Manager, Data Engineering

Viant Technology; Los Angeles (CA); In loco; USD 160.000 - 200.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Fully paid health insurance

Paid parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading technology firm in California is seeking a qualified software engineering leader to build and manage high-performing teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java or Go programming, cloud services like AWS, and managing engineering teams. The position offers a competitive salary range of $160,000 to $200,000 and a comprehensive benefits package, including fully paid health insurance and unlimited PTO.

Competenze

• 7+ years of hands-on programming experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams.
• Experience with building scalable distributed systems.
• Knowledge of relational and columnar databases.

Mansioni

• Lead and build high-performing software engineering teams.
• Design and implement data pipelines and API services.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure project alignment.

Conoscenze

Java

Go

Leadership

Agile Development

Cloud Computing

Data Analysis

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Master’s degree

Strumenti

AWS

GCP

MySQL

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

Descrizione del lavoro

ROLE SUMMARY

Build and lead a team of software engineers and analysts, driving innovation across Viant’s big data and DSP platforms. Design and deliver scalable systems that support data processing, analytics, and machine learning capabilities in collaboration with partner engineering and product teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build and lead high‑performing teams by driving best engineering practices, accelerating delivery, and upholding strong architectural and code quality standards.
• Design and build data pipelines, API services, streaming systems, or real‑time analytics.
• Foster a culture of continuous growth and improvement through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and clear measurable outcomes.
• Adopt and drive innovations with AI tools and agents.
• Collaborate with product & project management stakeholders to provide accurate estimations and plans, and track project deliveries.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance platform scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Analyze large datasets to inform decision‑making for projects.
• Occasionally participate in code/design reviews, providing technical guidance while balancing leadership responsibilities.
• Ensure alignment between engineering priorities and business goals.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering; Master’s preferred.
• 3+ years managing and leading engineering teams.
• 7+ years hands‑on programming in Java and/or Go.
• Experience working with geographically remote team members and contractors.
• Proven track record of building large, horizontally scalable distributed systems.
• Deep knowledge of cloud providers, especially AWS and GCP.
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL/PostgreSQL) and columnar databases (BigQuery).
• Experience building large customer‑facing applications.
• Successful experience with agile development, continuous integration, and SCRUM practices.
• Ad tech industry experience preferred.

BENEFITS & COMPENSATION

Base compensation range: $160,000 – $200,000.

California law compliance: the range provided is a reasonable estimate of compensation for the role. Final title and compensation will be based on experience and education.

Benefits include fully paid health insurance, paid parental leave, unlimited PTO, and more.

EEO STATEMENT

Viant is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Viant prohibits unlawful discrimination against employees or applicants based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, reproductive health decision making, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, military status, veteran status, uniformed service member status, sexual orientation, transgender identity, citizenship status, pregnancy, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state, or local laws. Viant also prohibits discrimination based on perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having those characteristics.

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