Full-Time
Data Engineering Manager
Updated on 9/4/2026
H-E-B
10,001+ employees
Texas-based supermarket chain with private ownership
No salary listed
Austin, TX, USA + 2 more
More locations: Dallas, TX, USA | San Antonio, TX, USA
In Person
Travel may be required as needed.
Bachelor's
 Engineering Management (1) |
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- At least 8 years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or related technical disciplines.
- At least 3 years of experience leading and developing engineering teams.
- Proven experience delivering large-scale data platform, analytics, or machine learning infrastructure initiatives.
- Experience managing technical roadmaps, cross-functional projects, and engineering delivery.
- Expert knowledge of data architecture, distributed systems, software design patterns, and engineering best practices.
- Deep understanding of data modeling, extract, transform, load and extract, load, transform processes, streaming architectures, and event-driven systems.
- Strong expertise with Python, SQL, Apache Spark, Kafka, and data orchestration frameworks.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services and/or Google Cloud Platform.
- Experience with modern data lake and lakehouse architectures.
- Experience building application programming interfaces, data products, and services supporting machine learning applications.
- Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, security, observability, and performance engineering.
- Ability to lead technical strategy while balancing business priorities and organizational goals.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Ability to function in a fast-paced, multi-priority environment.
- Ability to travel as needed.
- May require occasional extended hours to support critical business initiatives and production events.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Data Engineers across one or more engineering squads.
- Manage people leadership responsibilities including hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, career development, promotions, succession planning, compensation planning, and employee engagement.
- Establish engineering standards, coding practices, operational excellence frameworks, and delivery processes.
- Drive Agile planning, sprint execution, prioritization, and delivery of strategic initiatives.
- Lead the design, development, and operation of scalable batch, streaming, and real-time data platforms.
- Develop and maintain data products supporting personalized product search, search relevance and ranking optimization, and product recommendations.
- Design scalable data architectures using modern lakehouse, data lake, and cloud-native patterns.
- Build and support feature stores, application programming interfaces, and data services used by machine learning and personalization systems.
- Ensure data quality, reliability, observability, governance, security, and compliance.
- Optimize platform performance, scalability, availability, and cost efficiency.
- Implement monitoring, alerting, service-level agreement management, and incident response procedures for production data platforms.
- Develop technical roadmaps aligned with business priorities and long-term organizational objectives.
- Lead the technical design and delivery of complex initiatives across multiple systems and platforms.
- Recommend improvements to architecture, scalability, reliability, security, performance, and operational processes.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry best practices to enhance platform capabilities.
- Guide engineering teams on architectural decisions, code quality, design reviews, and technical standards.
- Assist in diagnosing and resolving highly complex technical and operational issues.
- Build foundational data capabilities supporting product recommendation engines, purchase behavior analysis, real-time personalization, search relevance optimization, and behavioral event processing.
- Partner with Data Scientists and Machine Learning Engineers to operationalize and scale personalization models.
- Enable experimentation, A/B testing, feature engineering, and measurement frameworks that improve customer experiences.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Data Science, Machine Learning Engineering, Search Engineering, Customer Experience teams, and business stakeholders.
- Translate business objectives into scalable technical solutions and execution plans.
- Communicate technical strategy, progress, risks, recommendations, and outcomes to leaders and stakeholders.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives with significant business impact and organizational visibility.
- Establish operational objectives, work plans, staffing strategies, and resource allocations.
- Ensure adherence to budgets, timelines, and performance requirements.
- Implement strategic policies, processes, and standards supporting departmental and organizational objectives.
- Drive continuous improvement through modern engineering practices, automation, observability, and operational excellence.
- Experience in retail, e-commerce, digital commerce, or customer-facing digital products.
- Experience supporting personalized product search, search ranking and relevance systems, recommendation engines, customer personalization platforms, and Customer 360 initiatives.
- Experience working with clickstream, behavioral, transactional, and customer identity data.
- Familiarity with recommendation systems, collaborative filtering, embeddings, feature engineering, vector search, and semantic search technologies.
- Familiarity with machine learning operations platforms, feature stores, experimentation frameworks, and A/B testing.
- Experience supporting machine learning platforms and production artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads.
