Data Engineering Manager – Finance & Accounting
DeliverooFood delivery company
London, United KingdomManager
Fidelity Investments
Index Ventures
Accel
DST Global
Amazon
Greenoaks Capital
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Lead a team building and maintaining data pipelines for finance and accounting.
- •The Data Engineering Manager, Finance & Accounting, leads a team building and maintaining the data pipelines, platforms and integrations that support accounting, reconciliation and financial reporting workflows.
- •This is a hands-on technical leadership role: you will develop engineers, shape the team’s roadmap and remain close to delivery, ensuring our data products are reliable, scalable and well governed.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the strategic roadmap and execution for DoorDash's accounting infrastructure, including the data pipelines, system integrations, and automation platforms that power financial reporting, reconciliation, and compliance at scale.
- •Partner with Accounting, Finance, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate complex regulatory and operational requirements into reliable, auditable backend systems.
- •Lead and mentor a team of engineers, setting technical direction and fostering a high-performance culture within a fast-moving, high-stakes financial environment.
- •Drive measurable improvements in data accuracy, pipeline reliability, and system scalability
- •directly enabling faster close cycles and audit readiness across the organization.
- •Requirements 7+ years of experience in data or software engineering, including 2+ years leading engineering teams, ideally within fintech, marketplace, or high-growth tech environments.
- •Hands-on expertise with modern data infrastructure tools (e.g., Fivetran, dbt Cloud, Snowflake, Workato) and can credibly guide technical decisions across the stack.
- •Strong working knowledge of financial processes
- •including revenue recognition, reconciliation, and close workflows
- •and can bridge the gap between engineering and accounting stakeholders.
- •Clear communicator who can align diverse partners (Finance, Accounting, Compliance, Engineering) around complex technical tradeoffs and delivery timelines.
Required skills
Engineering ManagementFivetrandbtSnowflakePythonSQL
Nice-to-have skills
LinuxGit
Domain expertise
fintechlogisticsecommerce
Tech stack
PythonSQLFivetrandbtSnowflakeGitLinux