Data Engineering Manager, Upstream Team

Company Description

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee – whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, Depop, or Elo7 – you’ll tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

Job Description

What's the role? 

The Data Engineering team is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Engineering Manager lot lead our Upstream Data team. Data Engineering is dedicated to building software that reduces toil, increases access to data, and respects privacy. We seek to build scalable systems that are flexible but maintainable. Our Big Data stack includes Spark Scala, Python Dataflow, BigQuery, Kafka, Kafka Streams, and we’ve recently moved our services to Google Cloud Platform. Our structured and unstructured data is stored in GCS, BigQuery, BigTable and Kafka. 

This is a full-time position reporting to the Director, Data Applications and the base salary range will be 182,000 - 236,000 USD per year. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. For this role, we are considering candidates based in the United States who are either remote, flex, or office-based. Etsy offers different work modes to meet the variety of needs and preferences of our team. Learn more about our flexible work options and vaccination policy here.

What's this team like at Etsy? 

• This team’s vision is to provide the expertise and support required to build performant, stable, and cost-efficient data pipelines.
• This important mission is a key strategy in our long-term vision for Data Engineering and is critical to Etsy’s ability to scale as a data-driven company.  Our team’s stakeholders include product engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers. 

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Attracting, mentoring, supporting, and retaining a team of top-notch engineers who design, build and support Etsy’s Big Data ecosystem.
• Drive the technical and strategic vision of the team, and help translate day-to-day issues into coherent and robust systems.
• Collaborate with external (sometimes non-technical) stakeholders and customers throughout the company.
• Plan and prioritize the team’s road map, and champion team projects internally.
• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy’s discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualifications

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• You have a passion for data-related services and understand good systems design.
• You are passionate about democratizing data and lowering the barrier to entry to the big data ecosystem for all internal customers.
• You have experience building platforms or tools where the main users are internal customers (technical and non-technical).
• You are comfortable translating sometimes ambiguous business problems into plans that our engineers can act on and feel passionate about.
• You care about facilitating learning and growth on the team - you put our engineers first.
• Experience building and supporting data pipelines
• Experience with Spark and Scala

Additional Information

What's Next

If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise

At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.

For U.S. roles only:

Many Etsy roles are open to remote candidates, and you'll be able to identify which ones within the location header of each job description. We're open to remote hires from all U.S. states except Hawaii and Alaska.