--- title: 'Engineering Team Lead, Data Engineer at Canopy' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-team-lead-data-engineer-canopy-draper-agwydg2a1d3j' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-11' --- # Engineering Team Lead, Data Engineer at Canopy - **Company:** Canopy - **Location:** Draper, UT - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-11-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-11 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/canopytax/jobs/4485146009 ## Job description Engineering Team Lead, Data Engineer Canopy, Draper, UT ## About Us Canopy is a fast-growing SaaS company in Draper, Utah building simple, efficient software for accounting firms. We are looking to revolutionize the accounting space with modern, user-friendly software for a neglected industry. We aim to help our clients unlock the firm they’ve always wanted with our Practice Management Suite. We place a strong emphasis on delighting our customers, spotting and solving problems, and being good people along the way. And we just secured $70M in Series C funding to help us fulfill that mission. Click [here](https://www.getcanopy.com/why-canopy) to see why our clients (and investors) love Canopy. Interested in learning more about Canopy & the industry? Check out our blog [here](https://www.getcanopy.com/blog) where you can find great information on our product features, industry news, practice management, and more! The Opportunity We’re seeking an Engineering Team Lead to lead engineering efforts on our Embedded Analytics team. As an Engineering Team Lead, you will combine deep technical expertise with strong leadership and a product-driven mindset. You’ll lead a high-performing, cross-functional squad of Full Stack Application Engineers, Data Engineers, and QA Engineers to build, scale, and evolve the systems that power our customer-facing reporting and analytics features. This role bridges hands-on technical work, architectural leadership, and people development — ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology, strategy, and team impact. This role is a unique opportunity to guide the transformation of our embedded analytics into a new era of AI enabled business intelligence, providing high performing, trustworthy, and actionable reporting and analytics to our customers at a higher scale and speed than has been possible before. ## What You’ll Do - Lead, mentor, and grow a cross-functional engineering and data team, fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and collaboration. - Own end-to-end delivery of your squad's product area — from early involvement in product discovery and design validation through implementation, testing, deployment, and post-ship monitoring. You will own the stack, working collaboratively with systems architects to design the most effective data and analytics platform. - Write code, review code, and architect solutions. You understand the codebase deeply enough to make informed tradeoffs and unblock your team. - Partner with the Product team as a collaborative equal — validating technical feasibility early, pushing back when scope is unrealistic, and advocating for quality and stability as first-class priorities alongside new features. - Balance feature work against bugs, tech debt, performance, and reliability. Work collaboratively with Product leadership to allocate engineering time towards the stability and high performance needs of our customers. - Drive architectural decision-making, balancing innovation, scalability, and delivery speed. - Promote engineering best practices, including clean architecture, testing, monitoring, and performance optimization. - Help the team break work down, manage flow, and ensure design, engineering, and QA operate in parallel rather than in sequential phases. - Champion high-quality code through design reviews, code reviews, and robust CI/CD pipelines (Docker, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes). Own the definition of "done" — tested, stable, monitored, and maintainable. - Coach engineers on career growth, system design, and effective collaboration. Because you work alongside your team daily, feedback is immediate, specific, and grounded in real work. - Drive AI and agentic coding tool adoption within your squad — leading by example, partnering with the Platform team on standards and guardrails, and helping your team understand how to use AI effectively while avoiding common pitfalls. - Build an inclusive and motivated team culture centered on transparency, ownership, and impact. - Collaborate with recruiting to attract and retain top engineering talent. - Establish performance goals, track key metrics, and ensure operational excellence in delivery. ## What We’re Looking For - 5+ years of professional experience in software development and/or data engineering, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership or management capacity. - Deep understanding of SQL, data modeling, and analytics/reporting - Experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes). - Proven success leading technical teams and mentoring engineers of varied seniority levels. - Experience with or strong enthusiasm for AI-assisted development tools and workflows. - Excellent communication and collaboration skills — able to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical audiences. - Strategic thinker who can connect engineering priorities to product and business outcomes. - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience We know many women do not apply for a job if they don't perfectly fit the description. We want you to apply anyway. Bonus Points If You Have - Deep understanding of microservice architecture, RESTful API design, distributed systems, and modern frontend frameworks. - Strong hands-on proficiency in one or more of our core technologies (Python, Java, Kotlin, TypeScript/React), with the ability and willingness to learn and work across the stack. ## Why You Want to Work Here 🌴 Flexible Paid Time Off - you’re actually encouraged to use, plus 10 company holidays! ❤️‍🩹 Health Benefits - including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA Match. 💰 401(k) - we match 100% up to 3% of your contribution. Eligibility is immediate with 100% vesting. 🧠 Mental Health -  all employees have access to Impact Suite & to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). 