Lead Data Engineer
Samba TV
Lead Data Engineer
Samba TV
Delivers TV audience measurement and insights
Salary Range: 155000 to 180000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)
We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our Revenue Operations team.This role sits at the intersection of data infrastructure and business impact - building and owning the systems that power reliable reporting, as well as leading a small team of analysts.
You'll report directly to the Director of Business Intelligence and work closely with stakeholders across Sales, Finance, and Operations. This is a high-ownership role suited for someone who is comfortable being the subject matter expert on our data infrastructure while also thinking about how to present insights to executives.
Infrastructure & Data Engineering
Own and maintain our Azure-based data infrastructure, including data ingestion, transformation, and delivery
Oversee data ingestion of 100+ upstream raw data sources (Salesforce, DSPs, ad platforms) into our data warehouse
Manage our data transformation pipelines and implement best-in-class systems design - includes writing complex SQL/ Python queries, stored procedures, and pipeline logic
Implement data governance best practices and champion these across the organization
Ensure data quality, pipeline reliability, and documentation standards across the team - quality assurance is a key cornerstone of the role
Reporting & Analytics
Translate business questions from stakeholders into data models and reporting solutions
Support revenue analytics - including advertiser performance, DSP reporting, and product-level breakdowns
Own ad hoc analysis and deep-dives as needed
Cross-Team Collaboration to build and maintain a platform that serves the needs of constituents across Sales, Sales Support, Finance, Marketing and Product
Team Leadership
Manage and mentor a team of BI analysts across the globe, supporting their growth and day-to-day execution
Triage and prioritize incoming data requests alongside the Director of BI
Set and uphold standards for data governance, code quality, documentation, and project delivery
Serve as the subject matter expert for our data engineering infrastructure
Ownership-driven: You treat the systems you build and the team you lead as your own, and you care about getting things right. Accuracy is paramount
Technically rigorous: You go deep on infrastructure problems and don't stop at surface-level fixes
Clear communicator: You can translate complex data concepts into language that resonates with business stakeholders
Collaborative: You work well across time zones and functions, and you make your teammates better
5+ years of experience in data analytics or data engineering, owning pipelines from raw data collection to data delivery and reporting
Strong SQL skills, including window functions, complex joins, stored procedures, and performance tuning
Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services or equivalent (Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Blob Storage)
Experience managing or mentoring junior analysts or engineers
Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of ownership
Experience in ad tech, media intelligence, or programmatic advertising (DSPs, SSPs, audience data)
Familiarity with Salesforce as a revenue source of truth
Experience working with international teams across multiple time zones
Prior exposure to Microsoft Fabric or awareness of the Azure/Fabric roadmap
Samba TV collects and analyzes TV viewing data to help advertisers, broadcasters, and content creators understand what people watch. It embeds its technology in about 35 million smart TVs across 20 brands, creating a large viewership database and a household identity graph. The system works by using a proprietary multi-source panel from participating TVs to gather viewing activity, then turning that data into insights and analytics that clients can use to plan ads, optimize content, and measure performance. What sets Samba TV apart is the size and scope of its data: it claims the largest end-to-end viewership dataset and identity graph in the industry, with a panel hundreds of times larger than typical measurements and broad brand partnerships, while offering privacy controls for viewers who opt in or out. The company aims to provide data-driven, actionable insights to improve advertising effectiveness and content delivery across the global smart TV market.
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