Engineering Manager (Data)

We are a remote-first, international SaaS company helping businesses maximise their revenue potential in Europe and the US with our Go-To-Market SaaS Platform. We are the successful merger of Leadfeeder and Echobot, bringing two industry leaders together.

What makes us unique? With origins in Finland and Germany, the country with the highest privacy standards in Europe, Dealfront was born with compliance and transparency in its DNA. This ensures that our users know exactly where their data originated. Compliance does not affect companies' earnings.

We have a team of over 270 across 40 countries globally. Join us and help us continue our mission to be the leading Go-To-Market platform that helps B2B companies win deals in Europe. 

Position Overview

Dealfront is excited to be experiencing a level of growth where we are seeking an Engineering Manager to join our Data team. In this role you will be responsible for managing a team of 4 driving technical excellence, promoting best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement within the team.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage the team including all aspects of objective planning, providing technical input, monitoring execution, performance reviews etc.
• Collaborate with product management and lead team to fulfil company goals
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders to understand their data needs and requirements.
• Act as individual contributor to support the team’s output

Qualifications: 

• At least 5 years experience managing technical teams, ideally within data
• A proven track record of delivering data-driven solutions that align with business objectives.
• Experience in Data Engineering, including working with big Data
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or comparable
  
  

Skills: 

• Strong team management skills within a fast paced and ever changing environment.
• Ability to recruit, mentor, and retain a high-performing engineering team. Experience in building trust and encouraging ownership and accountability within the team.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to manage team dynamics, address concerns, and provide constructive feedback in a positive, growth-oriented manner.
• Ability to manage and resolve conflicts within the team or with external stakeholders effectively.
• Proven experience managing resources efficiently and prioritising key projects, balancing short-term needs with long-term vision.
• Software Engineering expertise with two of the following: Python, Rust, PHP.
• Solid SQL and Data Analytics knowledge
• Experience with any of: Kafka, Redis, Solr/Elasticsearch, Postgres
• Experience with relational and non-relational databases
• Attention to detail and strong problem solving skills
• Experience managing, monitoring and troubleshooting production grade data pipelines
• Knowledge of data governance practices, data quality management, data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and data security measures
• Ability to present data insights and recommendations clearly and effectively
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Willingness to self educate and fill gaps in required knowledge
• Openness to feedback and ability to adapt to changing circumstances

Nice to have: 

• DevOps, Prometheus, Grafana
• K8S, Helm-Charts, Argo Workflows/ArgoCD
• Experience with AWS 
• Gitlab
• Experience with Data Mesh