[Hiring] Engineering Manager, Developer Platform @Lime

Role Description

We’re looking for an experienced Engineering Manager, Data Platform to lead our Data Engineering team. You will be responsible for architecting, building, and scaling the foundational data infrastructure that powers our global fleet’s analytics, machine learning models, and real-time business intelligence.

• Lead, mentor, and scale a team of engineers focused on high-throughput data ingestion, processing, and storage solutions.
• Own the data roadmap by defining technical strategy, setting priorities for data architecture, and aligning with product and business stakeholders.
• Drive data reliability and observability strategy to ensure high data quality, lineage tracking, and uptime for mission-critical pipelines.
• Champion best practices in data ops, including version-controlled schemas (dbt), CI/CD for data pipelines, and automated testing.
• Drive innovation in ML-readiness by partnering with the ML Platform team to provide clean, feature-rich datasets for model training and inference.
• Foster a culture of data stewardship, ensuring data is discoverable, well-documented, and accessible across the organization.
• Partner with Security, Compliance, and Legal teams to implement robust data privacy and SOX-compliant access controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in data engineering and distributed systems, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or management role.
• Proven success building and scaling modern data stacks on cloud providers (AWS preferred), including experience with Snowflake.
• Expertise in distributed processing (Spark, Flink, or Kafka) and workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• Hands-on experience developing and debugging complex data transformations using Python and high-performance SQL.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and experience managing "Data as a Product" for internal consumers.
• Familiarity with data governance tools and practices (cataloging, lineage, and PII masking).
• Proven track record managing teams that deliver scalable, resilient data architectures in fast-growing environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex data challenges into business impact for non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• The base salary range listed reflects what Lime reasonably expects to offer for this role, with the final base salary determined by objective factors such as the candidate’s location and relevant skills and experience.
• Depending on the position, the total compensation package may also include discretionary annual performance bonus opportunities and equity, subject to applicable plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Company Description

Lime is the largest global shared micromobility business, operating in close to 30 countries across five continents. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered more than one billion rides in cities around the world. Named a 2025 Time 100 Most Influential Company, Lime continues to set the pace for shared micromobility globally, spurring a new generation of clean alternatives to car ownership.