Modeled career paths · Data engineering

Where does a Data Engineering Lead go next?

What employers are asking a Data Engineering Lead for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Higher-growth opportunity
Director of AI Research+97% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Principal Research Scientist. 23% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Director of Machine Learning+64% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via ML Engineering Lead. 23% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+60% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 15% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Principal Research Scientist+38% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Data Engineering Lead go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
ML Engineering Lead+15% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
27% of modeled moves out of Data Engineering Lead go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-27% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Data Engineering Lead go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.