H-E-B is a Texas-based grocery retailer with multiple store formats, including upscale Central Market, budget-friendly Joe V's Smart Shop, and Hispanic-focused Mi Tienda. It runs more than 435 stores in Texas and Mexico and employs over 154,000 people. Its product offering is everyday groceries and associated services, supported by a growing digital and delivery capability (notably via the Favor Delivery acquisition). The company emphasizes long-term, family-owned thinking rather than short-term market pressures, differentiating itself through strong regional identity, a diverse store format strategy, and a focus on customer loyalty. Its goals are to expand its store footprint in Texas and Mexico while enhancing digital and delivery services to better serve local communities.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
San Antonio, Texas
Founded
1905
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Euless opened May 19, 2026, and Murphy opened July 22, expanding North Texas reach.
- San Marcos gets a third store in October 2026, adding 114,000 square feet.
- Frisco's planned eFC will strengthen curbside and delivery against Walmart and Kroger.
What critics are saying
- H-E-B's April 13, 2026 pork recall and August jalapeño alert damaged food-trust.
- The July 31 Spicewood Springs closure proves aging Austin stores lose leases and relevance.
- Superior Ice Equipment's lawsuit seeks over $1 million after 2024 ice-cream downtime.
What makes H-E-B unique
- H-E-B's Texas-only density keeps it culturally dominant from San Antonio to Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Private ownership lets Butt family fund long-payback stores, fulfillment centers, and closures.
- H-E-B pairs grocery with True Texas BBQ, curbside, delivery, and e-commerce fulfillment.
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H-E-B sets its sights on another North Texas location in this suburb. September 4, 2026 5:04 PM Gift Article Fast-growing Denton County could be home to another H-E-B store as the San Antonio-based grocery chain continues its expansion into North Texas. During an Aug. 24 Planning and Zoning work session, Abe Pacetti, senior vice president of investments for Regency Centers, told commissioners about plans for an H-E-B to anchor a development called Flower Mound Center at the southwest corner of FM 2499 and Waketon Road that would also feature restaurants and other retail. The development site would sit on more than 25 acres, according to filings shown at the meeting. The proposed site is near other retailers including Target, Lowe's and Whole Foods. No decision has been made yet to approve the development. Pacetti said that a 2025 survey of Flower Mound residents showed that H-E-B was among the most requested retailers among those who responded. He added that the closest H-E-B is 20 miles away in Irving. "This is going to be something the town really embraces. We're really excited about it," Pacetti said. There is no timeframe on when the H-E-B would open, he said. A spokesperson for H-E-B did not return a message seeking comment. H-E-B also has plans to open at the northeast corner of U.S. 377 and Cross Timbers Road as a part of Furst Ranch, a master-planned community. Another location is opening at I-35W and Robson Ranch Road in Denton. September 3, 2026 2:35 PM Northeast Tarrant September 2, 2026 6:30 AM Fort Worth Star-Telegram With my guide dog Freddie, I keep tabs on growth, economic development and other issues in Northeast Tarrant cities and other communities near Fort Worth. I've been a reporter at the Star-Telegram for 34 years.
H-E-B plans $572K remodel at Northwest Military Highway store. A $572,000 interior renovation is planned for the existing H-E-B store at 8503 NW Military Hwy., with construction scheduled to begin in November. Published Date: September 3, 2026, 12:37 PM EDT H-E-B is planning an interior remodel at its San Antonio store on Northwest Military Highway, according to a recently registered Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project. The project, listed as "HEB San Antonio 31 Remodel," is planned for the existing H-E-B location at 8503 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78230. According to the filing, the renovation will involve approximately 3,830 square feet of interior space and carries an estimated construction cost of $572,000. The project is privately funded and will take place on private property. Construction is currently scheduled to begin November 6, 2026, with completion targeted for December 31, 2026. The filing describes the scope simply as an "interior remodel of existing HEB store." No additional details about specific improvements, departments, fixtures, or customer-facing changes were provided in the project registration. The property owner is listed as Fulcrum Property Group Inc., with a San Antonio address. pb2 architecture + engineering, based in Rogers, Arkansas, is listed as the design firm. The project is currently listed as registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. WhatNow reached out for additional information about the planned remodel but did not receive a response at the time of publication. Love its content? Add WhatNow as a preferred source on Google to see more of its trusted coverage when you search. Be the first to know. From new restaurant openings to exciting retail launches and real estate insights, be the first to know what's happening in San Antonio Regional Reporter I am a Human Interest Reporter and multimedia journalist passionate about storytelling, real-life experiences, and impactful stories. With a Diploma in Journalism from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, I specialise in content creation, digital media, and community-focused reporting. I have produced engaging stories across online and print platforms and collaborated with organisations such as UNHCR, creating content that informs, inspires, and connects audiences.
