Engineering Manager, Data Platform

Epic Games • Cary, NC

8h

About The Position

Epic Games is looking for an Engineering Lead to guide the Data Interfaces team which is responsible for enabling users and systems to leverage our core data platform and, in turn, enable a wide variety of business use cases. The team owns the collection of operational telemetry data, the UI for interacting with the Data Platform, as well as APIs and plugins for querying data out of the Data Platform for visualization, alerting, and integration into internal services. In this role, you’ll focus on growing and mentoring a high-performing team, aligning the team around our technical vision, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver a scalable data platform.

Requirements

• 3+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams in data platform or infrastructure environments
• Proven track record navigating complex systems, ambiguous requirements, and high-pressure situations with confidence and clarity
• Deep experience in architecting, building, and operating scalable, distributed data platforms
• Strong technical leadership skills, including the ability to review architecture/design documents and provide actionable feedback on code and systems
• Ability to engage deeply in technical discussions, review architecture and design documents, evaluate pull requests, and step in during high-priority incidents when needed — even if hands-on coding isn’t a part of the day-to-day
• Hands-on experience with distributed event streaming systems like Apache Kafka.
• Familiarity with OLAP databases such as Apache Pinot or ClickHouse
• Proficient in modern data lake and warehouse tools such as S3, Databricks, or Snowflake
• Strong foundation in the .NET ecosystem, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and cloud platforms, especially AWS

Nice To Haves

• Experience with distributed data processing engines like Apache Flink or Apache Spark is nice to have

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of senior and principal engineers
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and feedback-driven engineering culture
• Drive continuous improvement in the team’s processes, delivery, and impact
• Collaborate with stakeholders in engineering, data science, and analytics to shape and communicate the team’s vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Bridge strategic vision and tactical execution by breaking down long-term goals into achievable, well-scoped iterations that deliver continuous value
• Ensure high standards in system architecture, code quality, and operational excellence

Benefits

• We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match.
• We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
• Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks.
• We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed