Director of Data Engineering
Brooklyn, NY (Rent the Runway HQ)
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Rent the Runway
The premier clothing rental subscription service. Rent and purchase dresses, accessories and more for work, special events and everyday. Memberships from just $89.About Us:
Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel, accessories and home decor from 700+ brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman’s leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times, while Hyman herself has been named to the “TIME 100” most influential people in the world and as one of People magazine’s “Women Changing the World.”
About the Job:
As the Director of Data Engineering, you’ll be responsible for our data platform, infrastructure & data warehouse that power our Data Science and Machine Learning teams. You’ll build, manage and mentor a growing team of data engineers and managers and play a key role in technical leadership of the Data organization by developing and executing a technical roadmap. You’ll build relationships with technical and business teams to ensure we provide cutting edge data capabilities to every part of the company. This position is a people manager reporting to our SVP of Data.
What You'll Do:
- Recruit, lead and mentor a team of talented data professionals, overseeing both data warehouse engineering and data platform engineering
- Define and develop the technical roadmap aligned with RTR’s vision and strategy
- Establish and evangelize best practices, frameworks and processes across data engineering and the larger data and tech org
- Oversee technical strategy and architecture across data integration, data warehousing, data platform, computation and deployment infrastructure
- Lead metadata management implementation efforts that enable how data will be accessed and used for business reporting, analytics and machine learning
- Drive the implementation of data governance, data privacy and security related processes
- Develop strong relationships with data leaders across the company to improve how data and data engineering tools are leveraged
- Drive technical innovation by exploring new platforms and technologies
About You:
- 6+ years of experience leading and inspiring effective data engineering teams building scalable data engineering platforms
- Experience and passion for modern data architecture and data modeling
- Strong business acumen and expertise contributing to roadmap and strategy discussions
- Familiarity with programming languages (e.g. Python, Java), cloud computing platforms (e.g. AWS, GCP), cloud based data warehouses (e.g. Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery), BI Tools (e.g. Looker, Tableau), scheduling solutions (e.g. Prefect, Airflow), and infrastructure as code tools (e.g. Terraform, Ansible)
- Passion for staying on top of tech trends, experimenting with and learning new technologies, participating in internal & external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community
- Experience with data governance and data security
- Strong knowledge and experience with iterative software development processes and continuous delivery
Benefits:
At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our inclusive benefits include, but are not limited to:
- Paid Time Off including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
- Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
- Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - Unplug, recharge, and have some fun!
- Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts - to ensure you experience the magic of renting the runway (and give us valued feedback!).
- Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
- 401k match - an investment in your future.
- Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
- Flexibility Policy - when our corporate employees return to the office post COVID they will have the option to work remotely 2-3 days a week.
Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally-recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed servicemember status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.
Tags: Airflow Ansible AWS BigQuery Data Warehousing Engineering GCP Looker Machine Learning Python Redshift Security Snowflake Tableau Terraform Testing
Perks/benefits: 401(k) matching Career development Flex vacation Health care Medical leave Paid sabbatical Parental leave Team events
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