Veracyte
Director, Data Engineering
San Diego, California, United States · Director
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About the role
- This position is based out of our San Diego office (hybrid).
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for data engineering across cloud-native data lake and lake house architectures on AWS
- Drive architectural decisions for scalable, high‑availability systems using AWS services such as S3, Glue, Athena, Lambda, and related technologies like Snowflake.
- Partner with data science, analytics, product, clinical, and software engineering teams to deliver reliable, well-modeled data products
- Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business and scientific needs into scalable and maintainable data solutions
- Own operational excellence for all production data pipelines, including monitoring, incident response, and SLA management
- Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields, including 5+ years building large-scale data architectures
- Demonstrated expertise designing and operating data lake and lake house architectures on AWS
- Hands-on experience with modern ETL/ELT frameworks, distributed data processing, and orchestration tools
- Strong proficiency with SQL, Python, and data modeling for analytical and operational workloads
- Experience leading and mentoring engineering teams, including hiring, performance management, and career development
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into understandable terms
Nice to have
- Experience in biotech, life sciences, diagnostics, or other regulated data environments
- Background working with scientific, clinical, or laboratory data pipelines
- Familiarity with ML/AI workflows and supporting MLOps platforms
- Experience with cost optimization strategies for large-scale AWS data systems
- Expertise in designing reusable data products or domain-oriented architectures
- Knowledge of metadata management, lineage tooling, and data catalog platforms
Compensation
- $234,000 - $253,000 USD
- We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions.
Benefits
- Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world.
Company info
- At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe.
- This is what we call the Veracyte way - it's about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients make life-changing decisions.
- Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
- Manage, grow, and mentor a team of data engineers and architects, fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture aligned with our values
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