Engineering Manager, Data Knowledge Platform
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Requirements
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in data or software engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management role. • Proven experience successfully managing and scaling an engineering team of 10+ people, including managers and senior individual contributors. • Demonstrated ability to define and execute a technical strategy that led to a significant business outcome or operational improvement. • Strong command of the data and software engineering domains, with a focus on architecture and strategy. • Deep understanding of distributed data processing technologies (e.g., Apache Spark, Databricks) and event streaming (e.g., Kafka). • Solid knowledge of modern data storage and serving technologies, such as CubeJS, ElasticSearch, and Clickhouse, and more. • Familiarity with observability tooling such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus. • Hands-on design experience in crafting data processing patterns for a modern Lakehouse architecture. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills tailored for diverse audiences (leadership, users, company-wide). • Ability to rapidly evaluate various technologies and conduct proof of concepts to drive architecture design. • Experience thriving in a complex environment. • At Airwallex, you can make an impact in a rapidly growing, global fintech. We want you to share in our success, which is why you’ll be offered a competitive salary plus valuable equity within Airwallex. We also like to ensure we create the best environment for our people by providing collaborative open office space with a fully stocked kitchen. We organise regular team-building events and we give our people the freedom to be creative. • Applicant Safety Policy: Fraud and Third-Party Recruiters • To protect you from recruitment scams, please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details, sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport), or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @airwallex.com email address. Please apply only through careers.airwallex.com or our official LinkedIn page. • Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition, regardless of any other provision to the contrary. • Equal opportunity
Responsibilities
• Provide visionary technical leadership and define a clear 1-3 year strategic roadmap for the Realtime Data Platform. • Lead the multi-year effort to modernize our core data platform, introducing real-time analytical processing at petabyte scale. • Partner with product teams to enable new data-driven features, such as AI-powered applications or real-time dashboards, by ensuring the underlying platform capabilities are in place. • Successfully scale and structure the engineering teams, including hiring new talent and mentoring managers and senior individual contributors. • Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with product and other engineering teams, serving as a trusted technical advisor on all things Data and AI.
Benefits
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