Engineering Lead, Data Platform
$169k/y-$272k/y
2 days ago
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Summary
Epic Games is seeking an Engineering Lead, Data Platform to join their team in the San Francisco Bay Area. The role involves guiding the Data Services team to build and maintain core services behind their data platform.
About the Role
As an Engineering Lead, you will lead, mentor, and grow a team of senior and principal engineers. You will foster an inclusive and collaborative engineering culture, drive continuous improvement in processes, and collaborate with stakeholders to shape the team's vision and strategy. Your responsibilities will include ensuring high standards in system architecture, code quality, and operational excellence while bridging strategic vision and tactical execution.
About You
Required:
- 3+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams in data platform or infrastructure environments.
- Proven track record navigating complex systems, ambiguous requirements, and high-pressure situations.
- Deep experience in architecting, building, and operating scalable, distributed data platforms.
- Strong technical leadership skills, including the ability to review architecture/design documents and provide actionable feedback.
Preferred:
- Hands-on experience with distributed event streaming systems like Apache Kafka.
- Familiarity with OLAP databases such as Apache Pinot or ClickHouse.
- Proficient in modern data lake and warehouse tools such as S3, Databricks, or Snowflake.
- Experience with distributed data processing engines like Apache Flink or Apache Spark.
- Strong foundation in the JVM ecosystem (Java, Kotlin, Scala), container orchestration with Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, especially AWS.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with a range of $169k–$272k depending on location and experience.
- Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
Epic Games
Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.
San Francisco Bay Area