We're looking for a Sr. Data Product Engineer to join our new Match Group Core Data team! This new position is a hybrid role that combines the technical expertise of a data engineer with the product-focused mindset of a product manager, ensuring data is effectively leveraged to build and improve data products for all brands and business units in the Match Group.
Not only will you help power the love lives of many people, but they will play a critical part in the functioning of every Brand team at Match Group (Tinder, Hinge, Match, Okcupid, PlentyofFish, BLK, Chispa and many others), with stakeholders ranging from customer experience to marketing to Match Group leadership.
The Core Data team is a service organization that caters and delivers data and reporting solutions across the entire Match Group enterprise. Each team member on the Core Data team has platform-wide responsibilities and collaborates with other team members to provide enterprise level solutions for Marketing, Product, Finance, Accounting, Strategy, and Analytics departments. Furthermore, the Core Data team is responsible not only for all aspects of transforming and delivering raw data into a presentable and actionable format, but they are also well-versed in how key data points affect business decision-making and provide an extra level of insight to our Brand leadership teams. Being part of the MG Core Data team means being at the crossroads of both the business and the technology, and understanding of how both relate to each other is key. This position is based in our Vancouver, Canada office. The role follows a hybrid schedule of three days in the office and two days remote each week.
How you'll make an impact:
- Work with our engineering teams to ensure data is flowing accurately from data creation to our presentation layers
- Become an advocate for the Core Data team by developing and championing data best practices including scale, performance, and privacy considerations
- Improve our data technology stack through containerization, data modeling, developing our ETL pipelines, and building scalable/reliable solutions
- Work with stakeholders and translate their needs and expectations into action items and deliverables
- Create high-quality, business-ready data solutions suitable for consumption by non-engineers
- Proactively brainstorm new metrics and data views for business partners to drive critical decision making
- Maintain our data library with core metric definitions, sample data, and access tips
- Conduct training sessions with brand data analysts to ensure they are all equipped to support the data needs at their dating brand
- Communicate regularly with key customers and maintain accurate release notes for changes to our central data platform
- Represent the voice of the internal customers - advocate for changes, resourcing, re-architecture, or other blockers to high-quality, highly-available data
- Support existing on-prem infrastructure and help expand our processes into the cloud (AWS/Databricks)
We could be a match if:
- Expertise in SQL, Data Modeling, Lakehouse Architecture, and Python
- Experience with Redshift, Airflow, AWS QuickSight, Databricks, Spark, and relational databases such as SQL Server
- Capability to drive initiatives and articulate their value to engineering and other stakeholders
- Experience delivering data products from conception to delivery
- Great communication skills, both written and verbal
- Experience facilitating workshops with disparate groups to reach common understanding and priorities
- Passionate about designing elegant data solutions and platforms
- 5+ years of professional/industry experience
Why Match Group?
Our mission is simple – to help people find love and happiness! We love our employees too and understand the importance of all life's milestones. Here are some of the benefits we are proud to offer:
Mind & Body – Medical, mental health, and wellness benefits to support your overall health and well-beingFinancial Wellness – Competitive compensation, 100% employer match on 401k contributions up to 10% (cap at $10,000), as well as an employee stock purchase program to help you feel supported in your financial securityUnplug – Generous PTO and 18 paid holidays so you can unplugCareer – Annual training allowance for professional development and ERG membership opportunities and events so you feel connected and empowered in your workFamily – Families come in all shapes and sizes so we offer 20 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, fertility, adoption, and child care resources, as well as pet insurance and discounts Company Gatherings – We host fun happy hours and company events where our employees get to know each other and build a sense of connection and belonging!
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value the rich dynamics that diversity brings to our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), gender identity or expression, uniformed service or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Period.
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