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Director, Data Engineering

Headspace

$180,000 - $287,500
Sep 26, 2025
Remote, US
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Headspace is looking to solve the problem of transforming mental healthcare through cutting-edge technology, leveraging the power of AI and ML to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

Requirements

  • 8-10+ years of hands-on experience in big data technologies, with Staff Engineer+ skills in pySpark, dbt, and Databricks
  • Experience designing and implementing performant, flexible data architectures, including testing, observability, and data quality alerting
  • Experience with code reviews of other team members to ensure engineering quality
  • Experience developing solutions that meet HIPAA (or other PII/PCI) requirements, including data anonymization
  • Experience partnering with product leaders to improve instrumentation and A/B testing capabilities
  • Experience as a technical leader with a track record of delivering results and making progress in a fast changing, ambiguous problem space
  • Ability to articulate, influence, and drive changes across multiple teams and levels of stakeholders

Responsibilities

  • Develop and drive strategic roadmaps for scalable data architecture, ELT, and data pipelines
  • Directly manage data engineers and contractors with a wide range of experience levels
  • Partner with our CISO to ensure compliance with HIPPA and privacy standards
  • Distill complexity for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Build cross-functional relationships with other technology leaders
  • Effectively prioritize tradeoffs between reducing tech debt and developing innovative data products
  • Explore new technologies to support the future state of our business

Other

  • Lead, attract, and grow stellar technical talent as we continue to invest in Data and AI
  • Model tenacity and resilience in the day to day
  • BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM major (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) or equivalent experience
  • US-remote job location: we are currently recruiting remotely in the United States for this role. Candidates must permanently reside in the US full-time.