Engineering Manager - Data

ZipRecruiter; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Engineering Manager – Data to lead their data team and oversee data infrastructure projects. This role focuses on managing a team and implementing strategic data solutions to meet business goals. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in software engineering and data principles.

Benefits

Flexible PTO

401(k) with 4% company match

Comprehensive medical plans

Employee Assistance Program

Dental and vision plans

Qualifications

• 8+ years in full-stack software engineering with a focus on data.
• 3+ years as a team lead or engineering manager.
• Hands-on involvement in data validation and ETL pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Own data infrastructure project planning and execution.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team.
• Drive team roadmap and align technical output with business goals.

Skills

Data engineering principles

Team leadership

Collaboration

Technical strategy

Education

B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related STEM field

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Spark

Ruby

React

MySQL

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job Title: Engineering Manager – Data
Company: Snapsheet
Job Location: USA, Remote
Job Type: Full-time, direct hire
Job Department: Technology

About Snapsheet: Snapsheet is an industry-leading tech company building products that make insurance simple, for everyone. We create platforms that drive efficiencies using data and technology to enable the fastest and most accurate claims processing in the industry.About the Role + Team: We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our growing Data team at Snapsheet. This is a critical role for someone who enjoys rolling up their sleeves, guiding engineers in implementation and architectural decision-making, and helping evolve our data infrastructure for both immediate improvements and long-term scalability.

You’ll lead a team responsible for two core initiatives:

• Synthesis, our homegrown ETL platform
• Vice Metrics, the service powering embedded analytics within our Cloud platform, built on the Sisense BI tool

In this role, you’ll be focused on maturing our data pipeline and platform capabilities—delivering robust data validation, implementing end-to-end testing, and building monitoring tools to support developers and engineers alike. We're looking for a technical leader who thrives on solving real-world data challenges and is excited to build the next of our data platform.

The Data team currently consists of four engineers: a team lead, two senior engineers, and one junior engineer. You’ll help lead them through scaling our current platform, improving data consistency and replication reliability, and ultimately driving towards a more standardized, stable, and scalable solution.

At Snapsheet, Engineering Managers are not just people leaders—they’re also strategic technical contributors who are passionate about guiding engineers and shipping quality code.

What you will do as an Engineering Manager:

• Own the planning, execution, and delivery of critical data infrastructure projects.
• Lead, mentor, and support a high-performing team of engineers through 1:1s, feedback, code reviews, and career development.
  
• Guide architectural decisions and hands-on implementation—especially for data validation, replication, and observability efforts.
• Take charge of team rituals including grooming, retrospectives, and sprint planning.
• Shape and execute the team roadmap in collaboration with internal stakeholders—aligning engineering output with business goals.
• Champion scalable and stable solutions for our data pipelines and reporting systems.
• Work closely with BI analysts, product teams, and support engineers to meet both customer-facing and internal reporting needs.
• Help define and drive Snapsheet’s long-term data engineering strategy.
• Partner with our internal recruitment team to identify and hire top talent.

What we are looking for:

• B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related STEM field
• 8+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering, ideally with a focus in data
• 3+ years of experience in a team lead, tech lead, or engineering manager role
• Deep understanding of data engineering principles, including ETL pipelines, data validation, and scalability
• Experience working with relational databases, API design, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (especially AWS), and services like Kafka, Spark, and DMS
• Hands-on experience with Ruby and React is a plus
• A strong interest in leading technical strategy while staying involved in the codebase
• A collaborative mindset and a passion for building reliable, customer-facing data products

Technologies we use:

• Infrastructure: MySQL, Redis, AWS, Docker, CloudFront, Kafka, AWS DMS, Sisense (on-prem BI)
• : Ruby, JavaScript, SQL
• Frameworks: Rails, React, Spark
• Communication & Task Management: Slack, Jira, Atlassian, Confluence

We’re Built to Grow With You – And That Starts With How We Support You

At Snapsheet, we know that growth doesn’t happen in a vacuum—it’s fueled by the right support at the right time. That’s why we’ve built a benefits experience designed to grow with you, wherever life takes you.

• Choose from 3 robust medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield—plus, we contribute to your HSA when you enroll in our high-deductible health plan.
• Offer two dental plans and one vision plan to keep you and your family healthy.
• Peace of mind with company-paid Short Term , Long Term , and Life Insurance.
• Additional protection through voluntary benefits like Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Legal Assistance.
• 401(k) with a 4% company match—because your future is worth investing in.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 6 sessions per life incident to support your mental well-being.

Perks That Make Growing Here Even Better:

• Flexible PTO and 7.5 company-observed holidays to recharge on your terms.
• In-person connection points throughout the year including our annual Summit and Roadshows.
• Snapsheet SWAG and surprise mailers to keep the spirit alive.
• Endless opportunity to shape your path—career growth, learning, and real impact are all within reach.
• Health and wellness campaigns that evolve with you year over year.

Compensation that Grows with You

For this position, the base salary range is $160,000 - $200,000 (LTIP Eligible). While this range serves as a guideline, your actual compensation will reflect your unique experience, skill set, and location.

At Snapsheet, we believe growth should be rewarded—our compensation and benefits are built to evolve with you as your career does.

At Snapsheet we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Snapsheet is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need assistance or accommodations due to a , please let us know by emailing [e-mail].

Snapsheet is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon , , , , (including , childbirth, or related medical conditions), , , , expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, , status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a , or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

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