Data Platform Engineering Lead – AI-Driven

Trade Me; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI skilling program

10% dedicated learning time

Company lunches

Annual awards

Networking groups

Social sports clubs

Job summary

Trade Me is seeking an Engineering Lead - Data to lead the Data Platform squad responsible for Snowflake AI, analytics, and data-driven experiences. You will coach engineers, own delivery of the squad's roadmap, and shape architecture with the Principal Engineer and Principal Product Owner.

You’ll guide end-to-end data initiatives, ensure robust CI/CD, and uphold high standards for AI-assisted development while partnering with cross-functional teams in a flexible, innovation-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data engineering or related roles with leadership experience.
• Hands-on with Snowflake, dbt, SQL, Airflow, Python.
• Experience with cloud data tooling and orchestration (AWS/GCP, Airflow/Prefect) defined and deployed as code (Terraform).
• AI-focused mindset and experience with Snowflake AI capabilities (CoWork, Coco).

Responsibilities

• Line manage, coach, and unblock 7 direct reports in the Data Platform squad.
• Own squad operating cadence, delivery accountability, and team health.
• Oversee code reviews, dbt transformations, SQL, Python, testing, CI/CD, and observability.
• Apply Snowflake AI capabilities for self-service and AI-assisted development.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of roadmap, quarterly commitments, and incident response.
• Partner with Principal Engineer and Principal Product Owner on architecture alignment.
• Contribute to Data & AI leadership strategy across Technology, Data Science, Security and Architecture.

Skills

Snowflake

dbt

SQL

Airflow

Python

People leadership

AI experience

Tools

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Prefect

Job description

Trade Me is seeking an Engineering Lead - Data to lead the Data Platform squad responsible for Snowflake AI, analytics, and data-driven experiences. You will coach engineers, own delivery of the squad's roadmap, and shape architecture with the Principal Engineer and Principal Product Owner.

You’ll guide end-to-end data initiatives, ensure robust CI/CD, and uphold high standards for AI-assisted development while partnering with cross-functional teams in a flexible, innovation-driven environment.