Data Engineering Manager
Core
Lead a distributed data engineering pod to build and maintain high-throughput streaming and batch pipelines for an advertising technology platform.
Role type
Senior IC Data Engineering Manager (distributed systems)
Builds
Data lakehouse, CTV late-impression pipelines, CI/CD automation, and real-time/batch data systems for advertisers and publishers.
Domain
Advertising Technology (AdTech) / Big Data Engineering
Required skills
Data Engineering leadership, Python, SQL, Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Google Cloud Platform (BigQuery, GKE, Dataflow), Terraform, CI/CD (ArgoCD), Lakehouse formats (Iceberg/Delta), Dimensional modeling
Preferred skills
AdTech domain expertise (programmatic auctions, RTB), Analytics/OLAP tooling (Druid, Looker)
Technologies
Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Google Cloud (BigQuery, GKE, GCS, Dataflow), Terraform, ArgoCD, Docker, Iceberg, Delta
Responsibilities
Supervise local data engineering pod and manage team capacity/hiring; Foster high-performance culture across distributed teams (Bangalore/EU); Plan and execute multi-quarter initiatives (data lakehouse re-architecture, CTV pipelines); Refine engineering processes (code quality, IaC, observability, cost optimization); Partner with Product, Backend, and Data Science teams; Maintain 50-70% hands-on technical implementation (pipeline design, code review, troubleshooting); Manage production responsibilities (monitoring, on-call, incident response).
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership