Thumbtack · 6 days ago
Staff Data Platform Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$250K/yr - $323K/yr
8+ years expThumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes. They are seeking a Staff Data Platform Engineer to own the systems design and architectural direction of their data platform, enabling reliable and actionable data for analytics and machine learning teams.
Home ServicesLocalProfessional ServicesService Industry
Responsibilities
Define platform architecture. Design and evolve shared platform services (data ingestion, orchestration, transformation, metadata, and observability) that balance scale, cost, and operational simplicity
Build core infrastructure. Implement and own platform features (e.g., transformation frameworks, feature stores, real-time ingestion pipelines, lineage and observability) that power analytics and ML
Drive data quality & observability. Champion observability, governance, and data quality standards so every dataset is trustworthy and measurable
Enable developers. Improve the developer experience for data producers and consumers—tooling, templates, docs, and CI/CD for data assets
Lead through influence. Mentor platform and product engineers, evangelize best practices across teams, and partner with analytics, ML, and product to prioritize platform investments
Balance tradeoffs. Make pragmatic architecture decisions and articulate tradeoffs between speed, reliability, and maintenance cost
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience designing, building, and scaling data systems—spanning pipelines, warehouses, and analytical data products that drive measurable business impact
Proven technical leadership in architecting and evolving complex data ecosystems, including ownership of data models, transformation frameworks, and integrations across multiple data domains; advanced proficiency in SQL and Python
Deep experience with modern data stacks, including cloud-native warehouses (e.g., BigQuery or Snowflake), orchestration tools (Airflow or equivalent), and transformation frameworks (dbt or similar)
Strong system design and architecture mindset, able to reason about scalability, cost, and performance trade-offs, and define long-term data strategy
Exceptional collaboration and influence skills, partnering effectively with Marketing Engineering, Analytics, and Data Science to translate business goals into robust, production-grade data systems
Strong sense of ownership and accountability, balancing hands-on technical execution with the ability to mentor others, raise standards, and drive organization-wide improvements in data quality and reliability
Commitment to building inclusive teams and team culture
Company
Thumbtack
Thumbtack is a home services website connecting users with local service providers.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$773.2MKey Investors
Qatar Investment AuthoritySequoia CapitalBaillie Gifford
2024-07-31Debt Financing· $75M
2021-06-15Series G· $275M
2019-07-22Series F· $150M
Leadership Team
Marco Zappacosta
Co-founder & CEO
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