Data Engineering Manager

Company Description

Blend is a premier AI services provider, committed to co-creating meaningful impact for its clients through the power of data science, AI, technology, and people. With a mission to fuel bold visions, Blend tackles significant challenges by seamlessly aligning human expertise with artificial intelligence. The company is dedicated to unlocking value and fostering innovation for its clients by harnessing world-class people and data-driven strategy. We believe that the power of people and AI can have a meaningful impact on your world, creating more fulfilling work and projects for our people and clients. For more information, visit www.blend360.com

We are seeking a Data Engineering Manager to contribute to our next level of growth and expansion.

Job Description

What is this position about?

We're looking for a Data Engineering Manager to lead the design and delivery of complex data pipelines and integration solutions that power critical business workflows for our clients. You will own end-to-end data engineering initiatives from discovery and POC development through production deployment and optimization, while building and scaling a high-performing engineering team.

Your work will span platform-agnostic data architecture, high-volume record matching, deduplication, and near-real-time delivery systems. You will guide teams through complex data modeling decisions, performance optimization, and integration design, helping clients understand the tradeoffs between batch and real-time approaches, API-driven versus clean-room workflows, and infrastructure options.

What You Will Do

• Design and implement data ingestion architectures on Snowflake.
• Lead data engineering projects end to end—from discovery and requirements through POC validation to production deployment—while building and mentoring a high-performing engineering team
• Design platform-agnostic data pipelines and schemas that scale reliably at high volume, including complex data modeling for submit-grade-return workflows, identity graphs, record matching, and deduplication systems
• Own discovery pipeline initiatives and functional POCs, implementing high-volume matching logic and conducting comprehensive performance, load, and scale testing to validate architectural decisions
• Assess and optimize latency, throughput, connection stability, and integration options including APIs, batch delivery, and governed clean-room workflows
• Define data integration strategies and communicate tradeoffs clearly to clients, guiding infrastructure and tool selection based on performance requirements and business constraints
• Lead partner-facing API design and integration strategy, architecting batch versus real-time decisions and designing governed clean-room solutions for partner data exchange
• Establish technical standards for schema design, SQL quality, pipeline development, and production readiness across the team through reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For

• 7+ years of hands-on data engineering experience, with proven expertise in building and deploying high-volume data pipelines in production
• 2+ years of direct team leadership or technical management experience
• Advanced SQL proficiency with deep expertise in schema and data-model design, complex joins, and performance optimization
• Proven track record with high-volume record matching, deduplication, and identity resolution systems
• Strong experience with platform-agnostic data engineering—ability to assess and implement solutions across Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, and other platforms
• Demonstrated expertise in pipeline development, performance testing, latency and throughput analysis
• Experience designing and implementing batch and real-time data integration workflows
• Knowledge of governed clean-room solutions and data governance practices
• Solid understanding of API design, microservices patterns, and event-driven architectures
• A clear communicator equally comfortable with engineering teams and senior stakeholders
• Strong hiring and team-building instincts with proven mentoring experience

What about languages?

• English: Advanced (required for effective communication with global teams and client leadership).

How much experience must I have?

7+ years of hands-on data engineering experience in production environments, with 2+ years of direct team leadership or technical management responsibility.

Additional Information

Our Perks and Benefits:

Every day lunches! (headquarters):

• Vegetarian, vegan, gluten and sugar free options.
• Gourmet meals every Friday with our on-site chef!

⚖️ Flexible working options to help you strike the right balance.

💻 All the equipment you need to harness your talent (Macbook and accessories).

🍎 Snacks and beverages available everyday (headquarters).

🎉 After office events, football, tennis and game nights (headquarters).

⚽ Everyone is welcome to join our football league every Wednesday's and Friday's.

🎱 Challenge your teammates to a pool game and win the office's trophy!

🎾 Tennis courts available for friendly matches.

🎮 Not a sports person? Don't worry, we also have chess championships, game and music nights for you to join!

📚 Learning opportunities:

• AWS Certifications (we are AWS Partners).
• Study plans, courses and other certifications.
• English Lessons.
• Learn from your teammates on our Tech Tuesdays!

🧭 Mentoring and Development opportunities to shape your career path.

🎁 Anniversary and birthday gifts.

📍 Great location and even greater teammates!

So what are the next steps? Our team is eager to learn about you! Send us your resume or LinkedIn profile below and we'll explore working together!