Lead, Software Development (Data Technology)

We’re looking for a Team Lead, Data Technology to help us build and lead a high-performance team that solves challenging data engineering problems as we build our next generation data platform to support Hootsuite’s growing data needs. You will support the Senior Manager, Data Analytics to hire, grow, coach, and lead a team of developers to build, scale, monitor, and optimize data and analytics infrastructure used daily by Hootsuite decision makers. This is a remote-first role and is open to applicants located within provinces/states where we comply with our legal hiring entities.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead development and maintenance of scalable and efficient data pipeline architecture
• Work within cross-functional teams, including Data Science, Analytics, Software Development, and business units, to deliver data products and services.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and translate requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Monitor and communicate project statuses while mitigating risk and resolving issues.
• Work closely with the Senior Manager to align team priorities with business objectives.
• Assess and prioritize the team's work, appropriately delegating to others and encouraging team ownership.
• Proactively share information, actively solicit feedback, and facilitate communication, within teams and other departments.
• Design, write, test, and deploy high quality scalable code.
• Maintain high standards of security, reliability, scalability, performance, and quality in all delivered projects.
• Contribute to shape our technical roadmap as we scale our services and build our next generation data platform.
• Build, support and lead a high performance, cohesive team of developers, in close partnership with the Senior Manager, Data Analytics.
• Participate in the hiring process, with an aim of attracting and hiring the best developers.
• Facilitate ongoing development conversations with your team to support their learning and career growth.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

• A degree in Computer Science or Engineering, and senior-level experience in developing and maintaining software or an equivalent level of education or work experience, and a track record of substantial contributions to software projects with high business impact.
• Experience planning and leading a team using Scrum agile methodology ensuring timely delivery and continuous improvement.
• Experience liaising with various business stakeholders to understand their data requirements and convey the technical solutions. 
• Experience with data warehousing and data modeling best practices.
• Passionate interest in data engineering and infrastructure; ingestion, storage and compute in relational, NoSQL, and serverless architectures
• Experience developing data pipelines and integrations for high volume, velocity and variety of data.
• Experience writing clean code that performs well at scale; ideally experienced with languages like Python, Scala, SQL and shell script.
• Experience with various types of data stores, query engines and data frameworks, e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, S3, Redshift, Presto/Athena, Spark and dbt.
• Experience working with message queues such as Kafka and Kinesis
• Experience with ETL and pipeline orchestration such as Airflow, AWS Glue
• Experience with JIRA in managing sprints and roadmaps
• Open Communication: clearly conveys thoughts, both written and verbally, listening attentively and asking questions for clarification and understanding.
• Builds inclusive, cohesive teams which apply diversity to achieve common goals.
• Capably delivers results through others, is good at establishing clear direction, helping others achieve their best work.
• Identifies key issues and relationships relevant to achieving a long-range goal or vision; Builds an integrated plan for course of action to accomplish this vision.
• Challenges and supports others to create results but also develop new capabilities.
• Successfully develops the capacity and capability of the team and individuals on the teams.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner. You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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