Data Platform Team Lead

About Hello Heart:

Hello Heart is on a mission to change the way people care for their hearts. The company provides the first app and connected heart monitor to help people track and manage their heart health. With Hello Heart, users take steps to control their risk of heart attacks and stroke – the leading cause of death in the United States. Peer-reviewed studies have shown that high-risk users of Hello Heart have seen meaningful drops in blood pressure, cholesterol and even weight. Recognized as the digital leader in preventive heart health, Hello Heart is trusted by more than 130 leading Fortune 500 and government employers, national health plans, and labor organizations. Founded in 2013, Hello Heart has raised more than $138 million from top venture firms and is a best-in-class solution on the American Heart Association’s Innovators’ Network and CVS Health Point Solutions Management platform. Visit www.helloheart.com for more information.

About the Role:

Our Data Platform Team Lead will drive innovation and build scalable data infrastructure that influences the heart health of thousands of users. In this role, you will manage a team of 4 senior data engineers & BI developers responsible for the end-to-end development of Hello Heart’s data product. You will work in close collaboration with other cross-functional teams, including analysts, data scientists, and engineers, to deliver high-quality solutions that drive data insights and business intelligence at scale. As team lead, you will guide and mentor your team ensuring they grow their skills and deliver impactful solutions. Your leadership will be critical in driving team productivity, technical excellence, and fostering an innovative culture.

Our Technologies stack: Python, Spark, Airflow, DBT, Kafka, AWS (Glue, EMR, S3, Athena and more), Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, Redis, Postgres, Elasticsearch, and more.

Responsibilities:

• Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 5 senior data engineers. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Data Pipeline Development: Oversee the development and optimization of data pipelines and architectures to support our data flows. Ensure data processing is efficient, scalable, and aligned with business goals.
• System Integration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and optimize systems that retrieve and analyze data to influence user outcomes.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take responsibility for the end-to-end development, deployment, and maintenance of our data systems, ensuring they meet business needs and industry standards.
• Innovation & Continuous Learning: Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices. Identify opportunities to innovate and improve data systems and processes.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with researchers, architects, and engineers to ensure that data systems align with research objectives and technical requirements.

The ideal candidate will be:

• A natural leader who thrives in mentoring and building high-performing teams
• A technology enthusiast who loves data
• Curious, creative and data driven
• Comfortable taking on challenges and learning new technologies
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced dynamic environment

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• At least 4 years of management experience leading a team of engineers
• 7+ years working experience of designing and implementing server-side Data solutions 
• Proven experience in creating and optimizing big data processes, pipelines and architectures 
• Experience with AWS ecosystem
• Experience working on production grade projects
• Experience leading 3rd party POCs in the Data Engineering domain
• Experience with Kubernetes in Production
• Experience with Python or similar
• Experience with Apache Airflow or similar
• Familiarity with distributed systems and technologies (Spark, Hadoop, MapReduce)

Hello Heart has a positive, diverse, and supportive culture - we look for people who are collaborative, creative, and courageous. Oh, and if you want to see some recent evidence of the fun things we do at Hello Heart, check out our Instagram page.