Head of Data Engineering: Scalable Pipelines & AI

Autodesk; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software company is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead a team focused on building scalable data pipelines and processes. The role involves mentoring data engineers, partnering with product teams, and defining a vision aligned with data platform strategies. Candidates should have extensive experience in data engineering, cloud platforms like AWS and Snowflake, and exhibit strong leadership and communication skills. Ideal candidates are based in Montreal or Toronto, Canada and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Annual bonuses

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in data engineering, with at least 4 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated success leading technical teams and delivering data engineering projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of data engineers.
• Define and drive the long-term vision for data engineering.
• Partner with teams to understand data needs.

Skills

Data engineering leadership

Cloud data platforms (AWS, Snowflake)

SQL

Python

Data modeling best practices

Communication skills

Tools

Airflow

Spark

Hadoop

DBT

Job description

A leading software company is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead a team focused on building scalable data pipelines and processes. The role involves mentoring data engineers, partnering with product teams, and defining a vision aligned with data platform strategies. Candidates should have extensive experience in data engineering, cloud platforms like AWS and Snowflake, and exhibit strong leadership and communication skills. Ideal candidates are based in Montreal or Toronto, Canada and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.