Engineering Manager - Data Engineering (Remote in Europe)

Prezi has expanded from our presentation focused solution, Prezi Present, to also now include Prezi Design, a versatile graphics creation tool, and Prezi Video, a virtual presentation and collaboration solution that's changing how our customers work together in the hybrid office. We’re looking for someone to join our engineering manager team and manage the team that builds and operates all the data infrastructure serving our millions of users.

You will be responsible for managing a team of data engineers that builds the high performing data infrastructure that serves our users and internal stakeholders. The data engineering team is built with the objective to provide a self-serving data platform that can enable the business to get the insights to make better decisions. They are responsible for creating new solutions for consuming, transforming and reporting on petabytes of data stored in our AWS backed warehouse. Success requires interest and ability to solve problems, collaborate, and continuously learn and lead a team of talented, ambitious engineers. 

Prezi is a virtual first company and has Hubs in Berlin, Budapest, Riga, and Oakland. That said, for this position, we are looking for someone in the EU and UK time zones. You will be reporting to Jose Roca, VP of Product and Engineering.

Some typical responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders (Product Managers, Data Analysts) to plan, strategise and resource on-going and future projects
• Contribute and help the team to form a strong technical vision that is in alignment with business strategy
• Help to translate company strategy and priorities into actionable goals, tasks and actions for the individual engineer
• Prioritise, delegate and supervise all engineers’ activities and deliverables. Help engineers work through challenges, deliver quality solutions, and achieve goals and milestones.
• Be a voice of users and user impact during technical discussions and deliberations
• Hire new talent for the team and create personalised development programs and opportunities
• Manage, support, and evaluate engineers’ performance including fostering a culture of direct and constructive feedback
• Provide input in strategic technical decisions and solutions
• Participate on working groups for platform-wide engineering initiatives
• Ensure operational effectiveness around release management, quality assurance, and technical documentation
• Communicate and collaborate frequently with other managers and stakeholders

Prezi is operating at the intersection of many exciting disruptions in how we learn/work, how we use visual communications technologies, and how we build an amazing, global organisation that can attract and inspire passionate and talented people to do their best and most impactful work. 

If this sounds interesting and you have... 

• 3+ years of experience as a data engineer and served as the technical lead
• Experience with key technologies and tools in use at Prezi such as Python, Spark, Trino, Dagster
• A solid grasp of agile software engineering practices, and enjoy leading cross-functional teams
• The ability to foster high performance, motivation, and satisfaction by creating meaningful work, autonomy, and a results orientation for a team of engineers
• The interest in working in an organisation that values:
  • Taking ownership and accountability for customer and business outcomes
  • Meeting opportunities and challenges with speed and teamwork
• Respecting others by both communicating directly while also caring for each other and our communities
  

.....then we would love to talk to you! 

The best part: you’ll be part of an awesome team that highly appreciates visual communication, believes that together we are greater than the sum of our parts, and cares deeply about those around us.

At Prezi, we celebrate the diversity of our customers and our employees. We employ people from all backgrounds to build a product for everyone. We’re looking for people who can bring in their different perspectives and help us on our mission to reinvent how people share knowledge, tell stories, and inspire audiences to act.