Manager, Data Engineering

Tired working on the same thing each day and then trapped by red tape when an opportunity to use a new technology comes along? As a Manager of Data Engineering at Rise, you will lead and be part of a team of talented engineers that builds and maintains Connex platform which is our industry leading, multi-channel media optimization platform. Help turn high-level business missions into fully architected end-to-end solutions involving heterogeneous sources, performant ETL application, integrated schema designs, and efficient data access patterns. Are you up for the challenge of being part of a company that continues to lead and disrupt the digital marketing landscape with its technology and innovation?
We operate a cross-functional team that specializes when needed but aims to have everyone able to contribute. Duties of the Manager of Data Engineering include:
Lead software delivery team for next generation Rise Interactive platform, Connex; including contributing to the production code base and providing ongoing maintenance and support
Oversee technical product development from concept to release and ongoing maintenance/support
Ensure the technical infrastructure strategy, configuration and management of Connex is fast, resilient and scalable by providing technical direction, guidance, and hands-on management to team members
Champion technical discovery while collaborating with product managers, scrum masters, project managers, engineers, testers and designers throughout the product life cycle
Stay abreast of new and innovative trends in software development and the web and data software product space
Lead the evolution of our growing data team through training and mentoring while keeping everyone accountable for the high quality and performance standards that have been set
QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent professional experience.
Previous Experience in agile/scrum environments
7+ years of relevant professional experience in a similar position
3+ years of leadership experience in software architecture, design and development
2+ years of direct management experience.
Smart, high aptitude to learn new things and sense of urgency to get things done.
Practical-minded – chooses stability/reliability/maintainability over shiny new objects
Passionate about technology – ideally you build things outside of work for fun
Significant real-world experience developing real products at large scale
Previous hands-on experience with some or all of our tech stack
Python
Hands-on ETL pipeline and/or API development experience
Spark using PySpark
Cloud development (AWS Cloud–EMR, Lambda, EC2, Docker, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB)
Microsoft SQL Server (schema design)
Possess a positive and professional attitude as the Innovation team continues to help Rise grow as a company and industry leader

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