VP, Engineering

About Us

Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help analysts create and disseminate organizational knowledge. dbt Labs pioneered the practice of analytics engineering, built the primary tool in the analytics engineering toolbox, and has been fortunate enough to see a fantastic community coalesce to help push the boundaries of the analytics engineering workflow. Today there are 30,000 companies using dbt every week, 100,000 dbt Community members, and over 4,100 dbt Cloud customers. You can learn more about our values here.  

dbt Labs is a mission-driven company. We were founded with the goal of unlocking the value of transformation for analytics engineers. We’ve been successful at becoming the standard in data transformation. Now, we’re expanding to power the entire Analytics Development Life Cycle. And we’re growing. To power that growth, we’re looking for a VP of Engineering to join us and lead the teams that will be building and scaling dbt into the future.

In this role, you will manage and develop all of our engineering teams, oversee execution, and build an organization dedicated to delighting data practitioners and data analysts. You will work on projects at every stage of the pipeline, improving our quality and reliability from discovery through operations. You can expect to work with autonomy, advocate for best-in-class practices, and collaborate with teams across dbt Labs. This is a pivotal year for us, and you will have the opportunity to create exciting new customer experiences for all data practitioners. You’ll build a great engineering team, partner across our Tech org with Product, Design, and Developer Experience. You’ll also be the face of Engineering to the rest of the company, building relationships, taking feedback, and delivering high quality products to our customers.

Responsibilities

Leadership and Management

• Report directly to the CTO.
• Manage all of our engineering leaders who have broad responsibilities across multiple products and technologies, including operations, developer productivity, shared services, data engines, cross platform, and applications.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build and develop the organization through technical guidance, coaching, mentoring, hiring, and rolling up your sleeves when you find gaps. You’ll be technically deep and learn about and adjudicate technical decisions throughout the org.
• Champion our values and mission. We have equitable recruiting practices, a diverse team, and a healthy environment where people have a sense of belonging …