Data Engineer Team Lead

We are looking for a Data Engineer Team Lead

Location: Tel-Aviv

We are looking for a talented DATA ENGINEER TEM LEAD to join our amazing and fast-growing R&D team! As a Data Engineer Team Lead at VI, you will have the exciting opportunity to work on our flagship product, Vi Engage. This role involves crucial contributions to the product's data infrastructure, playing a pivotal role in shaping its future. Reporting to our Head of Data, you will make key determinations regarding the Data Infrastructure, used technologies, and scale. Working closely with the backend team and our data scientists, you will develop standards around how data is utilized and managed. Moreover, you will collaborate with business and analytical teams to leverage data in enhancing user experiences for our Engage platform.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of an organization that has the resources & scale of an established company and the energy, impact & team size of an early-stage startup.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the design, implementation, and ongoing management of our company's data pipeline architecture.
• Lead team architectural discussions
• Manage a team of 2-3 data engineers
• Work as an integral part of the Data team and work closely with Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Data Engineers.
• Work directly with others (Developers, Product, and Internal stakeholders) to develop a solid understanding of the business application and requirements for which the application is being designed.

REQUIREMENTS

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience
• Over 3 years of experience in a data engineering role
• At least 1 year of managing a team of data engineers/developers
• Coding experience with Python
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases 
• Experience with data modeling, data warehousing, and building ELT/ETL pipelines
• Experience with Cloud technologies - AWS preferred
• Experience building data pipelines with big data frameworks such as Spark, Hadoop, etc.
• Experience working with CI-CD, Docker
• Experience with Git and the various branching models
• Experience with architecture and design patterns (microservices in particular) 
• Technologically diverse background and ability/willingness to learn new things quickly

ADVANTAGES

• Experience working closely with data scientists/data science project
• Experience with big data architectures and infrastructures
• Experience with MLOps technological stack
• Experience with BI tools (Tableau, Looker, power bi etc.)
• CDK & CloudFormation
• Kubernetes