Senior Software Engineer I, Data Storage

What’s the role?
Etsy’s Data Platform organization builds systems and infrastructure for collecting, storing, and analyzing huge datasets in batch and streaming contexts, and we’re looking for a Senior Engineer to join our team. You’ll be a leader on the Data Storage squad, contributing to technical strategy and driving some of our most critical projects. This role blends hands-on engineering with strategic, product-focused leadership. You’ll be responsible for guiding our tools and platforms towards a cohesive vision, ensuring they align with business priorities, and incorporating the latest industry capabilities to unlock new opportunities for our internal customers. You’ll stay in direct communication with those customers to ensure our work is tightly aligned to their areas of greatest need.

The technical staff at Etsy believes that code is craft, and that the work we do is part of a larger creative culture that includes the hundreds of thousands of inspired artists and designers who make Etsy such a unique marketplace. We believe that small, empowered, self-motivated teams can do big things. We believe in measuring everything, taking advantage of our continuous deployment system to ship code early and often, and keeping up a blameless culture based on trust and a commitment to learning. 

This is a full-time position reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager, Data Storage. 

What does this team look like at Etsy?

Our mission is to build seamless and intuitive tools for collecting and processing data at scale, in support of machine learning, marketing, business analysis, and ultimately delightful buyer and seller experiences. This is a big job as Etsy has millions of buyers and over 100 million unique, vintage, and handmade items! Our team values are empathy, kindness, accountability, and autonomy and we strive to foster an environment where individuals are supported, respected, and empowered to take ownership and collaborate effectively. 

What does the day-to-day look like?

• You will contribute directly to projects, shaping our technical direction, and collaborating with our customers.
• You will engage in engineering and development work, guide your colleagues in technical decisions, deeply understand our problem spaces, and mentor engineers.
• You will also collaborate closely with engineering managers, product managers, internal data customers, and other engineers to design robust end-to-end solutions and incorporate industry trends that can drive business value.
• You will help build alignment and support for your ideas and will create presentations, write technical documentation, and share insights widely across a variety of stakeholders. 
• 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, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualities that will help you thrive in this role are:

• Strong communication skills for influencing stakeholders across teams and leadership levels
• Familiarity with tools like BigQuery, Iceberg, and cloud storage at scale
• Experience writing and tuning sophisticated SQL queries for data exploration and analysis
• Ability to guide architectural direction while being receptive to feedback
• Collaborative mindset, and comfort working with a diverse range of roles and departments
• Interest and experience mentoring and growing other engineers
• Flexibility with languages and tools and a willingness to learn whatever is necessary to get the job done

Compensation & Benefits

In addition to salary, you'll be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our that support you and your family. Base salary is determined by your location, skills, and experience.

Etsy uses two geographic pay zones to reflect the labor markets where we compete for talent: one called Geo-1, covering the New York City metropolitan area, San Francisco Bay Area, and Seattle metropolitan area, and one called Geo-2, covering all other U.S. locations. Salary ranges for this role vary by zone and are listed below.

Location

We prioritize candidates based within commutable distance of Etsy’s Brooklyn Office. Depending on proximity, we ask team members to come in once or twice per week. Remote candidates outside commutable distance may be considered on a case-by-case basis, with the expectation of occasional travel to the office. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies .

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What's Next

If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.