Technical Manager, Data Engineering

Role Description

We are seeking a Technical Manager, Data Engineering, to lead and scale Waystar’s data engineering function while actively contributing to the delivery of our modern data platform. This role combines people leadership, technical ownership, and hands-on engineering to drive execution across our BigQuery-based data platform.

You will be responsible for managing a team of data engineers, setting technical directions, and ensuring the successful delivery of scalable ingestion and transformation pipelines across a Medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This leader will partner closely with platform leadership, governance, and business domains to establish a reliable, governed, and high-performing data ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data engineering experience with enterprise-scale platforms
• 2+ years of experience leading or managing data engineering teams
• Strong hands-on expertise with GCP and BigQuery
• Advanced experience with dbt (required)
• Experience with Fivetran and API-based ingestion frameworks
• Strong Python skills including API integrations and automation
• Proven experience building scalable ELT pipelines and data models
• Experience with data quality, validation frameworks, and observability
• Proficiency with GitHub, CI/CD workflows, and code review practices
• Strong understanding of data governance, lineage, and access controls
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., healthcare) preferred

Requirements

• Experience leading teams through cloud data platform migrations (e.g., Snowflake → BigQuery)
• Experience with Terraform (IaC) and platform automation
• Familiarity with Harness CI/CD and GitHub Actions
• Experience with Snowflake and Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• Knowledge of data mesh / domain-driven data ownership models
• Experience driving engineering standards across distributed teams

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)
• Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)
• Generous paid time off for non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays
• Flexible time off for exempt team members + 13 paid holidays
• Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)
• Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access
• Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support
• 401(K) program with company match
• Pet insurance
• Employee resource groups