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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineering Manager - Data Platform - **Company:** Highlevel Inc. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $291,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Data Analysis, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Security, Data Warehousing, Disaster Recovery, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Snowflake, Git, Google Bigquery, Databricks - **Published:** September 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/sr-engineering-manager-data-platform/11300999 ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in software engineering, SRE or infrastructure, data platform engineering, or related fields. * 4+ years managing high-performing technical teams, growing and developing people * Deep expertise with Snowflake/Google BigQuery/Databricks or equivalent modern data warehousing systems and ecosystem of tools including Airflow, DBT etc. * Familiarity with Git and CI/CD workflows * Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and infrastructure workload management. * Experience defining data security, platform SLAs and governance frameworks. * Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. * Demonstrated ability to influence technical strategy across multiple organizations. Preferred Qualifications * Experience delivering customer-facing data products is a plus * Experience scaling platform organizations through rapid company growth. * Familiarity with event-driven data architectures, data science & product analytics computational needs and patterns is a plus. * Experience supporting experimentation platforms and machine learning initiatives. * Knowledge of metrics governance and executive KPI frameworks. ## Description We are looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead our Data Platform & Infrastructure team. This leader will own the strategy, execution, and evolution of the foundational data systems that power insights and our ecosystem. You will lead a team of highly capable engineers responsible for building reliable, scalable, secure, and developer-friendly data infrastructure. This includes data ingestion and processing, data platforms, storage and compute, orchestration, observability, and the infrastructure that enables teams across the company to efficiently build and operate data-intensive products and applications. This is a hands-on leadership role: you will set technical direction and organizational strategy while remaining close enough to the technology to make high-quality architectural decisions and guide the team through complex technical challenges., Leadership & Team Management * Lead, recruit, and mentor an exceptional engineering team. * Direct data infrastructure strategy to drive business and product success. * Oversee resource allocation, including headcount and vendor budget planning. * Establish operational rhythms, goals, and execution frameworks aligned with core business outcomes. * Cultivate an inclusive environment focused on ownership, technical rigor, and continuous professional development. * Champion team morale, engagement, learning opportunities, and delivery velocity. Data Engineering Strategy * Guide system architecture, data flow design, quality standards, and platform roadmaps. * Partner with Product and Data leadership to plan, sequence, and execute multi-quarter initiatives. * Define robust platform abstractions, APIs, and SLAs to streamline developer workflows and increase adoption. * Ensure infrastructure resilience through comprehensive monitoring, incident management, disaster recovery, and cost optimization. * Work cross-functionally with Security, Audit, and Analytics Engineering to deploy key capabilities and compliance controls. Cross-Functional Partnership * Engage with Data, Product, and Finance partners to enable machine learning, experimentation, and business reporting. * Establish and enforce organization-wide standards for pipeline reliability, data security, and quality. Technical Leadership * Advocate for automation, engineering best practices, and thoughtful trade-offs between execution speed and long-term scalability. * Thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous settings while cultivating senior technical leaders and building leadership succession through delegated autonomy, developing senior technical leaders and succession depth. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Fully Orchestrating Databricks from Airflow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/336-fully-orchestrating-databricks-from-airflow) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [How building an industry DBMS differs from building a research one](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/768-how-building-an-industry-dbms-differs-from-building-a-research-one) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)