Head of Data Engineering / Senior Manager Data Engineering

Job Description

Job Description

Head of Data Engineering

About Peerspace

Peerspace is the leading and category defining online marketplace for venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events. We open doors to the most inspiring spaces around the world, from lofts and mansions to storefronts and studios. Over $500M has been transacted through the platform, and our investors include GV (Google Ventures) and Foundation Capital.

Role Overview

As the Head of Data Engineering, you will be a pivotal leader within our technology organization, reporting directly to the CTO. This is a unique, career-defining opportunity for a "player-coach" who is passionate about building both high-performing teams and world-class data platforms. You will own the entire data engineering function at Peerspace, responsible for setting the strategic vision, architecting our technical roadmap, and managing a talented team of 3-6 data engineers. You will be the company's subject matter expert on data infrastructure, balancing hands-on architectural design and mentorship with the people management required to grow and scale a critical business function. Your leadership will ensure that data is a reliable, scalable, and strategic asset that powers decision-making and product innovation across the company.

Qualifications :

You are a great fit for this role if you have :

• Experience :

8-12+ years of experience in data engineering and / or software engineering, with a proven track record of building and scaling data-intensive systems. This includes at least 2+ years of formal people management experience, leading and mentoring a data engineering team.

○       Authoritative expertise in designing, building, and operating modern, cloud-native data platforms (GCP / BigQuery highly preferred).

○       Mastery of data modeling, transformation, and orchestration frameworks (e.g., DBT), with an emphasis on building for scale, reliability, and maintainability.

○       Deep architectural knowledge of event streaming (e.g., Segment), data integration patterns, data governance, and security best practices.

○       Proven ability to set a multi-quarter technical roadmap, make critical buy-vs-build decisions, and select technologies that align with long-term business goals.

○       A passion for managing and developing engineers, with demonstrated success in hiring, coaching, and creating career paths for your team members.

○       Experience fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance team culture.

○       Strong skills in performance management, goal setting (OKRs), and providing constructive feedback.

○       The ability to translate ambiguous business problems into a clear data strategy and a concrete technical execution plan.

○       Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both engineering teams and executive stakeholders.

○       Experience collaborating effectively with leaders across Product, Analytics, Marketing, and Finance to understand their needs and deliver impactful data solutions.

Responsibilities :

In this role, you will be responsible for :

Why Peerspace?

Peerspace is proudly certified as a Great Place to Work™ and we're a remote first company with team members located in cities around the globe. Beyond competitive salary and equity compensation, we provide :

The annual salary range for this role is $195k to $210k.  The actual salary will vary depending on experience, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and market data.

Diversity

At Peerspace, we're dedicated to creating a team that's diverse, equitable and inclusive. We believe bringing people together from different backgrounds and identities makes us stronger and better serves the Peerspace community. We'd especially like to encourage applicants from different backgrounds, locations, and experiences.