# Lead Data Engineer at Flagship Pioneering

- Company: Flagship Pioneering
- What the company does: Pioneering Partnerships Latest News.
- Company website: https://www.flagshippioneering.com
- Type: VC firms
- Level: Senior
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $128K to $176K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-05
- Apply by: 2026-10-20
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/flagshippioneeringinc/jobs/8784325002?gh_jid=8784325002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/flagship-pioneering-lead-data-engineer/

## About the role

We are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to lead complex initiatives aimed at modernizing and professionalizing our data infrastructure, platforms, and pipelines. You will lead the implementation of core platform systems and help to set the directions and standards of our data infrastructure and pipelines.

## What they're looking for

- Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert on complex data engineering projects involving interdependent systems, legacy environments, and emerging cloud-first platforms
- Lead the implementation of data infrastructure, platforms, tools, and other data products
- Lead the optimization and reliability of data storage solutions (lakehouses, marts, warehouses, etc.)
- Implement complex backend and data integration pipelines to support data lakes, marts, and other platforms
- Establish and reinforce engineering standards for testing, documentation, release management, and monitoring across the team
- Lead implementations for platform observability, management, resilience, capacity, and performance

Tags: IT