Staff Data Engineer: AI Platform & Data Pipelines Leader

H-E-B; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

H-E-B seeks a Staff Data Engineer to lead and mentor engineering teams, providing technical direction for data infrastructure initiatives. You will partner with Product, Data Science, Analytics, and Application teams to understand data needs, design scalable pipelines, and ensure high-quality data platforms across complex systems.

You will design and maintain large-scale data pipelines, APIs, streaming solutions, and predictive models, while guiding engineers in best practices and modern data

Qualifications

• Leadership experience in data engineering teams.
• Experience with large-scale data infrastructures and SLAs.
• Familiarity with Lean Startup/Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of BI, analytics, and data integration.
• Understanding of data warehouse, data lake, and data mesh architectures.
• Strong coding standards and data modeling practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to present data concepts clearly.
• Capable of delivering on ambiguous projects with limited information.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and lead teams across squads.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineers across squads to deliver data initiatives.
• Design and develop complex data pipelines, data integrations, APIs, and streaming solutions.
• Architect scalable data platforms and ensure data quality and reliability.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Science, Analytics, and Application teams to define data requirements.
• Establish technical roadmaps, standards, and best practices across the org.
• Troubleshoot complex data issues and optimize end-to-end data flows.
• Drive SDLC activities from planning through deployment and support.

Skills

Team leadership

Large-scale infrastructure

Agile / Lean

Data analytics

Data architectures

Coding standards

Communication

Prioritization

Mentoring

Learning new tech

Work under pressure

Flexible schedule

Cross-location collaboration

Teamwork

Education

Related degree or equivalent training

Job description

H-E-B seeks a Staff Data Engineer to lead and mentor engineering teams, providing technical direction for data infrastructure initiatives. You will partner with Product, Data Science, Analytics, and Application teams to understand data needs, design scalable pipelines, and ensure high-quality data platforms across complex systems.

You will design and maintain large-scale data pipelines, APIs, streaming solutions, and predictive models, while guiding engineers in best practices and modern data