Tech Lead Manager - Data Platform

the team quickly detect and resolve issues. What you'll bring Deep engineering technical expertise, operating at a senior level with 1-2 years’ experience as a tech lead or team lead, with direct exposure to engineering at scale. Deep backend and data processing experience, including systems that need to perform at scale. Exposure to media or data-in-motion pipelines, such as video processing or transcription, is a strong plus. A passion for innovation and learning. We’re an AI native business, and we expect you to already be embedding AI into your day-to-day work: knowing when to leverage it, how to direct it effectively, and how to apply it to improve the quality, speed, and impact of what you ship. You are pragmatic and flexible. Like your new teammates, you’re used to doing what’s necessary to get the job done. You’ll need to be comfortable with ambiguity, be resourceful to solve problems, and be able to adjust to shifting deadlines and project goals. When you do it, you nail it. You share our keen eye for quality. You don’t half-ass your work; what you ship is top-notch, and you cut scope before you cut quality. Excellent, concise communicator. You can easily convey your thoughts, opinions, and feelings with your team, and you’re able to articulate effort versus impact trade-offs. Why you'll love it here We hire smart people and look after them well! Here's the deal: 📈 Equity for everyone. Competitive base salary plus options, so every builder is aligned on long-term impact. 🏢 A place to do your best work, wherever you are. Our Sydney office is built for in-person first collaboration. Our US team runs on a flexible remote setup. Either way, you've got what you need. 🤝 Built in connection. Join a Doveclub, bond with your team regularly, and celebrate the small wins, big milestones, and cultural moments with the whole company. 📚 Learn and thrive. Flexible L&D and wellness

benefits, choose between a generous $3000 L&D allowance, or up to $1000 on wellness. 🌴 Time to recharge. Four weeks of accrued leave, floating public holidays, and gifted

bonus Kit Kat days sprinkled throughout the year. 🌍 Four weeks from anywhere. Up to four weeks a year doing your job from anywhere in the world. Split it up or use it all at once. 🍼 Generous parental leave. We offer 20 weeks for primary caregivers, 12 weeks for secondary caregivers, plus return-to-work support. 🎉 Four weeks at four years. Four years is a long time in tech, and we value loyalty. Take an additional four weeks off to reset and recharge. 🩺 Stellar US

benefits. Comprehensive health, dental, vision, 401(k), and more through Sequoia. At Dovetail, we're building a place where every team member feels supported and valued. We celebrate individualism and want you to show up as your authentic self every day. It’s no secret that diversity builds the best teams, large or small, so we highly encourage applications from people who identify as part of an underrepresented group. On AI: We expect candidates to already be embedding AI into their day-to-day work. We look for people who are thoughtful and pragmatic in how they use AI—knowing when to leverage it, how to direct it effectively, and how to apply it to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work.

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