Lead Data Engineer
Core
Lead a team of data engineers to build and maintain scalable data pipelines supporting reporting, analytics, and machine learning use cases for a digital media platform.
Role type
Senior IC data engineering lead (people management)
Builds
ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing solutions, and ML-enablement infrastructure
Domain
Digital media, performance marketing, and customer insights
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, GCP (BigQuery, GCS, Composer), SQL, dbt, team leadership, sprint planning, data governance
Preferred skills
Digital media or performance marketing experience, Google Ads/Meta/TikTok data familiarity, BI tools (Tableau/Looker), ML workflow collaboration, data contracts/schema versioning
Technologies
Python, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, GCP, BigQuery, GCS, Composer, dbt, SQL
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a team of data engineers; Own team delivery across sprints; Set engineering practices (code reviews, testing, observability); Collaborate cross-functionally with Analytics, BI, and business stakeholders; Guide technical architecture decisions; Mentor junior engineers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management