Data Platform Engineering Manager: Scale Lakehouse & AI

Rakuten Viki; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Rakuten Viki in Singapore is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead the development of their next-generation data ecosystem. You will be responsible for mentoring data engineers and architecting a scalable Data Lakehouse. The ideal candidate has a strong cloud data architecture background and experience in managing complex data solutions.

This position offers an opportunity to go beyond traditional engineering, embracing a culture of operational excellence while ensuring data quality and governance is upheld across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing or leading cross‑functional data engineering teams.
• 10+ years building scalable, high‑quality data solutions.
• Experience with Cloud-based data platform tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of data engineers.
• Architecting and scaling the Data Lakehouse.
• Drive engineering excellence and Data Governance.

Skills

Cloud Data Architecture

CI/CD for data

Data Governance

Data modeling

Stakeholder Management

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

Airbyte

Kafka

Airflow

Looker

Job description

Rakuten Viki in Singapore is seeking a Manager, Data Engineering to lead the development of their next-generation data ecosystem. You will be responsible for mentoring data engineers and architecting a scalable Data Lakehouse. The ideal candidate has a strong cloud data architecture background and experience in managing complex data solutions.

This position offers an opportunity to go beyond traditional engineering, embracing a culture of operational excellence while ensuring data quality and governance is upheld across the organization.