Data Engineering Manager

Data Engineering ManagerSpain / United KingdomData – Data Platform & Engineering /Full-Time /Remoteapply for this jobHelp Us Build The Future of Travel At Airalo, we're making it easier for people to stay connected wherever they travel. As the world's first eSIM store, we help millions of travelers access affordable mobile data in 200+ countries and regions around the world. Today, we're a team of 400+ people across 60+ countries, building a product used by travelers every day. We've grown quickly, but we've worked hard to keep what matters: trust, ownership, and the freedom for people to do great work without unnecessary layers or bureaucracy. We're fully remote by design, genuinely global, and united by a shared mission to make travel simpler for everyone. Your Next Destination Location: Remote, anywhere in Spain or the UK. Contract: Spain: Full-time, permanent contrato indefinido via Deel (our employer of record in Spain) UK: Full-time, permanent Benefits: Learn more about our benefits here in this link - https://airalo-public.notion.site/Benefits-25396a97ffca81fb9bc1f0be479f1be3?pvs=74  Languages: English is our main working language day to day, so you'll need to be comfortable communicating in it both in meetings and async. Curious what it's actually like to work at Airalo? We've put together a guide for each of the hubs we hire from most, covering our benefits, remote culture, employment setup, and what our team values most: Life at Airalo · España: https://airalo-public.notion.site/life-at-airalo-espana Life at Airalo · United Kingdom: https://airalo-public.notion.site/life-at-airalo-united-kingdom As the Data Engineering Manager, you will lead the foundational backend of our data organization. You will directly manage our current pod of Data Engineers (2 Senior Data Engineers and 1 Customer Data Platform Engineer) and shape the hiring roadmap as the function grows - including scoping future specialized roles such as Machine Learning Engineers. Partnering closely with the Data Director, you will help us transition out of the reactive, ad-hoc phase and into a structured, highly scalable data ecosystem. You will own the architecture, ingestion, and orchestration that powers the rest of the data team - ensuring that our Analytics Engineers, Data Analysts and other users have a rock-solid, high-quality foundation to build upon.This role goes beyond building a data platform. You'll be the connective tissue between Product & Engineering, MarTech, and our partner ecosystem - ensuring data is produced cleanly at the source, captured reliably, and delivered cohesively across the entire organization. What You Will Do: Manage, mentor, and grow a team of senior Data Engineers and CDP Engineers, building a culture of engineering excellence and continuous learning. Drive hiring for the function as it grows, including scoping future specialised roles such as Machine Learning Engineers. Own the DE delivery roadmap — sequencing, prioritisation, trade-offs — in partnership with senior ICs who lead technical direction. Lead delivery of major cross-functional programs as the named DE owner. Represent Data Engineering to the rest of the org — Product, Engineering, Marketing, Finance, and executive stakeholders. Translate between business priorities and engineering reality in both directions, and partner closely with Software Engineering and MarTech on the shared boundary between Data and the rest of the platform. Transition the team's workflow from reactive problem-solving to structured, predictable delivery. Champion high standards on pipeline reliability, observability, data quality, privacy, and governance — owning the prioritisation and follow-through while senior ICs lead the technical implementation. Roll up your sleeves where it helps the team move — complex code reviews, unblocking hard problems, or stepping into hands-on work directly. Act as a strategic partner to the Analytics Engineering Manager and Data Director...