Data Engineer Manager

HoneyBook is the leading business and financial management platform for independent small businesses and freelancers. By combining tools like billing, contracts and client communication, HoneyBook helps business owners get organized so they can provide top-tier service at every step. HoneyBook is trusted by independent  businesses across the U.S. and Canada who have booked more than $5B in business on our platform. Every day at HoneyBook we are on a mission to empower the freelance economy to rise together, doing what they love.

Our award-winning culture is built on core values that drive everything we do, including putting people first. We know experience comes in many different forms, some visible on your resume, others not. No one candidate will be a 100% perfect match to our description, so if you thrive in a fast-paced, intellectually-charged environment and have similar experience to what we are looking for, we encourage you to apply.

We are on the search for a Data Engineer Manager to join the team in our Tel Aviv HQ. As a DE Manager  in a Data-Driven company, you will have a major opportunity for impact. You will be part of the team which turns data into insights that influence the product and drive strategic business  decisions that shape the direction of the company.  Are you up for the challenge?

Here are a few of the things you will do:

• Be part of an exciting transition to cutting-edge technology while leading an excellent team.
• Develop and design end-to-end ELT and ETL, which include data ingestion and transformation logic, involving different data sources.
• Improve the scalability and performance of existing data pipelines.
• Nurture, grow and mentor a team of data engineers and support their professional and personal development.
• Mentor, advise, and work collaboratively within the Business Data and Development group, with other development teams, and with all other business teams of the company
• Continuously learn and follow new technologies both for personal growth and to ensure we are making the most informed technology choices possible
• Be an expert of our data infrastructure and provide the first line of triage and troubleshooting for key business partners regarding data questions.
• Oversee data flows and modeling in BI
• Develop a culture of transparent dialogue with business partners for strategic agility in decision making.
• Create systems and tools to empower the team to find answers themselves.
• Interface with engineers, product managers, and product analysts to understand data needs
• Support existing processes running in production.                                  

Here is what is needed:

• Be a people manager before anything else - "Technology doesn't change the world, people do".
• At least 1 year of engineering management experience
• 2+ years of experience in Data Engineering (or 4+ years as a backend engineer), with a track record of delivering data and analytics solutions supporting technical, business and executive stakeholders.
• Proficiency with programming languages like Python and JS. RoR - advantage
• Deep familiarity with SQL, data modeling, and databases
• Experience with data visualization tools - Looker, Tableau, etc. - Advantage
• Familiarity or experience with the world of AI/ML/Data-science - Advantage.
• Resourcefulness and creative problem-solving skills. You take unique approaches to tackle your work and you are not afraid of challenges or unknowns.
• Team player with a passion for collaboration and achieving growth in a fast-paced environment.
• Thoroughness and wide-perspective  - you develop efficient, clean, readable, testable code, and you consider all aspects of every feature (security, robustness, monitoring and alerting, efficiency & cost, etc). You control all the details but you don’t miss the “Big Picture”.
• Ability to work (and learn) autonomously and self-direct workload.
• Intellectually curious. You are not satisfied with the status-quo and are always thinking about what is next.
• Excellent communication skills (Hebrew & English)  with the ability to distill complex problems into clear and concise insights.

The good stuff:

• • Mission driven: You'll be joining more than just another startup—our members are at the heart of everything we do.
  • Impact: We move quickly and encourage every employee to push the envelope. Our best ideas come from out-of-the-box-thinking and innovation; be ready to fail fast and often!
  • Compensation: We offer a competitive salary + meaningful equity based on merit.
  • Benefits + Perks: From wellness programs to open paid time off and exceptional family leave policies, the health and happiness of our employees is foremost

The opportunity at HoneyBook is huge – our primary customers today are creative businesses that generate in aggregate $150B in revenue per year in the US. Our company, like the members we serve, thrives on creativity and risk-taking; in seven years, we’ve become the biggest and the most widely recognized player in the service provider space. To date, HoneyBook has raised $498M and is backed by investors such as Tiger Global Management, Norwest Venture Partners, Aleph, Hillsven Capital, Our Crowd, Durable Capital Partners LP, Vintage Investment Partners, Battery Ventures, Citi Ventures, Zeev Ventures and 01 Advisors.

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