Senior Data Product Engineer

Know where you belong. Match Group is a leading provider of dating products across the globe. Our portfolio includes Tinder, Match, Hinge, PlentyOfFish, The League, and others, each designed to spark meaningful connections for singles worldwide. Creating a sense of belonging doesn't stop at our products - it's the foundation of every team we hire.
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 you have:

• 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

$140,000 - $160,000 a year Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in Vancouver, British Columbia. #LI-MG1

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:
• Generous vacation, flex days, professional development days
• RRSP matching, and employee stock purchase plan
• Professional development budget and unlimited access to Udemy from day one
• Match Group mentorship program
• Parental leave top up and fertility preservation benefits
• Extended health & dental benefits from day one
• Corporate ClassPass membership and other wellness benefits
• And many more on our careers page
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. 
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process — such as during pre-employment testing or interviews — please indicate this by selecting "Yes" in the accommodation request field. We'll reach out to discuss your needs if you're selected for the interview stage.   
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