Data Engineering Manager, London

Key Skills

Java Programming, Python Programming, SQL

Job Description

Every month, billions of people leverage Facebook products to connect with friends and loved ones from across the world. On the Data Engineering Team, our mission is to support these products by delivering the best data foundation that drives impact through informed decision making. We're looking for a leader in our Data Engineering team to work closely with Product Managers, Data Scientists and Software Engineers to support product launches and roadmaps by building the data architecture that informs and drives insight. In this role, you’ll be a foundational member of the leadership team, where you'll see a direct link between your work, company growth, and user satisfaction. You'll work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, work with one of the strongest data sets in the world, use cutting edge technology, and see your efforts affect products and people on a regular basis. You’ll be expected to utilize your full range of people management skills, data infrastructure and data architecture skills, and setting a strong vision for how data engineering can proactively improve companies.

Data Engineering Manager, London Responsibilities

• Proactively drive the vision for BI and Data Warehousing across a product vertical, and define and execute on a plan to achieve that vision.
• Define the processes needed to achieve operational excellence in all areas, including project management and system reliability.
• Build a high-quality BI and Data Warehousing team and design the team to scale.
• Build cross-functional relationships with Data Scientists, Product Managers and Software Engineers to understand data needs and deliver on those needs.
• Manage data warehouse plans across a product vertical. Drive the design, building, and launching of new data models and data pipelines in production.
• Manage development of data resources and support new product launches.
• Drive data quality across the product vertical and related business areas.
• Manage the delivery of high impact dashboards and data visualizations.
• Define and manage SLA’s for all data sets and processes running in production.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience managing, scaling and mentoring teams in highly matrixed organizations.
• Experience in BI and Data Warehousing.
• Examples of strong partnerships with product managers and engineers which provide product direction and exert significant influence in defining goals for your product area.
• Project management experience.
• Data architecture experience.
• Experience in SQL or similar languages and development experience in at least one object-oriented language (Python, Java, etc.).
• BA/BS in Computer Science, Math, Physics, or other technical fields.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a consumer web or mobile company.
• Experience with data sets, Hadoop, and data visualization tools.
• Advanced degree.