Data Engineering Manager

Trajector

full-time

Posted on: 9/17/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $167,100 - $212,600 per year

SeniorLead

AirflowAmazon RedshiftAWSAzureBigQueryCloudETLGoogle Cloud PlatformPythonSQL

About the role

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
Collaborate with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and deliver solutions.
Define and execute the data engineering roadmap in alignment with organizational strategy.
Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data workflows.
Partner with data scientists and business analysts to enable advanced analytics and AI/ML initiatives.
Establish best practices for data architecture, quality, security, and governance.
Optimize data processing for performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency.
Ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards.

10+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
Strong expertise with SQL, Python, and data pipeline frameworks like Airflow and dbt
Hands-on experience with modern data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, or equivalent).
Proficiency in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
Proven track record of delivering scalable, production-grade data solutions.
Strong understanding of data security, governance, and compliance frameworks.
Excellent communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills.