Lead Data Engineer

Forbes Advisor is a new initiative for consumers under the Forbes Marketplace umbrella that provides journalist- and expert-written insights, news and reviews on all things personal finance.

We’re dedicated to helping turn aspirations into reality. We do this by providing consumers with the knowledge and research they need to make informed financial decisions they can feel confident in, so they can get back to doing the things they care about most.

We’re hiring a Data Engineering Lead to help scale and guide a growing team of data engineers. This

role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges hands-on while also shaping

engineering best practices, coaching others, and helping cross-functional teams deliver data products

with clarity and speed.

You’ll manage a small team of ICs responsible for building and maintaining pipelines that support reporting, analytics, and machine learning use cases. You’ll be expected to drive engineering excellence — from code quality to deployment hygiene — and play a key role in sprint planning, architectural discussions, and stakeholder collaboration.

This is a critical leadership role as our data organization expands to meet growing demand across media performance, optimization, customer insights, and advanced analytics.

What you’ll do

● Lead and grow a team of data engineers working across ETL/ELT, data warehousing,

and ML-enablement

● Own team delivery across sprints, including planning, prioritization, QA, and

stakeholder communication

● Set and enforce strong engineering practices around code reviews, testing, observability,

and documentation

● Collaborate cross-functionally with Analytics, BI, Revenue Operations, and business

stakeholders in Marketing and Sales

● Guide technical architecture decisions for our pipelines on GCP (BigQuery, GCS,

Composer)

● Model and transform data using dbt and SQL, supporting reporting, attribution, and

optimization needs

● Ensure data security, compliance, and scalability — especially around first-party

customer data

● Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical roadmap

discussions

What You Bring

● 6+ years of experience in data engineering, including 2+ years of people management or

formal team leadership

● Strong technical background with Python, Spark, Kafka, and orchestration tools like

Airflow

● Deep experience working in GCP, especially BigQuery, GCS, and Composer

● Strong SQL skills and familiarity with DBT for modeling and documentation

● Clear understanding of data privacy and governance, including how to safely manage

and segment first-party data

● Experience working in agile environments, including sprint planning and ticket scoping

● Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work cross-functionally across

global teams.

Nice to have

● Experience leading data engineering teams in digital media or performance marketing

environments

● Familiarity with data from Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Taboola, Outbrain, and Google

Analytics (GA4)

● Exposure to BI tools like Tableau or Looker

● Experience collaborating with data scientists on ML workflows and experimentation

platforms

● Knowledge of data contracts, schema versioning, or platform ownership patterns

 

Why Join Us

● Monthly long weekends — every third Friday off

● Wellness reimbursement to support your health and balance

● Paid parental leave

● Remote-first culture with flexibility and trust

● Leadership role in a fast-growing global data team inside a globally recognized brand

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