Data Engineering Manager

Job Description

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Welcome to HomeBuddy, where making a home awesome is like seeing a vision come to life! We are on a mission to create a friendly and trusted platform to connect homeowners with the right contractors across the US. 

What started as a small idea has become a fast-growing home improvement platform focusing on lead quality and long-term partnerships based on trust and mutual success. We are a product-first company with a long-term outlook - our platform consistently and positively evolves based on data insights and the most up-to-date tools.

This job is for you if

• You would like to work in a positive atmosphere where teamwork and trust in your colleagues are primary values. 
• You succeed in an environment that values initiative and sharing feedback and where your suggestions and efforts are recognized and appreciated.
• You are used to taking responsibility for solving difficult tasks and are directly involved in how your efforts impact the final result.
• You thrive in an environment that encourages proactive contributions, cross-functional collaboration, and continuous learning.

This role is full-time and offers home working flexibility.

Your future tasks will include

• Lead Scalable Data Initiatives: Architect and oversee data infrastructure to support advanced analytics, real-time insights, and machine learning, ensuring it's built to scale and adapt to new technologies.
• Develop High-Performing Data Pipelines: Create reliable, high-performance data pipelines that integrate diverse data sources, enabling real-time and batch data processing with minimal downtime.
• Drive Cross-Functional Projects: Collaborate with teams across Data Science, Engineering, and Product to deliver impactful data-driven solutions that support strategic goals.
• Champion Best Practices in Data Engineering & Governance: Establish data engineering standards, focusing on governance, security, and compliance to drive efficient and responsible data use across the organization.
• Mentor and Inspire the Team: Guide and support the data engineering team of 3 people through code reviews, technical mentorship, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
• Optimize ETL/ELT Workflows: Design and maintain ETL/ELT processes that ensure data accuracy, reliability, and ease of access for business use cases.
• Shape Strategic Data Planning: Lead planning and prioritization for data engineering initiatives, focusing on ROI and long-term business value to support growth and innovation.

You’re going to need this to be successful in this role

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering, with 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Strong experience with Python, SQL, Snowflake, a good understanding of AWS Services (Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, Eventbridge, API Gateway, Sagemaker, EC2, S3, IAM), along with familiarity with DBT for data modeling and pipeline optimization.
• Strong knowledge of data infrastructure concepts, software design principles, data governance, security, data modeling principles, and data quality monitoring.
• Proven experience with DataOps practices such as orchestration (Prefect/Airflow), CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and monitoring.
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen to prioritize and evaluate the impact of data projects on overall business goals.
• Business fluency in English.

It’s nice if you also have

• Experience with Event Driven Architecture and Event Sourcing.
• Experience implementing data governance initiatives.
• Experience in SaaS, marketplace, or lead generation environments.

Why choose HomeBuddy

• Enjoy the freedom to work from anywhere without being tied to one place - while ensuring you are available to our team during the agreed working hours.
• Achieve a harmonious work-life balance with a flexible schedule tailored to your local needs, along with paid vacation, sick leave, and local holidays.
• Empower yourself with work equipment of your choice partially paid for by HomeBuddy and up-to-date apps and tools to maximize your productivity.
• Feel valued and appreciated with an industry-leading compensation package.
• Get recognized and rewarded for both outstanding individual efforts leading to extraordinary results and our team success. 
• Enhance your well-being with our allowance program covering fitness activities and mental health programs.
• Learn and expand your knowledge by both working on complex tasks and using paid training opportunities, including courses, events, and conferences.

If this sounds like you, we should talk!

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