Director of Engineering, Justworks
Data Platform
$250-270k
1+ day a week in office
Business operations platform
Job no longer available
Business operations platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$250-270k
1+ day a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
Justworks' mission is to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a leader with a deep technical background and a strong vision for how platform capabilities can be leveraged to increase the quality and speed at which we deliver impactful data products
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in data engineering or data platform roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position
- Proven track record of designing and implementing large-scale data platforms and infrastructure
- Expertise in SQL, NoSQL databases, and data warehousing solutions, with strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with data processing frameworks
- Proficiency in cloud-based data platforms like Snowflake, AWS including experience with containerization and orchestration technologies
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and drive cross-functional collaboration
- Proven ability to think like a product owner to earn credibility with internal customers and non-technical stakeholders
- Exceptional leadership abilities, with a knack for mentoring and motivating data engineers, and working closely with data scientists and analysts to deploy machine learning models and advanced analytics solutions
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering business value through data, and a commitment to staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends
- Knowledge of data governance, data security, and compliance best practices
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced and innovative Director of Engineering, AI & Data Platform to lead our data platform team and drive the evolution of the data platform to support an increasing set of data and AI initiatives
- The ideal candidate will be responsible for the strategic direction, development, and operation of our data platform, ensuring it’s scalable, reliable, and secure
- Within the Justworks Data Services team, you’ll find a highly-collaborative, diverse group of individuals motivated to empower Justworkers to work fearlessly and responsibly with data
- We are committed to growing our impact in the best interest of our customers and evolving how we work together in the best interest of our people & company
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of data platform engineers
- Provide strategic direction and oversight for all data platform initiatives
- Define and execute the data platform roadmap, ensuring alignment with company objectives and business needs
- Design and implement robust, scalable, and efficient data platforms to support various business applications and analytics
- Oversee the development and maintenance of data infrastructure, including data warehouses, data lakes, and data integration solutions
- Collaborate with product, engineering, analytics, and business teams to understand their data needs and deliver solutions, while partnering with data scientists and analysts to support advanced analytics and AI/ML initiatives
- Optimize data platform workflows for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, implementing monitoring systems to proactively address issues and drive continuous improvement
- Support/lead other AI & Data Platform-related initiatives as needed based on organizational needs
- As a Director of Data Engineering, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization
- In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:
- Customer focus - builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions
- Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism
- Nimble learning - actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder
- Plans and aligns - breaks down objectives into appropriate initiatives and actions; stages activities with relevant milestones and schedules
- Business insight - applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals
- In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:
- Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others
- Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others
- Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude
- Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example
- Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
Our take
Justworks operates in an increasingly crowded space of all-in-one business operation suites, that include tools like human resources, payroll, employee management, benefits, and others that businesses critically need to operate as they scale.
Globally, human resource management has become an extremely fertile field, worth over $20 billion annually and predicted to grow to over $50 billion annually by 2030 - creating great opportunity for Justworks to continue to grow. The company is regarded as a market leader, but does see competition in the shape of Paychex Flex, Rippling, Paylocity, and TriNet, among others.
Solutions delivered by Justworks have proven to be extremely popular with SMEs, and this has not gone unnoticed by investors, with the company picking up exceptional amounts of funding. Justworks is known to have sights on going public, though action towards this end has been delayed until global mass-market conditions have settled from a period of volatility. However, the company's acquisition of
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2023
$16.9m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$50m
SERIES E
Total funding: $159.9m
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer work.
- Paid parental leave.
- Work from home opportunities.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus access to One Medical, Kindbody, and Teladoc.
- Premium access to Headspace, ClassPass stipends, and webinars to support your overall wellness on topics like nutrition, budgeting, mindfulness, and more.
- All Justworks offers include equity, and Justworkers can continue to earn more over time with promotions and tenure.
- Extensive learning & development opportunities through workshops, ExecOnline, Udemy, and BetterUp coaching.
- Engineering Apprenticeship program that supports internal movement and growth
Company values
- Camaraderie: As a growing company, we know how crucial teamwork, higher purpose, and a healthy dose of fun can be to success. Be an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
- Openness: We believe in radical transparency. This means being willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. Be curious, ask open questions, and be receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
- Grit: They say when the going gets tough, the tough get going. We are a team of hardworking individuals with the courage to persevere. Be committed, be earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
- Integrity: We do the right thing. Be honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
- Simplicity: We make things easy for everyone to understand and do. Be innovative, unafraid of streamlining processes, a clear and concise communicator, and don't overcomplicate solutions.
Company HQ
Fulton Ferry District, NY
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Leadership
Isaac Oates
(Executive Chair)Experience as a Senior Product Manager at Amazon before founding Adtuitive and serving as COO for a year. Left this position to spend 3 years as a VP at Etsy, before founding Justworks.
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