Director - Data Engineering - Consumer Web

Director of Data Engineering -

As a Director of Data Engineering, you'll be building a team of engineers from the ground up. Your goals would be to make data ubiquitous in all. You would lead the company to make better, faster data-driven decisions by making data accessible to every employee. In addition, you'd help uncover interesting insights for the company to unlock untapped potential.

Responsibilities:

- Create and own the strategic roadmap for the team

- Manage team execution and ensure timely delivery based on the plan

- Mentor and grow a talented team capable of taking on increasingly more challenging projects and delivering world-class products

- Help with project management as well as cross-organization dependencies

- Drive an excellent student experience, continually raising the bar on functionality, usability, and simplicity for our product through the use of data

- Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics, and process for regular assessment and improvement

- Provide technical leadership and guidance to your team members and your project peers

- Set clear expectations and create a positive work environment based on accountability, in collaboration with the content and management teams

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Desired skills and experience:

- 10 years of experience in consumer web.

- Deep understanding of the data lifecycle at an internet consumer company.

- Deep understanding of the tools to move data, operate over it and present it in an optimized format for a variety of consumers.

- Strong knowledge of developing web applications using both frontend and backend components

- Strong knowledge of Ruby, Go, Python, Java, and/or Javascript

- High proficiency and technical leadership in backend infrastructure and data pipeline architecture

- Strong management skills for planning and executing complex multi-team projects

- Experience architecting, developing, and launching software products and/or services

- Experience managing successful engineering teams including hiring/termination and performance management

- Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

- Deep understanding of how culture and team dynamics create exceptional teams

- Ability to effectively communicate your plans and vision to the broader company.