Liftoff Mobile · 23 hours ago
Director of Engineering, Data Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$390K/yr - $430K/yr
10+ years expLiftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. As Director of Engineering for the Data Platform, you will define and execute the long-term data engineering strategy, leading teams to build scalable and reliable foundations for products and ML systems while collaborating with cross-functional leaders.
Ad NetworkAd RetargetingAdvertising PlatformsApp MarketingBig DataMobileMobile Advertising
Responsibilities
Define, shape, and clearly communicate our long-term Data engineering strategy, vision, and roadmap
Translate R&D and Product goals into Data engineering group- and team-level goals, working closely with cross-functional leaders
Work closely with ML and Product stakeholders at Liftoff, ensuring our Data infrastructure meets their needs with a consistently high quality bar
Balance short-term and long-term velocity, ensuring a steady stream of improvements as your team builds for the long term
Set the bar for our engineering culture, encouraging the development of best practices, holding teams accountable for slippage, and improving processes
Provide deep technical feedback on key projects as necessary
Grow the next generation of data engineers and leaders
Qualification
Required
10+ years in data/engineering leadership; 3+ leading managers/leads
Proven track record of building and scaling data platforms and leading data engineering teams required
Excellent technical judgment; able to dive deep, review designs, navigate complex code bases, and give substantive feedback
Deep understanding of state-of-the-art data technologies and relevant SaaS offerings, in particular related to data reliability and quality, observability/monitoring, lineage/catalog, data contracts, and schema evolution
Experience with managing petabyte-scale event-stream data
Crisp communication and collaboration skills, particularly async written communication
Superb management skills and a keen eye for talent
B.S. or higher in Computer Science (or equivalent work experience)
Preferred
Experience with programmatic advertising is a big plus
Experience with ML is a big plus
Experience leading a global distributed team is a big plus
Benefits
Equity
Health/vision/dental benefits
Medical coverage
Wellness stipends
Company
Liftoff Mobile
Liftoff helps mobile businesses maximize their revenue.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (3)
2022 (6)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$6.8MKey Investors
General AtlanticBaseline Ventures
2025-05-05Private Equity
2020-12-22Private Equity
2020-12-22Acquired
Leadership Team
Harry Robertson
Co-founder and CTO
Phil Crosby
Co-founder, Chief Product Officer
Recent News
2025-09-12
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