
Senior Manager, Data Engineering
PayPal
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Jose • California • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $176,500 - $262,350 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead complex data engineering projects, ensuring they meet business objectives and deliver actionable insights.
- Develop advanced data architectures and pipelines to analyze large datasets and solve complex business problems.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to identify data-driven opportunities for business growth and efficiency.
- Implement best practices for data management, analysis, and visualization.
- Ensure data governance and compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to the data engineering team.
Requirements
- 12+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Prior experience leading an Engineering Team
- Demonstrated deep hands-on expertise with enterprise-class data platforms and pipelines at scale
- Strong SQL skills with ability to troubleshoot and optimize complex queries
- Experience with both batch processing (Spark, Dataproc) and real-time/streaming systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub, Dataflow)
- Hands-on proficiency with Cloud data services. Preferably - BigQuery, Bigtable, Dataproc, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub
- Strong programming background in Python with ability to review code and guide technical decisions
- Solid understanding of data architecture, data modeling, and distributed systems
- 3+ years of demonstrated people management experience building and leading engineering teams
- Proven experience leading teams within a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Strong execution skills - track record of delivering complex projects through teams
- Experience with Agile methodologies, project planning, and estimation
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Healthcare coverage for you and your family
- Resources to create financial security
- Support your mental health
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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringdata architecturedata pipelinesSQLSparkDataprocKafkaPub/SubPythondata modeling
Soft Skills
leadershipmentorshipcollaborationcommunicationexecutionproblem-solvingteam managementtechnical guidancebusiness acumenadaptability