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Engineering Manager - Data - Skyscanner
Engineering Manager
Lead a high‑performing data engineering team, architect scalable data pipelines, and drive data‑driven product decisions using Python, SQL, and AWS services.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a cross‑functional data engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
- Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data warehouses that support real‑time analytics and machine‑learning workloads.
- Collaborate with product, analytics, and data science teams to translate business requirements into robust data solutions.
- Ensure data quality, governance, and security across all data assets, implementing best practices for metadata management and lineage.
- Drive adoption of cloud‑native services (AWS) and modern data tooling (Snowflake, dbt, Airflow) to accelerate delivery and reduce operational overhead.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles, with 2+ years in a leadership capacity.
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience building ETL/ELT pipelines on AWS.
- Strong understanding of data architecture, lakehouse patterns, and cloud data services.
- Excellent communication skills and a proven track record of delivering high‑impact data products.
- Passion for travel and a user‑centric mindset are a plus.