Data Platform Engineering Leader

Etsy, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 239,000 - 311,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Annual performance bonus

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Etsy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Data Collections and Streaming Data Platform in the United States.

You will lead two critical teams responsible for event data collection and real-time data streaming, shaping the technical strategy and delivering reliable, scalable infrastructure. You will partner with engineering managers, product managers, and analytics to align roadmaps, drive data-driven decisions, and build high-performance teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading platform/infrastructure teams.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and data pipelines.
• Ability to set technical direction across multiple teams.
• Product-minded partner to PMs and internal customers.
• Coaching and mentoring engineers across levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead two engineering teams: Data Collections and Streaming Data Platform.
• Partner with Data Platform leadership to build a clear technical roadmap.
• Shape product direction with PMs based on internal workflows.
• Set goals, prioritize work, and ensure reliable delivery across systems.
• Foster observability, incident response, and documentation discipline.

Skills

Platform leadership

Distributed systems

Event streaming

Data pipelines

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Observability practices

Mentoring engineers

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Tools

BigQuery

Kafka

Job description

Etsy, Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for Data Collections and Streaming Data Platform in the United States.

You will lead two critical teams responsible for event data collection and real-time data streaming, shaping the technical strategy and delivering reliable, scalable infrastructure. You will partner with engineering managers, product managers, and analytics to align roadmaps, drive data-driven decisions, and build high-performance teams.