Iru · 1 day ago
Manager, Data Engineering
Miami
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expIru is an AI-powered security and IT platform that helps companies secure their users and devices. The Engineering Manager will lead the Data Engineering team, overseeing the development of data pipelines and infrastructure while also being hands-on in technical work. This role is crucial for shaping the company's data capabilities and supporting its AI initiatives.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyiOSMobileSoftware
Responsibilities
Set technical direction
Drive architectural improvements to how we ingest, transform, and serve data—improving latency, reliability, and data freshness across the platform
Strengthen our transformation layers with clear ownership, data quality checks, and well-defined contracts between stages
Improve our data modeling practices so downstream teams can query confidently
Lead and grow the team
Manage, mentor, and develop a nimble team of data engineers
Build a culture of ownership, quality, speed, and continuous improvement
Create clarity around priorities, ship cadence, and how the team operates
Work upstream with product engineering to influence how data models are designed in application databases—so they work well with centralized data workflows from day one
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for stakeholder requests, ensuring projects are scoped and architected before work begins
Build strong relationships with teams across the company to understand their needs and deliver data they can trust
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role
Strong hands-on experience with modern data tools
Deep understanding of data modeling and pipeline architecture patterns
Experience designing and operating reliable data pipelines at scale
Ability to switch between strategic planning, people leadership, and hands-on technical contribution
Clear communication skills—you can translate between technical teams and business stakeholders
Ability to think through problems from the ground up
Preferred
Experience with event-driven architectures, CDC, or streaming technologies
Background in B2B SaaS, especially with multi-product data complexity
Familiarity with data contracts or other patterns for managing upstream schema changes
Experience partnering with application teams to influence source system design
Benefits
100% individual and dependent medical + dental + vision coverage
401(K) with a 4% company match
20 days PTO
Flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 30 days per year
Iru Wellness Week the first week in July
Equity for full-time employees
Lunch stipend provided Monday through Friday
Up to 16 weeks of paid leave for new parents
Paid Family and Medical Leave
Modern Health mental health benefits for individuals and dependents
Fertility benefits
Working Advantage employee discounts
Onsite fitness center
Free parking
Exciting opportunities for career growth
Company
Iru
Iru is the AI-powered security & IT platform used by the world’s fastest-growing companies to secure their users, apps, and devices.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$288.38MKey Investors
General CatalystTiger Global ManagementFelicis
2024-07-17Series D· $100M
2021-11-18Series C· $100M
2021-04-22Series B· $60M
Leadership Team
Adam Pettit
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
John Richards
Staff Product Manager
Recent News
SV Angel
2025-11-28
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