About the Role

We are looking for an experienced
Data Platform Manager
to lead an engineering team responsible for building and evolving a large-scale, cloud-native data platform.

This is not a traditional Data Management position. We are looking for someone who comes from a strong
Software Engineering / Platform Engineering background
, ideally with hands-on experience in
Golang, Kubernetes and distributed systems
, and who has progressed into technical leadership and people management.

You will combine
engineering leadership, architecture and team development
, working closely with senior engineers, architects and product stakeholders to shape the future of a highly scalable data platform.

The environment is heavily focused on
cloud-native engineering, automation, Kubernetes and building platforms as products
.

What You'll Do
- Lead and develop a team of Software, Platform and Data Platform Engineers.
- Own the technical direction and evolution of key components within the Data Platform.
- Drive architectural decisions around
distributed systems,



Kubernetes and cloud-native services
.
- Work closely with engineers on technical design, architecture reviews and complex engineering challenges.
- Ensure the platform remains scalable, resilient, secure and highly available.
- Promote strong engineering practices around testing, observability, automation and CI/CD.
- Drive the development of internal APIs, services and platform capabilities.
- Support the team in designing and operating production systems at scale.
- Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Infrastructure and Data teams across an international engineering organisation.
- Balance technical excellence with business priorities and delivery.
- Mentor senior engineers and create clear development paths within the team.
- Build a strong engineering culture based on ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Technical Background

We are looking for someone who has previously been a strong engine

📌 Data Platform Manager (Barcelona)
🏢 Lawrence Harvey
📍 Barcelona