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Data Platform Manager
LocalStack · Remote - United Kingdom, Poland, Spain, Portugal · back to the listing
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What this role officially is
software manager — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Software managers oversee the acquisition and development of software systems in order to provide support to all organisational units. They also monitor the results and quality of the different software solutions and projects implemented in the organisation.
Also known as: applications manager, software managers, ICT applications manager, software applications manager, soft manager
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LocalStack - the Local Cloud Sandbox for Developers and AI Agents
We are a fast-growing Series A startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops. We’ve closed our last $25mil round in Q4 2024, led by Notable Capital, CRV and Heavybit.
LocalStack is a local cloud development platform. LocalStack makes it easier, faster, and less expensive for software teams to ship reliable, high-quality applications to the cloud.
The cloud was built to run software, not to support AI-native development workflows. As the world's leading local cloud development platform, LocalStack provides secure local sandboxes that simulate cloud environments, enabling AI agents and software developers to find and fix risks faster and more effectively than they can in the cloud.
Our customer base ranges from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 companies. Our clients include companies like NASA, Harness, IBM, Workday, Comcast, Apple, 3M, Block and many more.
We are sustainably growing our globally distributed teams across GTM, operations and engineering. In 2025 we almost doubled in size and continue to grow across all areas in 2026.
LocalStack is headquartered in Zurich/Switzerland 🇨🇭, with a small engineering office in Vienna/Austria 🇦🇹 and remote team members from 25 countries including 🇺🇸the US, 🇫🇷FR, 🇬🇧UK, 🇨🇦CA, 🇪🇸ES, and many more!
👉Check our Notion Candidate Handbook and our GitHub!
✅ What you will be working on/responsible for
• Build and evolve a self-service data platform that enables Product, Engineering, and GTM teams
• Define and maintain data quality standards, SLAs/SLOs, monitoring, and incident-response processes. Own GTM-facing data support, manage data access appropriately, and identify and address potential PII exposure.
• Establish canonical data models, consistent metric definitions, and modelling standards across priority domains.
• Establish effective planning, delivery processes, documentation, and ways of working, including the use of AI tools.
• Own quarterly data OKRs and prioritise a balanced roadmap covering business needs and measure success through business impact, and improved efficiency.
• Directly manage and develop the Data team through regular one-to-ones, feedback, performance management, and hiring.
✅ Experience we expect you to bring to the role
• Hands-on data experience (6+ years) across data engineering and analytics, comfortable building pipelines
• Experience with Python, SQL, Snowflake or equivalent, real-time analytics (Tinybird, ClickHouse, or similar), AI-assisted coding tools day to day
• Experience building reusable datasets, documentation, or a metrics / BI layer that non-data teams adopted and used without help
🌱 Values we hold in LocalStack
• Care: we create with compassion. We prioritize empathy and understanding in every interaction. By genuinely caring for our team, customers, and community, we create an environment where people thrive and impactful work flourishes
• Ownership: we own the outcome. We take responsibility for our work and are passionate about its impact. We foster autonomy, inspire ambition, encourage ownership, and empower everyone to unlock their potential and make an impact.
• Openness: we build trust together. We build trust through open communication and honest feedback. By sharing ideas and embracing diverse perspectives, we create stronger, more connected teams that work toward shared goals.
• Courage: we dare to innovate. We embrace bold challenges and take calculated risks to move the needle. We step outside our comfort zones, experiment fearlessly, and turn setbacks into springboards for growth.
• Excellence: we chase the extraordinary. We chase excellence by pushing boundaries and delivering results that go beyond the ordinary, constantly raising the bar and striving for greatness in everything we do. Excellence is not just the outcome, itʼs how we approach every task with purpose, passion, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value.
🎁 Benefits
• Fully remote
• Competitive salary
• Annual company retreat
• 2 extra company-wide holidays
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture (community guilds and online company events)
Sounds like a good match?
We'd love to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of cloud development at LocalStack.
To apply, follow the application process. Make sure to include a short motivation outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this role.
