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Babylist is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to shape data infrastructure, owning AI-native data systems and scalable pipelines that support product growth and AI initiatives. You will work with analysts, data scientists, and product teams to build reliable, automated data workflows.
The role emphasizes production-grade Python development, ETL/ELT practices, and cloud data engineering across Snowflake and AWS services, with opportunities for leadership and impact across the business.
Babylist is a pioneering company dedicated to transforming the experience of expecting and new families. As a leading platform in the industry, Babylist serves over 10 million users annually, providing a seamless and comprehensive ecosystem that includes product recommendations, guidance, and purchasing options. The company's innovative approach leverages AI and modern technology to expand its offerings beyond a simple registry into a full-scale ecosystem comprising the Babylist Shop, Babylist Health, Babylist Money, physical showrooms in NYC and LA, branded content, and more. With a revenue of $750 million projected for 2025, Babylist is establishing itself as a generational brand in the $235 billion kids and baby market. Its mission is to empower parents, making them feel confident, connected, and cared for at every stage of their journey.
We are collaborating with Babylist to identify a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer to join their dynamic Data team. This role is pivotal in shaping the company's data infrastructure and ensuring the scalability and reliability of data systems that support critical business functions. As a senior individual contributor, you will be at the intersection of platform engineering and AI-native tooling, owning the architecture that underpins data generation, testing, and maintenance. Your work will directly influence decision-making processes across product growth, operations, and AI initiatives. You will collaborate cross-functionally with analysts, data scientists, and product teams to develop robust, scalable, and automated data systems that keep Babylist ahead of its growth trajectory.
To excel in this role, candidates should possess extensive experience in building production-grade AI and LLM systems, including RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, and tool integrations that are relied upon by real users. A platform-minded approach is essential, with a strong focus on automating repetitive data engineering tasks through system design. Candidates must be deeply proficient in Python and have over 7 years of experience developing scalable systems. Familiarity with ETL principles, data modeling, and tools such as Airflow and dbt is required. Experience managing cloud data resources within AWS, including EC2, S3, Lambda, and EKS, is necessary, along with knowledge of Snowflake or comparable cloud data warehouses. The ability to work effectively with analysts and data scientists, translating their needs into reliable infrastructure, is crucial. A passion for AI and a proactive attitude towards integrating AI tools into daily workflows are highly valued.
Your responsibilities will include designing, building, and scaling data pipelines for ingestion into Snowflake, ensuring high performance and reliability for a rapidly growing e-commerce platform. You will develop and implement agentic systems that automate data engineering tasks such as pipeline generation, testing, and maintenance, transforming manual processes into automated systems. Maintaining and enhancing ML pipelines to operationalize models and facilitate their integration into the data infrastructure will be a key focus. Monitoring data quality and system performance across complex multi-system user journeys is essential to maintaining reliability. Collaboration with analytics engineers on data modeling and shared data asset reliability will be ongoing. Additionally, you will partner with product, analytics, and machine learning teams to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end data solutions that support advanced analytics and AI initiatives.
Babylist offers a competitive compensation package, including salary, equity, and bonus opportunities. Employees enjoy comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance paid by the company. The organization provides a retirement savings plan with company matching, flexible spending accounts, and generous paid parental leave and PTO to support work-life balance. A remote work stipend is available to help set up a productive home office environment. The company also invests in physical, mental, and emotional health resources, along with support for parenting, childcare, and financial planning. Babylist fosters a culture of growth and development, offering meaningful opportunities for career progression and performance-based advancement. The organization emphasizes innovation, collaboration, and making a positive impact on millions of users worldwide.
Babylist is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We believe that diverse perspectives and backgrounds drive innovation and excellence, and we are dedicated to creating a welcoming environment for all employees. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and join us in our mission to support families around the world.