points related to engineering culture, provide coaching and feedback to your direct reports, and stay up to date with industry trends in a way that benefits the company. You will play a crucial role in driving employee retention, resourcing, learnings management, presales, feedback gathering, QA, and internal engineering processes.
Responsibilities
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Team Leadership:
- Leads a team of data engineers, typically consisting of 5 to 8 direct reports.
- Advocates for and protects team time to contribute to internal projects.
- Pursues sustainable technical architectural decisions in the team with a long-term approach in mind.
- Recruits, trains, supervises, and supports the development of team members in data engineering functions.
- Conducts performance reviews under the guidance and in close collaboration with the functional associate director / director.
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Functional Leadership:
- Works with clients to build guidelines for the infrastructure to support the storing and movement of data.
- Implements data engineering tools to support data-driven decision-making.
- Develops strategies to ensure consistency and security with their data products.
- Has a good balance of technical knowledge and can coach other engineers and data solutions managers on their areas of expertise.
- Supports engineering projects on tier 1 client engagements with assistance from more senior Engineering management.
- Advises clients on selection of data engineering tools, systems, and approaches.
- Selects, configures, and implements engineering solutions and tools using best practices.
- Contributes advanced engineering skills and knowledge to client engagements.
- Contributes to internal and externally facing resources for data engineering teams (e.g. add to internal wiki, write a blog post, etc.).
- Plans for sustainable growth of their team and builds a clear roadmap for milestones and impact.
- Leads hiring for their team based on hiring plans provided by People Ops and Director.
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Project Delivery:
- Improves core data engineering deliverables by supporting internal process reviews.
- Recommends and implements data engineering tools and technologies that best suit the client’s needs.
- Directly supports day-to-day execution of work, while may need support in driving larger, strategic pieces.
- Is accountable within their team for the availability and reliability of the systems their team builds.
- Ensures the team is prioritizing availability and quality vs. new feature development appropriately.
- Works collaboratively with other data functional teams such as data analytics, analytics engineering, and data solutions to achieve client goals.
- Guides a team in the successful and timely execution of project deliverables.
- Is accountable for the quality of your team’s work.
Qualifications
- Intermediate / expert proficiency with cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake)
- Knowledge of common data integration patterns (e.g., CDC, ELT, etc.)
- Intermediate / expert proficiency with common data integration / orchestration platforms (e.g., Fivetran, Azure Data Factory, Apache Airflow)
- Experience mentoring and advising other engineers.
- Experience with optimizing resource allocation by assessing team members' strengths and assigning tasks according to their expertise, while promoting skill growth.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Physical Requirements
- Frequent sitting at a desk performing work on a computer.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation Range
$140,000 - $160,000 annually. Please note that compensation packages are finalized after the interview process is concluded. We use a competency-based approach to base pay, which means it is based on the competencies and skills demonstrated for this role.
Core Company Values
- Take the Long View - Ensure the company is built to last.
- Be Courageous - Make the right decisions even when they aren't the easiest decisions.
- Be Genuine - Bring honesty and authenticity to all that you do.
- Work with Focus + Passion - Display purpose and pride in your work and never stop learning.
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Salary
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$140,000 - $160,000 annually
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Remote
Location
USA
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Job Type
full-time
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Posted
Apr 03, 2025
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| 📍 | Be aware of the location restriction for this remote position: USA |
| ‼ | Beware of scams! When applying for jobs, you should NEVER have to pay anything. Learn more. |
