Staff Data Engineer

Scribd, Inc.

San Francisco, United States
Base: $167,000 - $260,500 (california); $137,500 -...
Databricks, delta lake, spark expertise
Advanced sql expertise
Dimensional and analytical data models
Scribd’s Data Platform team builds and governs the analytical data models and transformation layers that power trusted metrics, experimentation, ML and product insights across Scribd, Everand and Slideshare

Job Summary

  • Scribd’s Data Platform team builds and governs the analytical data models and transformation layers that power trusted metrics, experimentation, ML and product insights across Scribd, Everand and Slideshare.
  • As a Staff Data Engineer, you’ll be both a hands-on technical expert and a strategic leader, driving the design of core data models and pipelines in our Databricks/Delta Lake lakehouse.
  • This is a high-impact opportunity to shape Scribd’s next-generation data platform and elevate our engineering practices to a world-class standard.

Matching Summary

Scribd’s Data Platform team builds and governs the analytical data models and transformation layers that power trusted metrics, experimentation, ML and product insights across Scribd, Everand and Slideshare.

Salary

Base: $167,000 - $260,500 (California); $137,500 - $247,500 (US outside CA); $175,000 - $231,500 CAD (Canada); Equity: competitive; Benefits: comprehensive and generous

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark expertise
  • Advanced SQL expertise
  • Dimensional and analytical data models
  • Scalable analytical data structures
  • Data modeling standards enforcement
  • End-to-end system ownership

Nice-to-have

  • Subscription, payments, or consumer data domains
  • AWS data services familiarity
  • Streaming architectures knowledge
  • Data quality and governance implementation
  • Data observability through Datadog

Key Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering
  • Hands-on data modeling and SQL fluency
  • Comfort owning systems end-to-end
  • Excellent communication skills

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