Data Science & Engineering Manager
AllTrailsAbout the role
About AllTrails
AllTrails is the app for exploring the outdoors. We help people spend more time outside by connecting them to their next adventure. Home to the world’s largest outdoor community, with members and trails around the globe, you can find AllTrails in the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and at alltrails.com.
Every day, our team works to get more people outside and help our members have better experiences on the trail. We lead with our values–positivity, innovation, humility, adaptability, inclusivity, and stewardship–in everything we do. Join us!
This is a U.S. based remote position. While this role does not require in-person attendance, we have a strong preference for candidates based in or near one of these cities: San Francisco CA, Portland OR, Seattle WA, Denver CO, and New York NY. Being in one of these cities creates opportunities to connect with teammates through Trail Days, co-working sessions, and local gatherings while still having the flexibility to work remotely. San Francisco employees are highly encouraged to come to the office one day per week.
About the role
Reporting to the Director of Engineering, Maps & Data, this role will lead the AllTrails’ Data Science & Engineering team, a small and centralized engineering function that cross-functionally supports the business across product pods and partner teams including: data analytics, finance, and marketing. The team’s scope spans scalable data infrastructure, data governance, reliability, compliance, and the development and productionization of machine learning, AI, and algorithmic solutions that power internal operations and member-facing product experiences.
What you'll be doing
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Manage & Grow the Team: Lead, hire, and coach a team of data engineers and applied data scientists while fostering team health, professional development, and high performance through active coaching and performance management.
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Stakeholder Alignment: Partner with cross-functional leaders to translate business needs into technical requirements, prioritize initiatives, and balance long-term platform investments with near-term delivery goals.
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Domain & AI Innovation: Serve as a key thought partner on leveraging data, AI, and automation to enhance AllTrails' internal productivity, trail content, map quality, and member personalization experiences.
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Pipeline & ML Architecture: Drive the architecture and delivery of scalable batch and streaming pipelines, while scaling the productionization of ML models and algorithmic systems into dependable engineering solutions.
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System Operations & Reliability: Oversee orchestration, transformation, alerting, and data flow across the organization—troubleshooting complex performance bottlenecks and system failures to ensure high system uptime.
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Governance & Self-Service: Champion data reliability, quality, privacy, compliance, and cost efficiency while building tools for data cataloging, documentation, and self-service to democratize data assets.
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Velocity & Continuous Improvement: Create organizational leverage by improving time-to-insight, debugging speed, and deployment velocity, while continuously evaluating new tools and technologies to elevate data capabilities
Team Leadership & People Management
Strategic Business Partnership & AI Strategy
Data Platform & Engineering Execution
Data Governance, Democratization & Platform Operations
What you bring
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Leadership Experience: 5+ years in data engineering with 3+ years managing data engineering, machine learning, and data science teams with a focus on coaching senior ICs, career development, and building an inclusive, accountable team culture.
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Working Style & Values: An adaptable, self-motivated leader who thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments—balancing strategic vision with hands-on technical guidance, humility, empathy, and a passion for the outdoors.
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Platform & Governance: Hands-on experience managing GCP data infrastructure, enf
Team & People Leadership
Technical Architecture & Infrastructure
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