Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Dropbox

Senior Manager leading Dropbox’s data engineering team and core data platform. Improving pipeline reliability, quality, efficiency, and self-serve analytics for company-wide decision-making.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$209,100 - CA$282,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading data engineering teams, establishing data quality practices, and optimizing data platform efficiency. Proficient in building large-scale data pipelines and fostering collaboration across engineering, data science, and business stakeholders.

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Data Engineering LeadershipLarge-Scale Data Pipeline DevelopmentSpark, Dbt, Airflow ExperienceData Modeling FundamentalsTeam Management and Development

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringBackend InfrastructureBatch and Streaming PipelinesData Quality PracticesData SLAsSemantic Layer DesignIncident ResponseCI/CD for DataAnomaly DetectionQuality Metrics

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationStakeholder AlignmentMentoringFostering Psychological SafetyContinuous Learning

Tools & Technologies

DatabricksSnowflakeBigQueryAI Coding Tools

Industry Keywords

Data PlatformData ScienceAnalyticsHigh-Scale EnvironmentsEngineering Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowBigQuerySpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and grow a team of data engineers building and operating ingestion, transformation, orchestration, serving, and self-serve analytics layers
Establish data quality practices covering lineage, freshness monitoring, anomaly detection, and quality metrics
Lead the self-serve analytics platform to reduce bespoke requests and increase partner-team autonomy
Own data-platform compute and storage efficiency while improving reliability
Partner with Data Science, BIE, Analytics, Product, Data Platform, and the CTO organization on semantic layers, modeling standards, and data contracts
Establish engineering practices including code review, testing, CI/CD for data, incident response, and postmortems
Champion measured use of AI coding tools to improve engineering productivity
Mentor and develop data engineers while fostering ownership, technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous learning

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of data engineering or backend/data infrastructure experience, ideally in high-scale environments
3+ years directly managing and growing engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and team design
Proven experience building and operating large-scale batch and streaming pipelines
Experience with Spark, dbt, and Airflow/orchestration
Experience with modern lakehouse or warehouse platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or BigQuery
Ownership of data SLAs, observability, lineage, and incident response for business-critical pipelines
Strong data modeling fundamentals
Ability to design semantic layers and data contracts for downstream consumers
Excellent communication and stakeholder-alignment skills across engineering, data science, analytics, and business partners

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Logistics Dropbox is a cloud-based service that provides tools for storing, sharing, and accessing files across devices. It offers features such as document sharing, video review, automatic backups, and AI-driven scheduling. Dropbox also provides solutions for different sectors like teams, sales, marketing, and education, and industries including construction, media, technology, and manufacturing. With a focus on security, Dropbox ensures files are encrypted and protected against tampering. It offers integrations with various productivity tools and is trusted by major companies for efficient file management and collaboration. Senior Manager, Data Engineering 🔥 22 minutes ago 🇨🇦 Canada – Remote 💵 $209.1k - $282.9k / year ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior 👮‍♀️ Software Engineering Manager Airflow BigQuery Spark Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Lead and grow a team of data engineers building and operating ingestion, transformation, orchestration, serving, and self-serve analytics layers
Establish data quality practices covering lineage, freshness monitoring, anomaly detection, and quality metrics
Lead the self-serve analytics platform to reduce bespoke requests and increase partner-team autonomy
Own data-platform compute and storage efficiency while improving reliability
Partner with Data Science, BIE, Analytics, Product, Data Platform, and the CTO organization on semantic layers, modeling standards, and data contracts
Establish engineering practices including code review, testing, CI/CD for data, incident response, and postmortems
Champion measured use of AI coding tools to improve engineering productivity
Mentor and develop data engineers while fostering ownership, technical excellence, psychological safety, and continuous learning 🎯 Requirements
8+ years of data engineering or backend/data infrastructure experience, ideally in high-scale environments
3+ years directly managing and growing engineering teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and team design
Proven experience building and operating large-scale batch and streaming pipelines
Experience with Spark, dbt, and Airflow/orchestration
Experience with modern lakehouse or warehouse platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or BigQuery
Ownership of data SLAs, observability, lineage, and incident response for business-critical pipelines
Strong data modeling fundamentals
Ability to design semantic layers and data contracts for downstream consumers
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