Engineering Manager (Data and Platform Engineering)

divh2Engineering Manager (Data and Platform Engineering)/h2pAt Caribou, we care about giving people financial freedom so they can focus on whats most important to them. Today, less than two percent of Americans refinance their auto loans despite drastic increases in the cost of new and used cars. We see huge potential to help folks reduce their monthly auto expenses, as well as increase the predictability of those expenses over time. We do this by building technology to pair customers with community banks and credit unions, and ushering them through the process quickly. On average, our drivers save $162/month on their car loans while protecting their investment long term./ppCaribou is led by leaders from the technology, automotive, and finance industries. Were proud to be backed by a great team of investors, including QED Investors, Goldman Sachs, Moderne Ventures, Accomplice, Link Ventures, Motley Fool Ventures and others./ph3About the Role/h3pDo you know what it takes to evolve some dbt models into a fully governed, well-tagged data platform that every function in the company trusts? Are you ready to take IaC from 60% to 100% coverage while building multi-region resiliency for sensitive financial data?/ph3The Team and Scope/h3pAs our Data and Platform Engineering Manager, youll lead a team of six engineers three data and three platform reporting directly to the CTO. Youll steward the full lifecycle from raw ingestion to governed data assets, while growing Caribous GCP infrastructure toward complete automation and cost efficiency. This role sits at the heart of Caribous engineering leadership team a meaningful seat at the table as we scale toward our next stage./ph3Our Stack and Philosophy/h3pWere on GCP (GKE, Cloud Storage, CloudSQL, BigQuery, Cloud Composer) and use dbt and Pulumi. We care more about your engineering fundamentals and curiosity than your specific history with these tools. If youre experienced in AWS, Snowflake, or Terraform and excited to apply those principles to our stack, we want to talk to you./ph3Your First 90 Days/h3pYour primary mission will be to lead your data engineers, alongside our analytics and data science teams, in maturing our medallion and marts architecture. We aim to deliver material protection against data evolution for the organization by the second half of 2026./ph3What You Will Do/h3ulliShape the architectural vision for our data platform, ensuring high-quality, self-service data assets across all business functions/liliLead the SDLC for your team, delivering platform and infrastructure improvements consistently and with clear communication/liliStrengthen Caribous GCP infrastructure by growing IaC coverage, optimizing cloud spend, and building platform resiliency/liliCollaborate with Analytics and Product to understand platform needs and translate that context into a prioritized roadmap/liliMentor and coach engineers to deepen their expertise across data modeling, platform engineering, and technical leadership/liliHelp shape Caribous engineering culture, contributing a perspective that touches every part of the business/li/ulpCandidates are welcome to work remotely from the states of AZ, CO, DC, IL, MD, TX, and VA with a preference for the Chicago IL, Denver CO, or Phoenix AZ areas. Caribou does provide the option to work in-office or hybrid from our Denver, CO or Chandler, AZ offices. We may consider remote candidates in CA, FL, MA, NY, OR, WA, and WI, subject to additional approval. Eligibility by state is subject to change./ppPlease let us know if you need accommodations at any point during the interview process./ph3What We Look For/h3ulliExperience leading engineers who build and mature data platforms from raw ingestion pipelines through governed assets business teams rely on/liliFluency with the modern data stack: dbt, a cloud warehouse (BigQuery or equivalent), orchestration tooling, and sound data modeling patterns/liliCloud infrastructure fluency IaC tooling (Terraform or equivalent), cost discipline, and the operational rigor a regulated financial environment demands/liliCollaborative leaders who favor context over command and control, measuring success by the growth of those around them/liliCurious, life-long learners equally at home in a data modeling discussion and a deep infrastructure review, bringing the same rigor to both./li/ulpWe know strong candidates rarely check every box, and backgrounds in this space take many shapes analytics engineers who grew into platform ownership, SREs who moved into data, DevOps practitioners who found their way to EM. If this role excites you, wed love to hear from you./ph3Interview Roadmap:/h3ulliRecruiter phone interview (30 mins)/liliAt-home coding assessment (60 mins)/liliHiring Manager video interview (60 mins)/liliFinal interview loop - (4) one-hour video interviews scheduled across 1-4 business days/li/ulh3How We Will Take Care Of You/h3pEveryone at Caribou is a valued team member. Our compensation and benefits package includes:/pulliCompetitive compensation: $175k - $215k/liliEligible for annual performance based bonus/liliEquity options/lili401k savings program/liliGenerous paid time off including: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents./liliRobust wellness benefits including company-paid plans for health, dental, vision, mental health, disability and basic life insurance./liliOptional benefits to suit your individual circumstances such as HSAs, FSAs, supplemental life and medical insurance, and pet insurance./liliUp to $1,000 per year for eligible professional development expenses./li/ulpOur Core Values/pullistrongGive a damn./strong What were doing matters. We show up determined to deliver results, and we love it./lilistrongVelocity./strong Were intentional about where were going and we race towards it./lilistrongMake the assist./strong We have diverse strengths. We offer and ask for help so we all win./li/ulpThe essential functions of this position require consistent attendance, availability, and active engagement throughout your full scheduled shift./ppCaribou is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, marital status, military or protected veteran status, genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above, and the scope and responsibilities are subject to change. A pre-employment background check is required as a condition of employment./p/div