Headway
Senior Manager, Data Engineering
$212K–$265K
New York, NY +2 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jun 12, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA - Experience
- 8+ years in data engineering or related roles; 3+ years managing and developing teams.
About the job
Leads Headway’s data engineering strategy and team, building reliable data infrastructure for analytics, machine learning, and operational decision-making.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop a team of Data Engineers and oversee roadmap execution with cross-functional partners.
- Own the architecture and reliability of the data platform, including the warehouse, ingestion pipelines, transformation layer, and orchestration systems.
- Set engineering standards and build infrastructure supporting analytics, experimentation, ML models, and operational tools.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles.
- 3+ years of experience managing and developing teams.
- Proven success partnering cross-functionally with Data Science, Analytics, and Product Engineering.
- Deep expertise in data warehouse design, pipeline architecture, and transformation frameworks.
Nice to have
- Experience building and scaling data platforms in a high-growth, cloud-native environment.
Pay
USD $212,000 - $265,000 base salary
Tools
dbt
AI focus
Build and maintain data systems that power machine learning and ML models.
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