Director of Data Engineering

About Viator

Viator, a Tripadvisor company, is the leading marketplace for travel experiences. We believe that making memories is what travel is all about. And with 300,000+ travel experiences to explore—everything from simple tours to extreme adventures (and all the niche, interesting stuff in between)—making memories that will last a lifetime has never been easier. With industry- leading flexibility and last-minute availability, it's never too late to make any day extraordinary. Viator. One app, 300,000+ travel experiences you’ll remember.

Viator's mission is to connect people with unforgettable experiences around the world, creating lasting memories and supporting businesses in the process. Through Viator, travelers have explored ancient cities, rediscovered their hometowns, and conquered fears through exhilarating adventures like ziplining, hot air ballooning, and glacier trekking. They have also reconnected with loved ones through shared experiences like wine tastings and walking tours. As the largest marketplace of its kind, Viator offers travelers the ability to book over 300,000 tours, experiences, and activities, making it a one-stop shop for discovering the world's wonders.

Our team is global, with team members located in cities around the world, including Singapore, Sydney, Oxford, London, Lisbon, Reykjavik, Boston, and San Francisco. Millions of travelers use our platform to discover a wide range of experiences, from walking tours and wineries to cooking classes and catamarans, in almost every country worldwide.

Viator is looking for a dynamic and experienced Director of Data Platform to join our team!

In this role, you will be a key player in our mission to position Viator at the heart of the Experiences ecosystem. You will help solve Petabyte scale challenges in the data ecosystem creating strong capabilities and driving a culture of Data Products that will help us achieve our true potential as a Market place.

What you will do

• Lead Multiple teams focussed on building Data products working closely with Product, Engineering, Analytics and Data science organisation

• Champion ‘Data as a Product’ mindset establishing clear ownership and accountability within the data platform world

• Establish and drive strong delivery focus working in close collaboration with Product Management

• Operate in a multi cloud environment across AWS and GCP focussed on prioritizing business goals

• Help define Technology roadmaps in conjunction with PM and other stakeholders. Provide Thought leadership in this space and support in evaluation of new products/tools in the stack

• Drive adoption of AI across the company by ensuring easily discoverable and well governed data sets

• Define Architectural frameworks in collaboration with upstream Engineering teams for both batch and real time data feeds

• Enhance existing data quality and governance posture and establish best in class computation led governance frameworks

• Help grow the team by attracting best in class talent to work on data platforms

• Coach and grow Technical Managers and Principals you manage, helping them develop skills and advance their careers

• Take responsibility for all aspects of Data engineering, from design to implementation, and maintenance

• Ability to manage teams across geographies and timezones in a remote first environment

• Tech stack : GCP, AWS, Airflow, DBT and Apache Kafka

What you will need

• At least 12 years of experience with at least 6 of them leading teams in Data space

• Experience of directly line managing principal engineers and other technical managers and ability to mentor them

• Strong technical skills and understanding of system architecture across both data and real time systems

• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate complex ideas in simple language to senior management

• High quality verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to break down complex problems into simple solutions

• Sense of ownership, urgency and pride in your work

• Computer Science degree or equivalent experience

Perks of Working at Viator

• Competitive compensation packages (routinely benchmarked against the latest industry data), including base salary and annual bonuses

• “Work your way” with flexibility to suit your lifestyle. Viator takes a remote-friendly approach to collaboration across a worldwide team, with the option to join on-site as often as you’d like.

• Flexible schedule. Work-life balance is ingrained in our culture by design. Trust and accountability make it work.

• Donation matching. Give back? Give more! We match qualifying charitable donations annually.

• Tuition assistance. Want to level up your career? We love to hear it! Receive annual support for qualified programs.

• Lifestyle benefit. An annual benefit to spend on yourself. Use it on travel, wellness, or whatever suits you.

• Travel perks. We believe that travel is employee development, so we provide discounts and more.

• Employee assistance program. We’re here for you with resources and programs to help you through life’s challenges.

• Health benefits. We offer great coverage and competitive premiums.

Our Values

• We aspire to lead. Tap into your talent, ambition, and knowledge to bring us – and you – to new heights.

• We’re relentlessly curious. We push beyond the usual, the known, the “that’s just how it’s done.”

• We’re better together. We learn from, accept, respect, support, and value one another– and are creating something remarkable in the process.

• We serve our customers, always. We listen, question, respond, and strive for wow moments.

• We strive for better, not perfect. We won’t get it right the first time – or every time. We’ll provide a safe environment in which to make mistakes, iterate, improve, and grow.

• Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people powered platform. At Tripadvisor, we want you to bring your unique identities, abilities, and experiences, so we can collectively revolutionize travel and together find the good out there.

If you need a reasonable accommodation or support during the application or the recruiting process due to a medical condition or disability, please reach out to your individual recruiter or send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

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