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snowflake databricks metadata management iceberg unity catalog📋 Description
- Lead a team for Lyft's foundational data layer: catalog, metadata, and table formats.
- Drive lakehouse modernization: migrate to Unity Catalog and unify metadata.
- Partner with peer Data Platform teams and engineering orgs to evolve the foundation.
- Define and own the team's technical direction; balance platform investment with reliability.
- Mentor engineers across levels, including staff ICs and early career engineers.
- Ensure ownership and rigor; navigate ambiguity in high-stakes data work.
🎯 Requirements
- 3+ years as Engineering Manager leading 5+ engineers, including senior ICs.
- Experience leading data infra/platform teams; lakehouse tech (Databricks, Snowflake) and Delta/Iceberg.
- Led multi-quarter migrations or major architectural transitions amid ambiguity.
- Acted as cross-org partner; align technical direction with peers, vendors, and leaders.
- Developed engineers toward staff trajectory; supported growth.
- Led distributed teams across time zones; strong cross-team communication.
🎁 Benefits
- Extended health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability benefits.
- Mental health benefits.
- Family building benefits.
- Child care and pet benefits.
- Lyft Health Care Savings Account.
- RRSP with company match.
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