Veracyte

Veracyte

Director, Data Engineering

San Diego, California, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specified$234k-$253kDetected 29 days ago
PythonSQLAWSCI/CDMachine LearningData EngineeringData ScienceMLOpsIncident ResponseCompliancePerformance ManagementBioinformaticsCommunicationCollaborationMentoring

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
  • We act with urgency, deliver with excellence, and always find a way.
  • The Director of Data Engineering will lead the design, development, and evolution of our enterprise data platforms to empower scientific, clinical, operational, and commercial teams with trusted, actionable data.
  • This role will oversee the architecture and engineering of modern data lake and lake house environments on AWS, ensuring scalable, secure, reliable, and efficient data solutions that support Veracyte's mission.
  • 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

  • VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world.

Company info

  • Director, Data Engineering
  • San Diego, California, United States
  • Information Technology (IT)
  • 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.
  • Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven environment.
  • 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.
  • We engage with empathy, align around what's best for Veracyte, and celebrate as one team.
  • Manage, grow, and mentor a team of data engineers and architects, fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture aligned with our values
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