Sr Engineering Manager, Data Field

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and develop a team of engineers across multiple locations, promoting a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
• Execute strategic objectives focused on modernizing data platforms and driving seamless integration with new markets and data standards.
• Partner with product, design, and program management to deliver high-quality features aligned with client and business needs.
• Drive operational excellence, leveraging lean, agile methodologies to improve processes and team performance.
• Contribute to technical designs and reviews, providing leadership while empowering engineers to deliver scalable, innovative solutions.
• Oversee projects like transitioning to Snowflake, introducing event-driven architectures, and modernizing CDC processes.
• Champion best practices in code quality, data security, and compliance with certifications like FedRAMP and SOC2.
• Communicate technical vision clearly to stakeholders and influence decisions across all organizational levels.

What You’ll Need:

• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams (10+ engineers).
• 5+ years of technical experience in backend systems, distributed architectures, and cloud-hosted data solutions.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale data platform transformations, such as Snowflake migrations, and managing technologies like Kafka, Flink, and Kubernetes.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, and Program Management).
• Passion for team development, creating clear career growth paths, and building cohesive, high-performing teams.
• Experience with tools like Terraform, dbt, and BI platforms, and familiarity with SaaS multi-tenant architectures.
• A focus on operational efficiency, high availability, and cost management for cloud infrastructure.
• Flexibility to collaborate with teams across time zones (US + HU).

Why Join Us?

• At Instructure, we value diversity, creativity, and passion. You’ll be able to shape a modern data platform that directly impacts educational outcomes globally. We invest in our teams through thoughtful mentorship, hack weeks, and internal conferences, fostering an environment where innovation thrives.

Get in on all the awesome at Instructure:

• A fun, friendly, and helpful company culture.
• Competitive compensation.
• Private Medicover healthcare + cafeteria plan/SZEP card.
• Wellness motivation through PandaFit.
• An extra week off for the whole company every year.
• Employee recognition program through Motivosity.
• Goal-setting, proactive reviews, and internal training.
• Employee assistance program.