Senior Software Engineer, Etsy
Data Governance
$178-208k
+ Equity Package + Annual Performance Bonus
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
Open for applications
eCommerce platform for handcrafted goods
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$178-208k
+ Equity Package + Annual Performance Bonus
Office located in Brooklyn, NY
1001+ employees
Company mission
To keep human connection at the heart of commerce.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for an engineer who embraces flexibility and adapts to the best tools and technologies, and has excellent communication skills that can work with our internal customers
- An engineer who likes to share their thought process while debugging or designing projects to foster team learning and growth would thrive in this role
- You are comfortable with Python
- You have familiarity with some of the following:
- A cloud platform such as AWS, GCP or Azure
- Building and monitoring cloud services using Docker/kubernetes
- Infrastructure as code technologies such as Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, Ansible, etc
- Big Data experience with tools such as Spark, BigQuery, and etc
- Data governance tools such as Datahub, Great Expectations, and etc
- You understand that being an effective software engineer is about communicating with people (especially those with different expertise and backgrounds) as much as it is about writing code
- You are eager to design and implement technical solutions to address customer needs related to data quality and discoverability
- You are flexible with languages and tools, and are willing to learn whatever is necessary to get the job done
What the job involves
- Etsy's Data 360 initiative mission is to empower our internal customers to find and leverage data efficiently. Our internal customers, who are analysts, product managers, applied scientists and more, navigate Etsy’s vast data lake every day
- As part of the Data Discovery team, you’ll help streamline their journey through Etsy’s vast data lake by developing systems that ensure data quality and governance. Under the new initiative, you’ll have opportunities to modernize Etsy’s relationship with data, and work on impactful, highly visible projects
- We use Python mainly, and we work with technologies like Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Terraform, Docker, Spark, Airflow, and BigQuery. We also use data governance technologies, such as Datahub and Great Expectations. Experience with any of these is helpful but not required
- Above all, we value empathy towards our customers, curiosity, responsibility, and eagerness to tackle complex engineering problems, with a focus on data quality and discovery
- This is a full-time position reporting to the Engineering Manager, Data Discovery
- We help Etsy employees use our data lake as efficiently as possible by making it easier to navigate and discover. By cataloging metadata about our data lake and making it accessible, we empower our customers to find the information they need quickly and easily
- We are redefining Etsy’s data governance standards to provide a consistent and predictable user experience for the hundreds of Etsy employees that use data to make product decisions, build data-powered experiences, and more
- We design and implement components in our system that proactively identify data quality issues, enhance the data discovery experience, signal high-quality data, and more
- We collaborate closely with a variety of teams at Etsy including product engineers, business analysts, and machine learning teams. In addition, we partner closely with our vendors that allows us to help shape new features
- You will develop metrics, tools, and dashboards to understand data storage and usage patterns
- You will collaborate with other Etsy engineering teams to optimize data storage and access, and build tools to support these processes
- You will work closely with internal customers to understand their struggles and come up with engineering solutions to address them
- You will guide our roadmap, design, and implement solutions to improve how customers discover data, and manage technical debt
- You will mentor peers and less experienced engineers by sharing best practices and feedback
- 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. Your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law
Our take
Created as an alternative to more corporate eCommerce sites, Etsy is a peer-to-peer (P2P) website where users buy and sell handmade crafts, vintage items, art, and photography. The online marketplace works similarly to Amazon and eBay, only with an emphasis on unique items rather than mass-produced merchandise.
Since its IPO in 2015, it has managed to hold its own in an increasingly competitive eCommerce industry, including from Amazon's handmade section that launched in 2015. Further, by providing sellers with ownership over pricing and branding, the site is attractive for those wanting to set up a business on an established platform.
However, the seller-side of Etsy is not without problems. The recent hike in transaction fees and the introduction of mandatory marketing fees for artists with high turnovers has created significant discontent amongst sellers. Etsy must reconcile these issues to ensure artists continue to operate on the same scale within the platform. It plans to attract shoppers with its message of extraordinary, handmade and affordable products.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2012
$40m
LATE VC
Aug 2010
$20m
SERIES E
Total funding: $91.7m
Company benefits
- Equity (offers vary by country)
- Performance bonuses
- Paid gender neutral parental leave
- Adoption and family planning
- Back-up care
- Volunteer time off
- Donation matching
- Employee resource groups
- Global virtual events
- Employer paid health benefits
- Fitness benefits
- Wellness programming
- Mental health benefits
- 401K matching/Pension contributions
Company values
- We commit to our craft - Our work has the power to change lives. That’s why we strive to learn continuously and excel at what we do
- We minimize waste - Time, resources, and energy are precious, so we focus only on what will have the greatest impact
- We embrace differences - Diverse teams are stronger, and inclusive cultures are more resilient. When we seek out different perspectives, we make better decisions and build better products
- We dig deeper - The best solutions to meaningful challenges are rarely easy or obvious. We stay curious, balance our intuition with insights, and decide with confidence
- We lead with optimism - We believe in our mission, and we believe in each other. We see the world as it is, set ambitious goals, and inspire one another with generosity of spirit. Together, we reimagine what is possible
Company HQ
Downtown Brooklyn, NY
Articles
Leadership
Josh Silverman
(CEO)Previously senior executive at eBay, CEO of Shopping.com, CEO of Skype and President of Consumer Products & Services at American Express.
People progressing
Became the Director of International Strategy and Operations after a year and 2 months as a senior manager in the division. After nearly 5 years in that role, they became Director of Marketing and International Strategy & Operations, and six months after that was promoted to Senior Director in that same department.
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Etsy
- Diversity is a priority at Etsy, owned by everyone:
- A diverse workforce is critical to Etsy’s success—it makes us a stronger, better, more resilient and more relevant company. We have an inclusive culture and each of us actively creates opportunities for underrepresented groups to join, thrive and advance at Etsy
- We welcome all perspectives:
- As individuals, we invite a variety of viewpoints and experiences—especially when they conflict with our own. We encourage questions more than statements, and provide a safe environment in which all employees can surface and discuss concerns
- We measure and share openly:
- We contribute to broader progress by evaluating, iterating and transparently communicating our successes and failures internally and externally
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