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SQUIRE is hiring a Director, Data Engineering

About the Role

This role requires a player-coach leader to shape the long-term data architecture and lead a multidisciplinary data team. The director will split time between hands-on development and strategic leadership, ensuring data reliability, scalability, and alignment with AI-driven growth. Success means establishing a data platform the company inherently trusts for decision-making, automation, and future innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage high-impact data pipelines that synchronize business systems—such as CRM, billing, and internal platforms—with the Snowflake data warehouse in both directions
  • Lead long-term data strategy and architecture planning while maintaining deep technical involvement in system operations and edge cases
  • Define technical standards for data pipelines, modeling practices, and data quality across the organization; directly deliver the most complex or uncertain projects
  • Recruit, organize, and lead a growing team of over five data professionals across Data Engineering, Machine Learning Engineering, and Analytics
  • Manage workforce planning, hiring strategy, and budget allocation for the Data organization
  • Collaborate with senior leadership, including the Chief Product and Technology Officer, to align data platform investments with company objectives
  • Conduct audits of current data integrations and automation workflows to prioritize modernization and replacement efforts
  • Promote enterprise-wide adoption of AI and automation, ensuring reliable data underpins LLM applications and intelligent agents, while contributing directly to key development tasks

Benefits

  • Base salary ranging from $200,000 to $230,000 with a 15% bonus
  • Equity grant for new hires
  • Full employer coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • 401K retirement plan with company contributions
  • Comprehensive paid time off and parental leave policies

Compensation

Base Salary ($200,000 - $230,000) + 15% Bonus, equity grant, 100% employer-paid medical/dental/vision, 401K with company contribution, generous PTO and Parental Leave

Work Arrangement

Not specified

🎯 ABOUT THE ROLE

Trusted data is central to turning insights into action—from reporting and automation to AI capabilities. The Director will lead the Data organization using a player-coach model, balancing hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities. They will define architecture, mentor engineers, and align data strategy with company goals. The ideal candidate will build scalable, reliable systems and lead a team across Data Engineering, ML Engineering, and Analytics, ensuring data enables confident decisions and powers future AI initiatives.

🚀 WHY SQUIRE?

This role offers full ownership of a critical function, authority to shape leadership structure, and the opportunity to define the data foundation for the company’s AI-driven evolution.

Other

  • Interview accommodations available for individuals with disabilities
  • Equal Employment Opportunity policy stated
  • Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision in place
About company
SQUIRE
SQUIRE is the leading business management system designed for the needs of barbers, shop owners, and their communities. We believe the pursuit of artistry and autonomy should not be restricted by the complexities of running a business. With SQUIRE, we provide custom-branded tools, resources, and guidance to help barbers of all stages and experience levels attract and retain more customers, efficiently manage their shop operations, and increase their revenue. Founded in 2015, SQUIRE is trusted by more than 30,000 barbers across 5,000+ shops in more than a thousand cities worldwide. From streamlined booking and opening new shops to real-time earning dashboards and building lasting customer relationships, SQUIRE supports shop owners in seamlessly bridging the gap between their personal craft and business goals. SQUIRE enables barbers everywhere to unlock their full potential both as artists and as entrepreneurs.
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Department PDE – Engineering
Category management
Posted a month ago