Director of Engineering - job 1 of 2

Data is at the core of modern business, yet many teams struggle with its overwhelming volume and complexity. At Atlan, we’re changing that. As the world’s first active metadata platform, we help organisations transform data chaos into clarity and seamless collaboration.

From Fortune 500 leaders to hyper-growth startups, from automotive innovators redefining mobility to healthcare organisations saving lives, and from Wall Street powerhouses to Silicon Valley trailblazers — we empower ambitious teams across industries to unlock the full potential of their data.

Recognised as leaders by Gartner and Forrester and backed by Insight Partners, Atlan is at the forefront of reimagining how humans and data work together. Joining us means becoming part of a movement to shape a future where data drives extraordinary outcomes.

As a Director of Engineering, you will lead engineering efforts to design and deliver scalable Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and metadata-driven connector frameworks for data-centric use cases. This role is pivotal in driving innovation, operational excellence, and customer-centric outcomes for an advanced data ecosystem.

You will oversee a distributed engineering organisation, shaping its technical direction and fostering a high-performance engineering culture that delivers transformative solutions for global customers leveraging data-driven insights.

What Impact will you create?
This role is instrumental in enabling end users to seamlessly integrate, manage, and scale their data workflows across the Atlan platform. By leveraging metadata-driven automation and cutting-edge PaaS capabilities, you will redefine how businesses optimize data pipelines, ensure efficient integration, and unlock operational efficiencies through intelligent data solutions. Your leadership will have far-reaching impact, including:

1. Developing next-generation data integration frameworks to support modern data management challenges.

2. Addressing key challenges in the data connector ecosystem, such as high support volumes, integration gaps, and inefficiencies in managing data flows.

3. Advancing platform capabilities to empower organisations to scale data solutions globally, leveraging low-code/no-code frameworks and metadata automation.

What will you do?

1. Strategic Vision & Leadership:
   Shape and deliver a comprehensive Connector Frameworks ecosystem, emphasizing scalability, automation, and enterprise-grade readiness for diverse data workflows.Define the technical strategy for metadata-driven data integration that ensures seamless interoperability across systems and reduces time-to-value for customers.Collaborate with senior stakeholders to craft and execute a multi-year engineering roadmap that aligns with broader business goals and product innovations.

2. Team Leadership & Talent Development:
   Lead a diverse, global engineering team, to deliver impactful solutions.Build a strong engineering leadership pipeline, providing mentorship and fostering a growth mindset within the organisation. Champion diversity, inclusion, and equity to create a collaborative and innovative team culture.

3. Operational Excellence:
   Drive modernisation efforts, ensuring platform reliability, scalability, and security, while meeting enterprise-grade performance standards.Establish and enforce engineering best practices for system design, operational efficiency, and data security.Leverage metrics-driven processes to monitor, evaluate, and continuously improve platform performance.

4. Customer-Centric Innovation:
   Address critical customer needs by streamlining data connector onboarding and improving metadata management across the data lifecycle.Drive AI-powered solutions to simplify complex integration workflows and automate routine data operations, enhancing customer experiences.Act as a trusted partner to customers, ensuring that platform solutions are aligned with real-world data challenges and business outcomes.

What makes you a great match?

1. Engineering Expertise
   15+ years of experience in data engineering, PaaS, or data-driven ecosystems.Proven ability to design and scale secure, enterprise-grade data platforms, including multi-cloud architectures and API-first design.

2. Leadership Excellence
   Extensive experience leading large, distributed engineering teams, with demonstrated success in building scalable platform marketplaces and fostering high-performing teams.Strong track record in aligning technical strategies with overarching business objectives.Ability to build collaborative relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and external partners.

3. Customer Empathy & Problem Solving
   Deep understanding of customer data challenges and the ability to deliver practical, scalable solutions to meet evolving needs.Strong ability to align data ingestion frameworks with customer outcomes and drive business growth.Exceptional ability to translate customer pain points into actionable, innovative engineering solutions.Strong analytical skills to diagnose inefficiencies in data workflows and implement effective improvements.

As an Engineering leader at Atlan, you’ll not only enhance our PaaS offerings but also define the future of connector ecosystems, enabling enterprises to integrate and scale data operations seamlessly.

Apply now to drive innovation and create impact in a rapidly evolving Data SaaS landscape!

Why Atlan for You?

At Atlan, we believe the future belongs to the humans of data. From curing diseases to advancing space exploration, data teams are powering humanity's greatest achievements. Yet, working with data can be chaotic—our mission is to transform that experience. We're reimagining how data teams collaborate by building the home they deserve, enabling them to create winning data cultures and drive meaningful progress.

Joining Atlan means:

1. Ownership from Day One: Whether you're an intern or a full-time teammate, you’ll own impactful projects, chart your growth, and collaborate with some of the best minds in the industry.

2. Limitless Opportunities: At Atlan, your growth has no boundaries. If you’re ready to take initiative, the sky’s the limit.

3. A Global Data Community: We’re deeply embedded in the modern data stack, contributing to open-source projects, sponsoring meet-ups, and empowering team members to grow through conferences and learning opportunities.

As a fast-growing, fully remote company trusted by global leaders like Cisco, Nasdaq, and HubSpot, we’re creating a category-defining platform for data and AI governance. Backed by top investors, we’ve achieved 7X revenue growth in two years and are building a talented team spanning 15+ countries.

If you’re ready to do your life’s best work and help shape the future of data collaboration, join Atlan and become part of a mission to empower the humans of data to achieve more, together.

We are an equal opportunity employer
At Atlan, we’re committed to helping data teams do their lives’ best work. We believe that diversity and authenticity are the cornerstones of innovation, and by embracing varied perspectives and experiences, we can create a workplace where everyone thrives. Atlan is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.