Data Engineering Lead (Hybrid)

Posted about 3 months ago · $190,000–$220,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open: 87 days
Reposted: No
Salary listed: Yes
Ghost-job risk at Rewards Network: high
Hiring momentum: 53 roles opened in the last 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board: 2026-10-29

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About this role

The Director of Data at Rewards Network is responsible for leading the data strategy and overseeing the Data Engineering and Data Science teams. This role involves defining a multi-year roadmap, establishing architecture standards, and ensuring effective data governance while being hands-on with technical implementations. The director will also manage team growth, budget, and communicate data initiatives to the executive team.

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role clarity: 5/5
pay transparency: 5/5

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What you need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
10+ years of experience across data engineering, data science, or analytics, with a strong hands-on data engineering foundation
4+ years leading data teams, including direct management of both data engineers and data scientists
Proven experience leading data science work through the full ML model lifecycle, including MLOps and production deployment
Strategic leader who can define a data vision, build an executive-ready roadmap, and tie data investments to measurable business outcomes
Expertise in data engineering — including model design, testing strategy, incremental patterns, and layer boundary governance

Nice to have

Bachelor's or advanced degree in a technical field
Experience at a company that has completed a similar legacy-to-modern warehouse migration
Experience building and scaling a data organization, including managing managers or technical leads
Experience owning a departmental budget, platform spend, and vendor relationships

What you get

Base salary range of $200,000–$250,000 annually
Annual bonus target of 20%
Flexible PTO, 11 company holidays, and parental leave
Generous dining reimbursement when dining with restaurant clients
401(k) plan with a company match
Two medical plan options

Worth weighing

Role requires in-office presence 3 days a week (Tuesday-Thursday)
Position involves hands-on technical work in addition to strategic leadership
The function is mid-migration to a modern data stack, which may present challenges

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Listed by Rewards Network on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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