Head of Data Engineering, Philo
$200-275k
Salary dependent on location + Company stock options
Live TV streaming service
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Live TV streaming service
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$200-275k
Salary dependent on location + Company stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To provide affordable and accessible television streaming services to everyone.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has owned both disciplines before — data infrastructure and analytics engineering — and brings strong opinions on how to structure a high-velocity, high-trust data organization
- 10+ years of professional experience spanning data engineering and analytics engineering, ideally with a few years working on high-volume data platforms
- 4+ years of experience managing and leading data teams, with demonstrated experience owning both data engineering and analytics engineering functions at a prior organization
- Deep expertise in modern data stack technologies, particularly AWS data services, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Airbyte, Python, and SQL
- Deep expertise in analytics engineering, including dbt model design, dimensional modeling, and delivering trusted, business-facing data products
- Strong people management skills with experience providing coaching, performance feedback, and career development guidance to direct reports
- Track record of improving stakeholder trust in reporting and data quality across an organization
- Strong track record of designing and implementing data platforms
- Excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders, simplifying complex data concepts for various business audiences
- Experience in media/streaming industry with understanding of video delivery analytics and metrics
- Demonstrated experience driving organizational alignment around data definitions, metrics, and a single source of truth
- Experience with data governance and compliance requirements
- Background in implementing data quality frameworks
What the job involves
- Philo’s Data Engineering team encompasses both data engineering and analytics engineering, and we’re looking for people who are comfortable working on complex data infrastructure and modeling challenges that support critical business functions across our streaming services
- You’ll be working closely with other data scientists, analysts, and engineers to build and deploy solutions directly for our service – this work spans both foundational data platform work like data warehouse architecture, metric governance, and semantic consistency across our entire data stack
- In addition, you’ll work with departments across the organization to understand their data needs and deliver high-performance, reliable data systems to help the entire team thrive
- We are passionate about building robust, scalable data infrastructure and providing a high-quality data platform for the entire company, using both cutting-edge technologies and proven engineering practices in close collaboration with every department
- To complete our work, we build on modern tools including AWS-native services, dbt, Segment, Snowflake, AWS SageMaker, Spark, Avo, BigEye and more
- Some of the recent projects that data and analytics engineers at Philo have worked on include building new models for key financial data, dbt model design, data warehouse cluster upgrades and maintenance, per-query infra cost optimization, implementation of Apache Iceberg data storage, benchmarking & improving data warehouse performance, and evaluating alternative data warehouse technologies
- We're seeking a senior technical and foundational leader to own and drive the vision, strategy, and execution of our Data Engineering team, encompassing both the data engineering and analytics engineering functions at Philo
- This is a strategic and high-impact role: you'll set the long-term direction for our entire data platform, lead and grow a team of data and analytics engineers, and roll up your sleeves to architect and build alongside them
- Own the vision and technical strategy for data engineering and analytics engineering at Philo, setting the direction for how data is ingested, modeled, and delivered across the organization
- Own the team’s roadmap, balancing strategic long-term investments with near-term stakeholder needs
- Lead and grow the Data Engineering team, including hiring, career development, performance management, and supporting the team in generally thriving
- Lead the design and implementation of Philo's data platform architecture, including setting technical standards and best practices for data engineering and analytics engineering work
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data platform needs and translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Build and maintain stakeholder trust in data and reporting — ensuring that business teams have reliable, well-documented, and well-understood data products
- Design scalable data pipelines and infrastructure; drive technical decisions with a focus on long-term sustainability
- Implement data governance, security, and quality control processes as needed
- Ultimately, deliver on the alchemy of transforming raw, messy application data into trusted business insight through scalable dimensional modeling and a metric layer that faithfully reflects product and customer behavior
Our take
Streaming services offer cheaper options than cable TV packages, but prices are beginning to rise. This is partly due to packages beginning to bundle costly sports and other media packages that viewers do not necessarily want.
Philo offers a streaming service that aims to provide a streamlined selection of channels as an affordable, yet comprehensive, viewing option. The streamlined and high-quality channel offerings are available to viewers at $30 per month, a price significantly lower than standard cable subscriptions, with the base option including around 60 live channels and over 75,000 on-demand offerings.
Philo stands out through features like a co-viewing service that lets up to three people watch the same program together, enhanced cloud DVR functionality, and expanded compatibility with smart TVs and popular streaming devices such as Roku, Fire TV, and Apple TV. These updates demonstrate Philo's continued focus on accessibility, user experience, and cost-effective entertainment.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Aug 2020
$50m
SERIES D
Jul 2018
$41.4m
SERIES C
Total funding: $155.7m
Company HQ
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Andrew McCollum
(CEO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard before co-founding Facebook. Joined Philo in 2014 and has acted as CEO since.
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