Data Engineering Team Leader

Location: Or Yehuda, Israel

Department: R&D

MyHeritage is hiring a Data Engineering Team Leader to lead our talented team in defining and building our data infrastructure and architecture. You’ll play a key leadership role planning, designing, and delivering MyHeritage’s data platform. Our business is built and powered by data — join us for the data democratization revolution!

If you’re looking to tackle challenges in designing innovative data solutions and running cutting-edge big data architecture at scale, look no further. Our complex environment with over 7 billion individual profiles and 30 billion historical records offers an opportunity to solve real big data challenges while working in a modern CI/CD environment. You’ll work with diverse data types, including structured, unstructured, free-text, and DNA genome data.

You’ll gather and define the organization’s data requirements, working closely with dozens of stakeholders. You’ll take a holistic view of their challenges, define effective solutions, and lead and grow a high-performing data engineering team to implement them. You’ll ensure strong alignment and adoption across the organization.

Your work will help build an online platform that delivers deep emotional value to millions of families around the world.

What you bring

• 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer
• 3+ years of experience in engineering team management
• B.Sc. in computer science or equivalent
• High Proficiency in Python, Java or other OOP based languages
• Experience building robust & reliable data infrastructure
• Experience with Batch/Stream processing technologies (e.g. Airflow, Spark)
• Experience with AWS or another cloud-based environment
• Experience with SQL/No-SQL technologies
• Experience in leading large-scale projects

• Can-do, self-motivated attitude; ability to work well both independently and as part of a team
• Ability to define and lead data architectural guidelines, while aligning them with business stakeholders and organizational goals

What you’ll do

• Lead a team of talented data engineers while remaining hands-on with architecture, development, and deployment of data infrastructure. You’ll set the technical direction and lead by example through high-quality, scalable code.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization including engineering, product, analytics, and operations to define and drive the next phase of our data infrastructure strategy.
• Design and evolve large-scale data models, schemas, and database architectures. Continuously optimize data workflows to support both real-time and batch use cases.
• Build and maintain robust data pipelines that power critical business functions. Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and best practices to advance our data platform.
• Implement comprehensive data quality and monitoring systems to ensure integrity, reliability, and trust in our data ecosystem.
• Mentor and support the growth of the data engineering team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and collaboration.

About MyHeritage

MyHeritage is the leading global discovery platform for exploring family history. With billions of historical records and family tree profiles, and with sophisticated matching technologies that work across all its assets, MyHeritage gives users the joy of discovering their past and empowering their future. MyHeritage is the most popular DNA test and family history service in Europe. Since 2020, MyHeritage is also home to the world’s most advanced AI technologies for repairing, enhancing, colorizing, and animating historical photos. Learn more at www.myheritage.com. See what it’s like to work at MyHeritage on www.glassdoor.com.

Benefits at MyHeritage

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits to enhance work-life balance and well-being:

• Hybrid work model
• Modern, beautiful office in Or Yehuda with shuttle service from Tel Aviv and employee parking (for our Or Yehuda employees)
• On-site gym and pilates classes
• Dog-friendly office
• Well-stocked kitchens and a monthly meal allowance 
• Fully funded supplemental health insurance

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