Vannevar Labs is looking for a Software Engineering Manager to lead their data platform engineering team. The team is responsible for structuring multimodal datasets and providing access patterns for internal developers. The goal is to enable internal developers to move faster by solving common problems, reducing system duplication, and building a foundation for product success.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in leading platform engineering teams
- 5+ years of experience as a backend, data, or search engineer.
- Strong technical expertise in building ETL pipelines, data warehousing and designing APIs.
- Ability to deliver scalable and reliable platform solutions over a diverse collection of data types.
- Proficiency coding with Python, TypeScript, or similar
- Proficiency with PostgreSQL, or other relational databases.
- Proficiency with Elasticsearch, or other search engines.
- Proficiency with software development in AWS or other cloud services.
Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable, reliable data pipelines, warehouses, and search capabilities for supporting internal developers.
- Identify opportunities for improving developer experience and time-to-market for product engineers building with core datasets.
- Work closely with engineers, DevOps, and product engineering teams, leveraging your communication skills to ensure effective teamwork.
- Develop and lead a strong cross-functional team that forms strong partnerships with developers across the organization.
Other
- High ethical standards for handling sensitive data, ensuring adherence to data privacy rules and compliance standards.
- Willingness to travel to offsite and team syncs ~4 weeks per year
- Excellent communication skills, teamwork abilities, and project ownership.
