Wayvia (formerly PriceSpider)
Manager, Data Engineering
Wayvia (formerly PriceSpider), Irvine, California, United States, 92713
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Manager, Data Engineering
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Wayvia (formerly PriceSpider)
Company Overview At Wayvia, we help the world’s top brands stay ahead—using AI, data, and innovation to shape the future of commerce. Whether you’re charting a new path or leveling up your journey, Wayvia is where your career can go further. We’d love to meet you.
We help global brands connect with their shoppers in ways that are relevant, respectful, and real. And we do the same for each other—with trust, transparency, and the human connection that makes great work possible.
At Wayvia, you’ll find a team that’s curious, collaborative, and always up for solving what’s next. We move fast, think boldly, and support one another in building something that matters—for our clients, for shoppers, and for each other.
Job Brief Wayvia is seeking a Manager of Data Engineering to lead the development and operation of its data platform. This role is responsible for data warehousing, pipeline development, analytics enablement, and data quality. The Manager will also lead and develop a small data engineering team.
Responsibilities Data & Technical Leadership
Lead migration from multiple warehouses to a unified Snowflake environment
Design and operate scalable data pipelines supporting large-scale analytics and AI/ML
Establish data quality, monitoring, governance, and security standards
Own technical architecture and tooling decisions across analytics and AI workloads
Assess team capabilities and define the right mix of engineers, analysts, and scientists
Hire, mentor, and develop a small, high-performing data team
Create clear roles, growth paths, and expectations to enable autonomous execution
Business & Strategic Partnership
Translate business needs into reliable data solutions
Partner cross-functionally to prioritize analytics and data initiatives
Enable AI/ML use cases through strong data foundations
Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Operational Excellence
Define SLAs for data availability, quality, and performance
Implement monitoring, alerting, and documentation for all core pipelines
Scale infrastructure responsibly with cost and reliability in mind
Ensure continuity, resiliency, and recovery across data systems
Qualifications
5+ years of hands‑on experience with Snowflake and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
7+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of consolidating disparate systems into unified platforms
Experience managing petabyte‑scale data infrastructure and handling billions of rows
5+ years of experience supporting AI/ML initiatives, including building data infrastructure and pipelines to support model deployment
Proven leadership experience with a player‑coach mentality, comfortably balancing technical contributions (e.g., writing SQL) with team strategy and management
Experience building and scaling data teams, from mentoring junior engineers to leading more senior talent
Expertise in data quality, monitoring, and anomaly detection at a massive scale, ensuring reliability and accuracy
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, from executives to engineers
Benefits
Flexible work‑from‑home arrangements
401K Match
Flexible vacation
16 weeks of paid parental leave (US)
Technical stipend
Wellness programs
Location We are looking to fill this role either locally near Irvine, CA and/or remotely in the US.
Compensation The salary for this role is $130,000–170,000 with variable compensation as part of the compensation structure. Please note that our salary ranges are based on current market data and the offered compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, and other factors permitted by law.
Wayvia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
Job Details
Seniority level:
Mid–Senior level
Employment type:
Full–time
Industry:
Software Development
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Manager, Data Engineering
role at
Wayvia (formerly PriceSpider)
Company Overview At Wayvia, we help the world’s top brands stay ahead—using AI, data, and innovation to shape the future of commerce. Whether you’re charting a new path or leveling up your journey, Wayvia is where your career can go further. We’d love to meet you.
We help global brands connect with their shoppers in ways that are relevant, respectful, and real. And we do the same for each other—with trust, transparency, and the human connection that makes great work possible.
At Wayvia, you’ll find a team that’s curious, collaborative, and always up for solving what’s next. We move fast, think boldly, and support one another in building something that matters—for our clients, for shoppers, and for each other.
Job Brief Wayvia is seeking a Manager of Data Engineering to lead the development and operation of its data platform. This role is responsible for data warehousing, pipeline development, analytics enablement, and data quality. The Manager will also lead and develop a small data engineering team.
Responsibilities Data & Technical Leadership
Lead migration from multiple warehouses to a unified Snowflake environment
Design and operate scalable data pipelines supporting large-scale analytics and AI/ML
Establish data quality, monitoring, governance, and security standards
Own technical architecture and tooling decisions across analytics and AI workloads
Assess team capabilities and define the right mix of engineers, analysts, and scientists
Hire, mentor, and develop a small, high-performing data team
Create clear roles, growth paths, and expectations to enable autonomous execution
Business & Strategic Partnership
Translate business needs into reliable data solutions
Partner cross-functionally to prioritize analytics and data initiatives
Enable AI/ML use cases through strong data foundations
Communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Operational Excellence
Define SLAs for data availability, quality, and performance
Implement monitoring, alerting, and documentation for all core pipelines
Scale infrastructure responsibly with cost and reliability in mind
Ensure continuity, resiliency, and recovery across data systems
Qualifications
5+ years of hands‑on experience with Snowflake and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server)
7+ years of experience in data engineering, with a proven track record of consolidating disparate systems into unified platforms
Experience managing petabyte‑scale data infrastructure and handling billions of rows
5+ years of experience supporting AI/ML initiatives, including building data infrastructure and pipelines to support model deployment
Proven leadership experience with a player‑coach mentality, comfortably balancing technical contributions (e.g., writing SQL) with team strategy and management
Experience building and scaling data teams, from mentoring junior engineers to leading more senior talent
Expertise in data quality, monitoring, and anomaly detection at a massive scale, ensuring reliability and accuracy
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, from executives to engineers
Benefits
Flexible work‑from‑home arrangements
401K Match
Flexible vacation
16 weeks of paid parental leave (US)
Technical stipend
Wellness programs
Location We are looking to fill this role either locally near Irvine, CA and/or remotely in the US.
Compensation The salary for this role is $130,000–170,000 with variable compensation as part of the compensation structure. Please note that our salary ranges are based on current market data and the offered compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, and other factors permitted by law.
Wayvia is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
Job Details
Seniority level:
Mid–Senior level
Employment type:
Full–time
Industry:
Software Development
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