Core Information: Start Date: Immediate openings available Location: Remote Company: Workwarp Compensation: a competitive salary Position: Software Engineer Manager, Retail Media Data Lake   Position Purpose: The Software Engineer Manager will lead the design, development, and delivery of OAM Data Lake platform enabling scalable, reliable, and high-performance data infrastructure to support business growth and innovation. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, proven leadership capabilities, and a strong understanding of modern data architectures. This leader will be responsible for building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team, collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, and driving alignment with strategic business goals. By establishing a robust data platform, this role offers an opportunity to create significant impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Basic Qualifications:  2+ years of experience in the capacity of manager role leading high velocity data engineering teams.  5+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of successfully designing and implementing large-scale data solutions.  Excellent communication, leadership, and team management skills are crucial for leading a team of data engineers.  Ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex data-related problems.  Good hands-on experience with Modern data architectures.  Experience with various NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, or DynamoDB for handling large datasets and unstructured data.  Ability to design and implement scalable data models that meet business requirements.  Experience with tools and techniques to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.  Eager and capable of quickly learning new technologies and adapting to evolving technological landscapes.  Proven ability to lead and mentor technical teams, fostering a collaborative and results-oriented culture. Key Responsibilities: 30% Delivery & Execution:  Collaborates and pairs with product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions  Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met  Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases  Works with vendors and partners for the successful implementation of critical tooling and platforms  Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively  Contributes to enterprise-wide tools to drive destructive testing, automation, and engineering empowerment  Evaluates new technologies for adoption across the enterprise  Participates in and leads review board sessions to drive consistency across the enterprise  Fills in on product teams for engineers who are out of the office 10% Support & Enablement:  Fields questions from engineers, product teams, or support teams  Monitors tools and participates in conversations to encourage collaboration across product teams  Provides application support for software running in production  Acts as a technical escalation point for the engineers on the team 50% People:  Provides leadership, mentoring, and coaching to Software Engineers  Attracts, retains, and develops top talent to build a world class Software Engineering Team  Conducts annual and mid-year reviews by reviewing individual development plans and team feedback  Fosters collaboration with team members to drive consistency across product teams, and finds opportunities to expose engineers to career interests  Acts as a proponent of modern software development practices  Guides team members in strategy, alignment, analysis, and execution tasks within and across product teams  Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice) 10% Learning:  Learns, through reading, tutorials, and videos, new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations  Builds relationships with technology leaders at other companies to learn best practices and elegant solutions to common problems Direct Manager/Direct Reports:  Typically reports to the Software Engineer Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director. Travel Requirements:  Typically requires overnight travel 5% to 20% of the time. Physical Requirements:  Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles. Working Conditions:  Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable. Minimum Qualifications:  Must be eighteen years of age or older.  Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.  Mastery of an object oriented programming language (preferably Java)  Must be legally permitted to work in the United States Preferred Qualifications:  5-7+ years of relevant work experience  Previous experience in retail media, digital marketing, or e-commerce retail is highly valued.  Experience in data management, data discovery, data cataloging/search, and/or data self-service required  Strong understanding of distributed systems, big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).  Strong knowledge of API design and microservices architecture.  Proficiency in cloud services for scalable data solutions, with a preference for experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).  Strong background in designing and optimizing data architectures, with a thorough understanding of data warehousing and data modeling best practices.  Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, and data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Luigi).  Experience with real-time processing technologies like Apache Beam and Flink  Expertise in SQL, Python, and other relevant programming languages.  Skilled in developing, optimizing, and diagnosing ETL processes, including integration of diverse data sources and real-time data streaming, with a focus on cost efficiency.  Experience with platforms like Databricks, Snowflake, and other similar systems to enhance data handling and analytics capabilities. Minimum Education:  The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job. Preferred Education:  No additional education Minimum Years of Work Experience:  5 Preferred Years of Work Experience:  No additional years of experience Minimum Leadership Experience:  None Preferred Leadership Experience:  None Certifications:  None Competencies:  Attracts Top Talent: Attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs  Balances Stakeholders: Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders  Builds Effective Teams: Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals  Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals  Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives  Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences  Develops Talent: Developing people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals  Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives  Drives Vision and Purpose: Painting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action  Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear  Organizational Savvy: Maneuvering comfortably through complex policy, process, and people-related organizational dynamics  Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations Apply Job!  Don't Hesitate, Apply! 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