👶 Paid New Parent Leave & Birthing Parent Leave - so you’re able to care for your little ones. ➕ Supplemental Benefits - including 100% company paid Basic Life & AD&D insurance and long & short-term disability coverage. 🌟 Nectar - our peer-to-peer recognition program to help our employees recognize the amazing work being done by other Canopians! 🥳 Company Events - including monthly company-wide meetings, summer parties, and more. 💡 ERG Committees - to plan initiatives around continuing education, community outreach, recruiting, onboarding, and more. ☕ Fully-stocked kitchen - Keto? Vegan? Flexitarian? Mandalorian? We’ve got you covered. ## Our Values We approach our work every day with a few things in mind: 🔑 Own - We own this place! We focus on outcomes, holding ourselves & each other accountable. 🏆 Win - We win by delighting our customers with the very best products and services. 👍 Do Good - We work hard to be good people! 💡 Embrace Curiosity & Candor - We approach everything with curiosity & we understand that candor is kindness and give the gift of feedback. Act Startup Fast - We know the best way to become a world-class company is to always act like a tiny startup: fast, hungry, intense, and scrappy. But especially fast. To learn more about us & our values, click [here](https://www.getcanopy.com/company#our-team). ## About Canopy ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Canopy provides an all-in-one practice management platform that helps U.S. accounting, tax, and bookkeeping firms automate workflows and build an autonomous firm. - **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed, $258M total funding across 12 rounds) - **Headquarters**: South Jordan, Utah, United States - **Founded**: 2014 - **Founders**: Not publicly listed (Davis Bell is CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Accounting practice management software, tax resolution software - **Target customers**: B2B — U.S. accounting, CPA, tax, and bookkeeping firms of all sizes - **Mission/purpose**: “Help accountants build an autonomous firm” by replacing disconnected tools with one unified, AI-enhanced platform ## Products & Services - **Canopy Practice Management Suite**: Cloud-native, all-in-one platform combining client management, CRM, document management, workflow, time & billing, engagements, proposals, and more. AI features are embedded across modules. - **Canopy Tax Resolution**: Automates the completion and filing of IRS and state tax forms, reducing manual data entry for firms handling client tax issues. - **Canopy Coworker**: An “Everywhere AI” assistant that automates busywork, workflows, and repetitive tasks to free up accountants for higher-value work. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metrics**: - Annual Revenue: $45M (LinkedIn estimate) - Total Funding: $258M (12 rounds) - Headcount: 239 employees (+20.9% YoY) - Customers: 15,000+ firms using the platform - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not specified in available sources (multiple funding rounds raised) - **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 20.9% year-over-year; won awards including Inc. Power Partner Award, G2 Category Leader for Accounting Practice Management, Utah Business Fast 50, and “Easiest to do Business with” (G2 Best Software Awards). International presence in Philippines, Mexico, and Malaysia. ## Competitive Advantages - **All-in-one platform** eliminates the need for multiple separate tools (documents, billing, workflow, client communication), reducing context switching. - **Top-rated on G2** for both Accounting Practice Management and Tax Practice Management Software. - **AI everywhere** — Canopy Coworker automates tasks across the entire suite, saving hours of manual work. - **Deep focus on U.S. tax and accounting compliance**, with dedicated tax resolution product. ## Strategic Focus - Continue building toward an “autonomous firm” by expanding AI capabilities and automating more workflows. - Grow customer base beyond the current 15,000+ firms, especially through integrations and partner channels. - Scale international support teams and enhance product features based on customer feedback. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: “Act startup fast,” “Do good,” “Win the customer election,” “Embrace curiosity & candor,” “Own.” Emphasis on empathy, integrity, and belonging. - **Work model**: Hybrid in-office/remote model; fully remote employees receive a generous WFH stipend. Some roles (e.g., Tax Form Data Specialist) are fully remote with flexible schedules. - **Perks & benefits**: Flexible PTO, competitive pay, medical/dental/vision, life & disability insurance, stock options for full-time employees, paid parental leave, employee activity budget, snacks and ping pong in office. - **Employee Resource Groups**: Women of Canopy, LGBTQIA+, Neurodiversity. - **Employee ratings**: 4.7/5 on LinkedIn (248 reviews) — Work-Life 4.6, Compensation 4.3, Culture 4.7, Career 4.4. - **Application process**: Structured, friendly — apply online, screening call with recruiter, evaluation with hiring manager and 1–4 additional interviews, then offer. 61% of hires come from online applications, 21% from employee referrals. ## Sources 1. [getcanopy.com/careers](https://www.getcanopy.com/careers/) 2. [getcanopy.com/company](https://www.getcanopy.com/company/) 3. [getcanopy.com](https://www.getcanopy.com/) 4. [linkedin.com/company/canopy-inc](https://www.linkedin.com/company/canopy-inc) 5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/canopytax/jobs/4260139009](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/canopytax/jobs/4260139009) ## Other roles at Canopy - [Revenue Accounting Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/revenue-accounting-manager-canopy-draper-kxrc805dq8kc) — Draper, UT - [Business Systems Analyst- Zuora Administrator](https://feeny.ai/job/business-systems-analyst-zuora-administrator-canopy-draper-tfgb3cvfgs8d) — Draper, UT - [Director of Account Management](https://feeny.ai/job/director-of-account-management-canopy-draper-9pbj7d18nz25) — Draper, UT - [Customer Support Specialist - Tier 1](https://feeny.ai/job/customer-support-specialist-tier-1-canopy-draper-hgcmx0xsj89k) — Draper, UT - [Senior Full Stack Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-full-stack-engineer-canopy-utah-gfwnqt1a2epm) — Utah