Senior Data Engineer

Match Group; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation & flex days

Professional development budget & Ud

RSVP matching & stock purchase plan

Job summary

Match Group is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in Vancouver to join its Core Data team. The role blends data engineering with product-minded thinking to build and improve data products for multiple brands, including Tinder, Hinge, and Match.

You’ll partner with engineers and stakeholders to ensure data flows from source to presentation while shaping scalable and privacy-conscious data solutions. You will work on ETL pipelines, data modeling, and lakehouse architecture, translating business needs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional data engineering experience.
• Expertise in SQL, data modeling, lakehouse architecture, and Python.
• Experience with Redshift, Airflow, AWS QuickSight, Databricks, Spark, and SQL Server.
• Ability to drive initiatives and articulate their value to engineering and stakeholders.
• Experience delivering data products from conception to delivery.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience facilitating workshops across disparate groups.
• Passion for designing elegant data solutions and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineering teams to ensure data flows accurately from creation to presentation layers.
• Advocate for the Core Data team by championing best practices around scale, performance, and privacy.
• Improve the data technology stack through containerization, data modeling, ETL pipeline development, and building scalable/reliable solutions.
• Translate stakeholder needs into action items and deliverables.
• Create high-quality, business-ready data solutions suitable for non-engineers.
• Proactively brainstorm new metrics and data views for business partners.
• Maintain the data library - core metric definitions, sample data, access tips.
• Train brand data analysts to support data needs at their dating brand.
• Communicate regularly with key customers; maintain accurate release notes for platform changes.
• Represent internal customers - advocate for changes, re-architecture, or blockers.
• Support existing on-prem infrastructure and help expand into the cloud (AWS/Databricks).

Skills

5+ years experience

SQL

Data modeling

Lakehouse architecture

Python

Redshift

Airflow

Databricks

Spark

SQL Server

AWS QuickSight

Tools

Databricks

Airflow

Spark

SQL Server

Redshift

AWS QuickSight

Job description

Know where you belong! Match Group is a leading provider of dating products across the globe. Our portfolio includes Tinder, Hinge, Match, Meetic, PlentyOfFish, OkCupid, The League, HER, 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.

When it comes to dating, the connection starts online, but the real magic happens once you meet in real life (IRL). We think the same is true for creating the best platforms, so we work together IRL 3 days/week.

We're looking for a Sr. Data Engineer to join our new Match Group Core Data team. This new position is a hybrid role combining 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 Match Group.

How You'll Make An Impact

• Work with engineering teams to ensure data flows accurately from creation to presentation layers
• Advocate for the Core Data team by championing best practices around scale, performance, and privacy
• Improve the data technology stack through containerization, data modeling, ETL pipeline development, and building scalable/reliable solutions
• Translate stakeholder needs into action items and deliverables
• Create high-quality, business-ready data solutions suitable for non-engineers
• Proactively brainstorm new metrics and data views for business partners
• Maintain the data library - core metric definitions, sample data, access tips
• Train brand data analysts to support data needs at their dating brand
• Communicate regularly with key customers; maintain accurate release notes for platform changes
• Represent internal customers - advocate for changes, re-architecture, or blockers
• Support existing on-prem infrastructure and help expand into the cloud (AWS/Databricks)

We Could Be a Match If You Have

• 5+ years of professional/industry experience
• Expertise in SQL, data modeling, lakehouse architecture, and Python
• Experience with Redshift, Airflow, AWS QuickSight, Databricks, Spark, and relational databases (e.g., SQL Server)
• Ability to drive initiatives and articulate their value to engineering and stakeholders
• Experience delivering data products from conception to delivery
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience facilitating workshops across disparate groups
• Passion for designing elegant data solutions and platforms

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.

Benefits

• 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

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.

The salary range for this position is $135,000-$143,000. Factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence the base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in Vancouver, CA. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state) if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.