Director, Data Engineering
Hims & Hers
Location
US Remote
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
Remote
Department
ENGINEERING
Compensation
- $230K – $270K • Offers Equity
Outlined above is a reasonable estimate of H&H’s compensation range for this role for US-based candidates. If you're based outside of the US, your recruiter will be able to provide you with an estimated salary range for your location.
The actual amount will take into account a range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and location. H&H also offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package that may include an equity grant.
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Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery. No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results. By normalizing health & wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we’re making better health outcomes easier to achieve.
Hims & Hers is a public company, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “HIMS.” To learn more about the brand and offerings, you can visit hims.com/about and hims.com/how-it-works . For information on the company’s outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit www.hims.com/careers-professionals.
About the Role:
We’re looking for a Director of Data Engineering to lead and scale our data platform organization at Hims & Hers. This role is focused on execution, operational excellence, and delivery —taking our modern Data Platform migration from GCP/GBQ to AWS/Databricks and Unified Event Tracking (UET) systems across the finish line to full adoption and business impact.
You’ll lead two squads — Platform Engineering and Customer Events Engineering — responsible for building, maintaining, and optimizing the foundational data infrastructure and event tracking ecosystem that powers analytics, personalization, and marketing automation across Hims & Hers.
You’ll partner closely with Product, Legal, Analytics, CRM, and Marketing teams to ensure event data is accurate, compliant, and standardized across all systems. Your leadership will ensure our data platform and event pipelines are reliable, performant, and cost-efficient, while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and cross-functional collaboration.
You Will:
Lead and scale two squads — Platform Engineering (core data infrastructure) and Customer Events Engineering (Unified Event Tracking & instrumentation)
Drive the execution and completion of Data Platform V2.0 and UET rollout, ensuring system reliability, performance, and full adoption across business domains
Oversee the Unified Event Tracking framework, delivering a single, standardized system for event collection, schema management, and observability across CRM, Marketing, and Product teams
Partner with Marketing, Product, Engineering and CRM stakeholders to design and govern customer event instrumentation, ensuring accurate, privacy-compliant, and scalable data collection
Oversee platform stability and efficiency across ingestion, transformation, and serving layers, ensuring high data quality and operational consistency
Implement best-in-class engineering practices — CI/CD for data, automated testing, lineage tracking, observability, and SLAs
Coach and develop tech leads, and senior ICs, fostering ownership, technical depth, and accountability
Champion data governance and compliance, ensuring all event and user data meets privacy, security, and policy standards
Optimize Databricks compute and cost, improving workload placement, performance, and transparency
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to prioritize delivery, remove blockers, and align technical execution with business timelines
Build and maintain strong partnerships across Engineering, Product, Analytics, Engineering and Marketing to ensure delivery of high-impact data initiatives
You Have:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
15+ years of experience in software or data engineering, with deep expertise in distributed systems, pipelines, and event data architecture
10+ years of engineering leadership experience, managing managers and senior technical leads across multiple teams
Proven success leading large-scale data platform and event tracking initiatives through completion
Strong technical command of SQL and Python, with practical experience using Databricks, Spark, Kafka/Confluent, dbt, Airflow/Astronomer, Terraform, GTM, GA, AWS, and related data technologies
Proven track record of leading technical strategy, making architectural decisions, and delivering large-scale systems with cross-functional impact
Hands-on experience with event data architectures, schema management, and analytics enablement
Demonstrated ability to drive operational excellence — ensuring reliability, performance, and cost optimization at scale
Experience building and developing high-performing, inclusive teams and coaching senior engineers and EMs
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiences
Strong program execution skills — able to align multiple teams, track progress, and deliver predictable outcomes
Nice to Have:
Experience building or scaling Unified Event Tracking systems, CDPs, or customer data pipelines
Familiarity with privacy and compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR, etc.) for user and event data
Background working with Marketing, Product, or CRM data ecosystems (e.g., Braze, Amplitude, GrowthBook, Segment)
Experience with real-time data streaming, data quality frameworks, and feature stores for personalization and ML use cases
Proven track record in cost optimization, workload management, or vendor negotiations for cloud data infrastructure
Prior experience in regulated or high-compliance industries (e.g., healthcare, fintech)
Our Benefits (there are more but here are some highlights):
Competitive salary & equity compensation for full-time roles
Unlimited PTO, company holidays, and quarterly mental health days
Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental & vision, and parental leave
Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
401k benefits with employer matching contribution
Offsite team retreats
We are committed to building a workforce that reflects diverse perspectives and prioritizes ethics, wellness, and a strong sense of belonging. If you're excited about this role, we encourage you to apply—even if you're not sure if your background or experience is a perfect match.
Hims considers all qualified applicants for employment, including applicants with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and any similar state or local fair chance laws.
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Compensation Range: $230K - $270K