H-E-B to mark grand reopening of remodeled Corpus Christi store Friday. H-E-B is hosting a grand reopening Friday at its Alameda and Robert location in Corpus Christi after completing a major remodel of the store, which first opened at the site in 1984. Posted 5:44 AM, Aug 28, 2026 Rachel Denny Clow brings two decades of journalism experience to her role as executive reporter, where she leads collaborative investigative reporting that drives real change in South Texas. CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - H-E-B is hosting a grand reopening Friday at its Alameda and Robert location in Corpus Christi after completing a major remodel of the store, which first opened at the site in 1984. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4320 S. Alameda St., and kicks off with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. The remodeled store features expanded product selections and an updated layout, according to the company. Throughout the day, the grocer is offering product sampling, fish and primal meat cuttings, a parmesan wheel cracking, live entertainment, giveaways and prize drawings. The Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra and King High School are scheduled to perform. H-E-B mascots and the company's signature oversized shopping cart will also be on-site for photos. H-E-B has operated in Corpus Christi for more than 95 years.
San Marcos welcomes new H-E-B this fall. August 26, 2026 The new H-E-B is under construction where it sits off of McCarty Lane on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in San Marcos. This will be the third H-E-B in the San Marcos area. A third H-E-B is set to open on I-35 McCarty Lane in October, providing San Marcos residents with a new and larger supermarket. While H-E-B set to open in two months, the construction began in 2025, is set to be a 114,000-square-foot store that would include a pharmacy, fuel station, car wash, curbside pickup, and a True Texas BBQ. H-E-B is expected to create 450 jobs and generate additional tax revenue for the San Marcos community. H-E-B is estimated to cost $30 million to build, according to The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. In 2024, H-E-B and the city reached an economic development agreement to bring a new store to the area, which provided H-E-B with a five-year rebate, or refund, of a portion of the new property and sales tax revenue generated by the development in exchange for a significant investment in the project. The five year rebate is under the Chapter 380 economic development incentive agreement, where the city will get rebate H-E-B a percentage of the additional property and sales taxes generated by the new store. Ksenia Marky, a San Marcos resident, said she often walked or used public transportation to reach her closest grocery store after having her first child. "Bringing another H-E-B closer to East San Marcos is a major step forward for the community," Marky said. "Reducing the four-mile trip for groceries means saving time, supporting families and fueling local growth with a store designed to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding city." According to Central Texas Food Bank, an individual's zip code heavily influences their food access, with low-access food areas, also known as food deserts, being common along the I-35 corridor and East San Marcos being labeled as one of them. Food deserts are areas where residents have limited access to affordable, fresh and nutritious food. Amerie Garcia, an H-E-B Plus employee in San Marcos and criminal justice freshman, said the new H-E-B will be much bigger and have more amenities for customers. "The older H-E-Bs have less food options, but the new one will have way more of a variety of produce for customers that are struggling with food insecurity," Garcia said. In addition to the new supermarket, the new H-E-B will host a True Texas BBQ restaurant with indoor seating. H-E-B operates more than 30 True Texas BBQ locations across the state of Texas. Floy Alison, a San Marcos resident, said the new restaurant at H-E-B is an opportunity to make San Marcos feel more connected and full of life. "As a resident, I'm excited to see new businesses like this create opportunities like jobs while giving people another reason to connect with one another," Allison said. Marky said the new H-E-B will help many families, like hers, get the help and access to food they need. "I am grateful for the new H-E-B so other families that were struggling like mine are able to have access better foods and have an opportunity to get a job to help support their families," Marky said.
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