If your profile looks like a good match, our talent team will be in touch to organize further steps within 2 weeks.
Please note, that due to a high volume of candidates, we cannot offer personalized feedback to each candidate.
We are a fast-growing Series A startup building cutting-edge technology to revolutionize cloud development processes and support highly efficient dev&test feedback loops. We’ve closed our last $25mil round in Q4 2024, led by Notable Capital, CRV and Heavybit.
LocalStack is a local cloud development platform. LocalStack makes it easier, faster, and less expensive for software teams to ship reliable, high-quality applications to the cloud.
The cloud was built to run software, not to support AI-native development workflows. As the world's leading local cloud development platform, LocalStack provides secure local sandboxes that simulate cloud environments, enabling AI agents and software developers to find and fix risks faster and more effectively than they can in the cloud.
Our customer base ranges from SMBs to Global Fortune 500 companies. Our clients include companies like NASA, Harness, IBM, Workday, Comcast, Apple, 3M, Block and many more.
We are sustainably growing our globally distributed teams across GTM, operations and engineering. In 2025 we almost doubled in size and continue to grow across all areas in 2026.
LocalStack is headquartered in Zurich/Switzerland 🇨🇭, with a small engineering office in Vienna/Austria 🇦🇹 and remote team members from 25 countries including 🇺🇸the US, 🇫🇷FR, 🇬🇧UK, 🇨🇦CA, 🇪🇸ES, and many more!
👉Check our Notion Candidate Handbook and our GitHub!
✅ What you will be working on/responsible for
• Build and evolve a self-service data platform that enables Product, Engineering, and GTM teams
• Define and maintain data quality standards, SLAs/SLOs, monitoring, and incident-response processes. Own GTM-facing data support, manage data access appropriately, and identify and address potential PII exposure.
• Establish canonical data models, consistent metric definitions, and modelling standards across priority domains.
• Establish effective planning, delivery processes, documentation, and ways of working, including the use of AI tools.
• Own quarterly data OKRs and prioritise a balanced roadmap covering business needs and measure success through business impact, and improved efficiency.
• Directly manage and develop the Data team through regular one-to-ones, feedback, performance management, and hiring.
✅ Experience we expect you to bring to the role
• Hands-on data experience (6+ years) across data engineering and analytics, comfortable building pipelines
• Experience with Python, SQL, Snowflake or equivalent, real-time analytics (Tinybird, ClickHouse, or similar), AI-assisted coding tools day to day
• Experience building reusable datasets, documentation, or a metrics / BI layer that non-data teams adopted and used without help
🌱 Values we hold in LocalStack
• Care: we create with compassion. We prioritize empathy and understanding in every interaction. By genuinely caring for our team, customers, and community, we create an environment where people thrive and impactful work flourishes
• Ownership: we own the outcome. We take responsibility for our work and are passionate about its impact. We foster autonomy, inspire ambition, encourage ownership, and empower everyone to unlock their potential and make an impact.
• Openness: we build trust together. We build trust through open communication and honest feedback. By sharing ideas and embracing diverse perspectives, we create stronger, more connected teams that work toward shared goals.
• Courage: we dare to innovate. We embrace bold challenges and take calculated risks to move the needle. We step outside our comfort zones, experiment fearlessly, and turn setbacks into springboards for growth.
• Excellence: we chase the extraordinary. We chase excellence by pushing boundaries and delivering results that go beyond the ordinary, constantly raising the bar and striving for greatness in everything we do. Excellence is not just the outcome, itʼs how we approach every task with purpose, passion, and a commitment to delivering exceptional value.
🎁 Benefits
• Fully remote
• Competitive salary
• Annual company retreat
• 2 extra company-wide holidays
• Friendly and inclusive workplace culture (community guilds and online company events)
Sounds like a good match?
We'd love to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of cloud development at LocalStack.
To apply, follow the application process. Make sure to include a short motivation outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this role.
If your profile looks like a good match, our talent team will be in touch to organize further steps within 2 weeks.
Please note, that due to a high volume of candidates, we cannot offer personalized feedback to each candidate.