Director of Engineering, Data Platform at Justworks (View all jobs)

New York, New York

Who We Are

At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.

We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.

Our Values (https://www.justworks.com/careers#values)

If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.

Who You Are

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Director of Engineering, AI & Data Platform to lead our data platform team and drive the evolution of the data platform to support an increasing set of data and AI initiatives. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the strategic direction, development, and operation of our data platform, ensuring it’s scalable, reliable, and secure. This role requires a leader with a deep technical background and a strong vision for how platform capabilities can be leveraged to increase the quality and speed at which we deliver impactful data products.

Within the Justworks Data Services team, you’ll find a highly-collaborative, diverse group of individuals motivated to empower Justworkers to work fearlessly and responsibly with data. We are committed to growing our impact in the best interest of our customers and evolving how we work together in the best interest of our people & company. Come build the future with us!

Your Success Profile What You Will Work On

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of data platform engineers.

• Provide strategic direction and oversight for all data platform initiatives.

• Define and execute the data platform roadmap, ensuring alignment with company objectives and business needs.

• Design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient data platforms to support various business applications and analytics.

• Oversee the development and maintenance of data infrastructure, including data warehouses, data lakes, and data integration solutions.

• Collaborate with product, engineering, analytics, and business teams to understand their data needs and deliver solutions, while partnering with data scientists and analysts to support advanced analytics and AI/ML initiatives.

• Optimize data platform workflows for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, implementing monitoring systems to proactively address issues and drive continuous improvement.

• Support/lead other AI & Data Platform-related initiatives as needed based on organizational needs.

  How You Will Do Your Work

As a Director of Data Engineering, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

Customer focus - builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.

Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.

Nimble learning - actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

Plans and aligns - breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions; stages activities with relevant milestones and schedules.

Business insight - applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.

In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.

• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.

• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.

• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.

• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”

  Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in data engineering or data platform roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position

• Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale data platforms and infrastructure

• Expertise in SQL, NoSQL databases, and data warehousing solutions, with strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with data processing frameworks

• Proficiency in cloud-based data platforms like Snowflake, AWS including experience with containerization and orchestration technologies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and drive cross-functional collaboration

• Proven ability to think like a product owner to earn credibility with internal customers and non-technical stakeholders

• Exceptional leadership abilities, with a knack for mentoring and motivating data engineers, and working closely with data scientists and analysts to deploy machine learning models and advanced analytics solutions

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering business value through data, and a commitment to staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends

• Knowledge of data governance, data security, and compliance best practices

The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $250,000.00 to $270,000.00 per year.

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Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.

For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks (https://www.justworks.com/careers#total-reward-philosophy) .

Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at accommodations@justworks.com. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.

Our DEIB Report and Our DEI Commitment (https://justworks.com/blog/black-lives-matter-90-days-later)