Director of Data Engineering, Lyra Health
$202-308k
+ RSUs
Mental health employee benefits
Be an early applicant
Mental health employee benefits
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$202-308k
+ RSUs
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform access to life-changing mental health care.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years working as an engineering lead/manager focused on data engineering and implementation of a modern data stack strategy in a large scale environment
- A track record of leading and scaling data engineering teams
- Experience architecting robust, fault-tolerant data pipelines with solid logging, alerting, and data validation—not just simple scripts
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing data warehouses using modern cloud databases like Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks
- Hands-on experience in SQL-based data modeling with a focus on governance and enabling self serve using a development framework such as DBT
- Experience implementing integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solutions like Workato, Mulesoft, or Talend
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker or Sigma
- Experience working with sensitive data in a healthcare or similarly regulated environment
- A thoughtful approach to balancing quality and deadlines in fast-paced settings
- Excellent communication skills with a talent for building consensus and alignment
- Strong communication skills and ability to generate consensus and buy-in within cross team and stakeholders
- Organizational skills and the ability to simplify complex problems and prioritize what matters most for the sake of the team and the business
What the job involves
- We are seeking a visionary and results-oriented Director, Data Engineering to lead and scale our growing team of talented data engineers.
- In this critical leadership role, you will be responsible for driving the strategy, implementation, and deployment of cutting-edge data solutions across our core data infrastructure for internal and external stakeholders.
- You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our data warehouse, data pipelines, data sharing, data integration, BI tooling, and delivering significant business value through the innovative application of modern data technologies
- Be a hands-on technical visionary leader for the data engineering team responsible for solutioning, designing, implementing, reviewing, and deploying core functionality to support our data warehouse, data pipelines, data sharing, data integration and BI tools strategy
- Manage, scale, and mentor the data engineering team along with leading the recruitment efforts to attract and retain top data engineering talent
- Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize top business initiatives and develop corresponding solutions and a strategic roadmap
- Identify and evaluate emerging data engineering technologies and trends, and determine their potential application within the organization
- Manage resource allocation and bi-weekly sprint planning
- Advocate for and drive the adoption of best practices in data engineering development, deployment, and data governance
- Work closely with the data science, analytics, and operations teams to develop user-friendly data solutions that comply with established data governance guidelines
Our take
In the US, millions of people suffer from mental illness each year. This is not only a detriment to individuals, but to businesses as well - with research suggesting that depression and anxiety disorders lead to $1 trillion in lost productivity worldwide each year.
Lyra Health is out to tackle these issues head-on, by delivering mental health care for employees. The company offers video counselling sessions and one-to-one messaging to help users with a variety of conditions including anxiety, depression and substance use disorder.
The company is a key player in the sector alongside peers like Calm, Genoa and Talkspace. Impressively, it boasts a 90% satisfaction rate across its more than 2 million members, demonstrating the impact its products can have.
In 2025, Lyra Health launched a ‘clinical-grade’ chatbot to its offering. This has been met with mixed feelings due to evidence that AI can act unpredictably in response to mental health concerns. It will take time to see whether this feature will enhance or diminish the user experience.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2022
$35m
SERIES F
May 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Total funding: $690.1m
Company benefits
- Full access to Lyra’s mental health services for employees and their eligible dependents—at no charge
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits, and free monthly membership to One Medical
- 401k and equity options
- Four weeks of vacation and paid holidays
- Monthly tech stipend
Company HQ
Downtown, Burlingame, CA
Leadership
David Ebersman
(Co-Founder & Board Chair)Former CEO of the company. Was an Equity Research Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. Also served as the CFO at Facebook, and worked at Genentech for 15 years, leaving as Chief Financial Officer & Executive VP.
Jennifer Schulz
(CEO)Former CEO of Experian North America, Head of Global Online and Digital Products at Visa, and CEO at Verifi.
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