Data Engineering Manager II

Overview

Lead a critical area of Tamara's engineering organization as an Engineering Manager II, accountable for delivery and technical strategy across multiple complex, related product domains and a team of 6-10 senior engineers.

What you'll do

• Inspire and guide a group of senior engineers, setting a clear direction aligned with the company vision.
• Drive alignment between technology goals and product priorities, advocating for long-term technical quality alongside short-term delivery.
• Develop direct reports and skip-levels for future leadership roles, creating growth opportunities for senior engineers.
• Mentor those aspiring to become Engineering Manager I's and support the success of new managers.
• Drive team structure decisions, hiring plans, and succession planning while effectively managing performance across all levels.
• Lead architectural discussions for your team's systems.
• Drive continuous improvements to system reliability, performance, and scalability.
• Monitor technical health and maintain a healthy balance between new feature delivery and technical investment.
• Define and own delivery plans for initiatives spanning multiple teams.
• Own resource allocation and hiring strategy for your area.
• Proactively identify and resolve complex cross-team delivery challenges, making strategic trade-offs between short- and long-term value.
• Provide clear visibility to leadership on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies.
• Partner directly with Product and business leadership to influence medium- and long-term product strategies.
• Ensure teams focus on measurable outcomes and ROI, encouraging thoughtful experimentation aligned with strategic goals.
• Build a healthy, inclusive environment of trust, ownership, and accountability.
• Foster a strong collaboration and knowledge-sharing culture.
• Work closely with peer Engineering Managers and the architecture board to drive standards across the engineering organization.

What you'll need

• At least 4+ years of experience managing one or more engineering teams.
• Proven track record of managing senior individual contributors and leading projects of medium-to-high complexity.
• Demonstrated experience owning delivery for initiatives spanning multiple teams or complex product domains.
• Strong technical background in modern software development (e.g., Java/Go, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Messaging Queues, Cloud Services).
• Experience leading architectural discussions and driving technical strategy.
• Experience partnering with product managers to influence product roadmaps and align technical strategy with business objectives.
• Proven ability to develop engineering talent, including mentoring senior engineers and aspiring managers.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and experience resolving complex, cross-team delivery challenges in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• Fintech or eCommerce experience.