Head of Data Engineering & Analytics, Zoom
$171.8-375.9k
Office located in San Jose, CA
Work platform for human connection
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Work platform for human connection
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$171.8-375.9k
Office located in San Jose, CA
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help people connect, collaborate, and get more work done, together.
Role
Who you are
- Demonstrate 15+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, and data science, or equivalent practical experience
- Lead teams of 50+ people in senior leadership roles, building cultures of collaboration and continuous learning
- Display hands-on experience with Snowflake and modern data pipeline technologies (required), including cloud platforms (AWS), CI/CD, DevOps/DataOps, and enterprise integrations
- Demonstrate experience building data foundations to support AI/ML initiatives, including platforms like Databricks, Snowflake AI/ML (Cortex), ML Flow, LLM-based protocols and patterns (RAG/Agentic/MCP/A2A), and vector databases (Pinecone, FAISS)
- Demonstrate ability to establish operational excellence frameworks including SLAs/SLIs, end-to-end observability, cost optimization, and key operational metrics tracking
What the job involves
- You will build and scale the data foundation that powers Zoom's AI capabilities and business operations. By defining enterprise data strategy and leading a global team, you will enable trusted insights and innovation. This role offers the opportunity to shape how a $10B+ company leverages data to drive growth
- We deliver enterprise data platforms, analytics, and AI capabilities across Zoom. Our team partners with Product, Engineering, Finance, and Sales to enable data-driven decisions. We exist to transform data into actionable insights that fuel business growth
- Defining and executing enterprise data strategy, platform architecture, and AI enablement roadmaps aligned with business goals
- Leading a global organization of 60+ data engineers, machine learning engineers, scientists, analysts, and architects across the US and India
- Building scalable data pipelines, governance frameworks, and analytics solutions that serve as the single source of truth
- Partnering with Finance, Marketing, Sales, Product, and Engineering leaders to deliver insights, dashboards, and data products
- Enabling self-service analytics and AI/ML use cases through accessible, trusted, and secure data platforms
- Create Architect modern cloud-based data platforms using Snowflake, AWS, and data pipeline technologies
- Build data foundations that support AI and machine learning initiatives at enterprise scale
- Translate business needs into technical solutions and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Apply expertise in data governance, master data management, security, and compliance frameworks
- Use tools such as DBT, Airflow, Kafka, Databricks, FiveTran, and data quality platforms
- Work with AI/ML platforms including LLMs, vector databases, and MLOps tools
- Apply deep, hands-on experience with Snowflake and modern data pipeline technologies
- Apply Expertise across the modern data stack: Cloud databases (Snowflake, Databricks, Mongo), transformation tools (DBT, Airflow), ingestion platforms (FiveTran, Stitch, Snowpipe, Kafka, Apache Pulsar, AWS Kinesis/Firehose), orchestration (Airflow, Dagster), observability (Great Expectations, BigEye), and governance (Alation, Monte Carlo, Atlan)
Application process
- End Date: April 17, 2026
Our take
Zoom reworked video conferencing when most people assumed it was a solved problem, with services from Cisco and Skype already ubiquitous in workplaces and homes. However, its videoconferencing infrastructure was simpler to use, faster and more flexible than any previous solution, and it swiftly took the world by storm.
Its success bred competition, however, and companies such as Microsoft and Google, along with numerous smaller communications firms, have begun making inroads on Zoom's formerly commanding lead. Additionally, as workplaces are mostly adopting a hybrid or flexible working strategy, some of its importance as a workplace tool is wearing off and it is recording a gradual decline in daily usage rates.
To counter these trends, Zoom is expanding its business offerings through product development and strategic acquisitions. Alongside many other large tech companies, it has battled through a difficult economic situation, but it nonetheless remains a profitable company and household name. Plus, its track record of innovation means it is still very much one to watch in the communications space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
7% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jan 2017
$100m
SERIES D
Feb 2015
$30m
SERIES C
Total funding: $148.5m
Company benefits
- Work from home opportunities
- Retirement benefits
- My-Time-Off (MTO), an extended vacation policy
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) and Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Equity Program plus Yearly stock grant for all employees
- Wellness and fitness reimbursement, wellness resources, Thrive Global wellness app, TaskHuman wellness coaching app
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including emotional support, financial resources and legal guidance
- Paid Parental Leave (both parents) 16 weeks paid leave (or statutory if more generous)
- Employer Matching of Charitable contributions up to $500 USD equivalent/year
- Annual Zoom Store Allowance
- Business Travel Accident Insurance
Company HQ
Downtown San Jose, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Eric Yuan
(CEO & Founder)Previously VP Engineering at Cisco and WebEx.
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