Manager, Engineering

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WP Engine empowers companies and agencies of all sizes to build, power, manage, and optimize their WordPress websites and applications with confidence. Serving 1.5 million customers across 150+ countries, the global technology company provides premium, enterprise-grade solutions, tools, and services, including specialized platforms for WordPress, industry-tailored eCommerce and agency solution suites, and developer-centric tools like Local, Advanced Custom Fields, and more. WP Engine’s innovative technology and industry-leading expertise are why 8% of the web visits a WP Engine-powered site daily. Learn more at wpengine.com.

What's cool about this job?

We are searching for a Manager of Data Engineering, to lead domain-centric teams of talented data professionals. Our data platform powers both customer and business success and you will be managing the teams that drive that impact every day. You will empower our business to engage more effectively with our users so they can get more value from our products and services.

You will manage the people who are responsible for delivering trusted, robust, and valuable data assets that are used across the business. We apply software engineering best practices to our data, leveraging ELT tools, and dbt with CI/CD to build, test, and deploy changes to our data models.

The domain-centric teams are responsible for the core data models within a defined business area, and leverage our centralized Unified Analytics Model, which allows us to understand and evolve our business. The teams are also responsible for ensuring that stakeholders can build upon established assets and access data sets in a way that is useful and consistent. Your team of data engineers architect, build, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines, while partnering with stakeholders and collaborating with data source owners within a set business domain.

Our culture is renowned; we believe it is meaningful to hire the best and ensure that we provide an environment where the best get better. If you are great at solving problems, a hard worker with excellent interpersonal skills, and enjoy working across different time zones and cultures, you may be the person that we are looking for!

The day to day.

• Hire, retain, and grow a talented group of analytics and data engineers.

• Be accountable for the delivery of new data assets and for improving and evolving existing ones.

• Understand and communicate the teams' capacity and skills and align them to the roadmap.

• Align work items and priority with teams within the Data organization, such as separate business domains, data platform, and data governance.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with analysts, system owners, engineers, product managers, and others to iterate on a data strategy that supports the needs of our rapidly growing business.

• Work closely with business stakeholders in a designated domain area, such as Finance, Sales or Marketing, to design and deliver valuable data to drive business results.

• Communicate the team's work and the value it creates.

• Cultivate a high performance and ownership mindset, setting high standards and clear expectations.

• Be an advocate for maintaining high quality and highly maintainable data assets through best practices and standards.

• Drive improvements in process, code quality, and delivery cadence across the team.

Your skills and expertise.

• You are a servant leader. The team's success is your success. You have passion for leading others and helping them to grow.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. You will be communicating with senior leadership across the company.

• Experience leading a high performing data team from a technical and business perspective, additional people leadership experience is a major plus.

• Understanding of modern software development practices and how they apply in the context of a data platform.

• Experience with data tools and platforms; FiveTran, Monte Carlo, dbt, and BigQuery a plus.

• Proficient in SQL; able to debug and optimize queries.

• Experience with Python tools for data engineering.

• Ability to work effectively with distributed teams across multiple time zones.

• Understanding of business strategy and metrics.

• 7+ years of experience in engineering or engineering leadership.

• 3+ years working in data: data engineering, data analytics, or data science.

Compensation and Benefits:

• Company Stock Options (All employees have ownership in the company).

• Comprehensive Health Benefits (100% Employer-Paid Medical, Dental, and Vision).

• Pension Scheme with Employer Matching.

• Life Insurance and Income Protection (Fully Covered).

• Supplementary Maternity & Paternity Pay and Caregiver’s Leave.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Generous Vacation Policy.

• Home Office Stipend.

• Four Company Wellness Days annually.

• Continuous learning opportunities via LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning, and a dedicated Career Growth Portal.

At WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. ​

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Base Salary Range

We believe that compensation should be reflective of the impact you have within the organization relative to the market value of your role. The estimated base salary range for this position is as listed above. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay. Our salary ranges are determined by job role and responsibilities and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for salaries for the position nationwide. The actual base pay will vary based on various factors including job-related skills and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. Your talent acquisition partner can share more about the total rewards package at WP Engine including any additional total rewards components such as equity, variable pay plans (if applicable), and benefits during the hiring process.