Engineering Manager, Data Platform

TL;DR

Engineering Manager, Data Platform: Leading a team building and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers the enterprise, with an accent on data sharing and semantic layer design. Focus on improving query performance, platform efficiency, and ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $185,300 - $247,800 USD

Company

hirify.global is a company that believes in the convergence of fresh perspectives and experiences from all walks of life.

What you will do

• Lead and Mentor: Manage and grow a team of 5+ data engineers, setting clear expectations and providing regular feedback.
• Architectural Leadership: Drive architectural decisions across the platform, ensuring systems are built for high availability, scalability, and security.
• Technical Excellence: Guide the team through complex technical challenges, including semantic modeling and platform reliability.
• Performance Optimization: Improve query performance and platform efficiency for data consumers across the organization.
• Strategic Execution: Collaborate with product managers and architects to define and deliver the data platform roadmap.
• Operational Health: Own the operational posture of the platform, including monitoring, incident response, and on-call rotation management.

Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years in data or software engineering, with 2+ years managing engineering teams of 5 or more.
• Proven experience designing complex data systems, with expertise in semantic layering and data sharing at enterprise scale.
• Hands-on experience with dbt and semantic models (e.g., MetricFlow), Snowflake, and SQL.
• Experience with technologies such as Cursor, Claude CLI/Code, Kibana, and Airflow.
• Solid command of CI/CD practices (e.g., GitHub Actions) and data observability tooling such as DataDog or Monte Carlo.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible time off with learning and development opportunities.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision (with 100% employer paid options and 90% coverage for dependents), FSA and HSA, 401k match, and telehealth options.
• Parental leave and support, up to $20k in fertility services, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.
• On-demand maternity support through Maven Maternity, free breast milk shipping through Maven Milk, pet insurance, legal advisory services, and financial planning tools.