Full-Time Manager, Data Engineering

The Opportunity:

TrueCar seeks a Manager, Data Engineering to join our fast-paced team. Collaborating in a highly dynamic environment, you will manage a talented team of engineers to enhance our online platform and revolutionize the car buying experience.

How you will contribute to TrueCar’s success:

• Lead and grow a team of exceptional data engineers.
• Own product roadmaps, projects, and outcomes throughout their life cycles.
• Provide technical guidance through coaching, code review, and architectural input.
• Collaborate in shaping the technical roadmap for the engineering team.
• Influence decisions on architecture and implementation of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective solutions.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and business partners to prioritize work and set team goals.
• Refine engineering practices and drive positive change within the team.
• Champion your team’s work across the organization.

Your Expertise:  

• Strong ability to build partnerships within a fast-moving, results-oriented organization.
• Experience enhancing engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
• Hands-on management style with the ability to mentor and inspire others.
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven experience in building and growing teams of exceptional data engineers and technical leaders.
• Expertise in batch (e.g. Airflow) and streaming (e.g. Spark) data pipelines with demonstrated experience in achieving data delivery SLAs
• Knowledge of relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g. HBase, AWS Redshift) with extensive experience in at least one system
• Hands-on experience with Java or Python