Drive technical leadership to members of the Data Engineering team, including input on data pipeline design, performance optimization, and AWS cloud services, as well as coaching team members and mentoring new hires
Provide strong people management for the team, including regular 1:1 meetings, career development guidance, and general check-ins to support individual growth and team morale
Lead the design and implementation of Philo's data platform architecture
Set technical standards and best practices for data engineering work
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data platform needs and translate business requirements into technical solutions
Design scalable data pipelines and infrastructure
Manage team workload, priorities, and delivery timelines
Implement data governance, security, and quality control processes
Drive technical decisions with a focus on long-term sustainability

Requirements

10+ years of professional experience in data engineering, ideally with a few years working on high-volume data platforms
2+ years of experience managing data engineering teams in cloud-native environments
Deep expertise in modern data stack technologies, particularly AWS data services, Snowflake dbt, Airflow, Airbyte, Python, and SQL
Strong people management skills with experience providing coaching, performance feedback, and career development guidance to direct reports.
Strong track record of designing and implementing data platforms
Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders, simplifying complex data concepts for various business audiences
Experience managing cloud-based data platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).

Benefits

Full health, dental and vision coverage for you and your family
401(k) plan with employer contributions (we match 100% of deferrals up to 3% of pay and 50% of the next 2% of pay)
Flexible working hours
Up to 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave
Unlimited paid time off for vacation and sick leave
$2,000 annual vacation bonus (we pay you to take a two week vacation)
$5,250 annually for professional development and educational assistance
$1,250 annual home office + TV stipend during first year of employment ($250 annually thereafter)
$500/month ($6,000/year) bonus for employees who commit to working at least 3 days per week in our offices, plus generous commuter benefits ($315/month towards transit, rideshare, bike rental, or parking at our HQ office in San Francisco)
Free Gympass subscription — an all-in-one corporate benefit that gives employees the largest selection of gyms, studios, classes, training and wellness apps
Dog-friendly office
And much more!

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringdata pipeline designperformance optimizationdata platform architecturedata governancesecurityquality controlAWSPythonSQL

Soft Skills

people managementcoachingmentoringcareer development guidancecommunicationcollaborationteam moraletechnical leadershipperformance feedbacksimplifying complex concepts