Thumbtack
Manager, Data Engineering
Remote, United States · Mid
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About the role
- Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home - from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Finance so revenue models reconcile, hold their definitions under upstream change, and are auditable.
- Partner with the Supply Acquisition and Business Platforms teams on their roadmaps, and turn their priorities into yours without waiting to be handed tickets.
- Hire and grow mid-level and senior data engineers, and develop TLs who can own a domain end-to-end.
- Set the engineering standards for a team that's still forming, including review, testing, and how the team decides what not to build.
- Lead as a technical manager. You'll make and defend modeling and architecture decisions, not just route them.
- 2+ years managing engineers, or experience as a tech lead ready to step into first-line management.
- 6+ years building data or software systems in production.
- Depth in SQL and dimensional and event modeling, and comfort in Python. You'll be in code reviews, in the DAG when something breaks, and in modeling design discussions.
- Strong collaboration and written communication. Most of this team's leverage comes from working well with partner teams that have their own priorities.
- Commitment to building inclusive teams and team culture.
Requirements
- Thumbtack's revenue models must be auditable, reconcilable, and resilient to upstream changes.
- Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role.
Skills
- THUMBTACK HELPS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CONFIDENTLY CARE FOR THEIR HOMES.
- Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements.
Compensation
- For candidates living in San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros, the expected total cash compensation (base salary + variable pay, if applicable) range for the role is currently $234,600.00 - $303,600.00.
- For candidates living in Austin, TX or Washington DC metros or in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states, the expected total cash compensation (base salary + variable pay, if applicable) range for the role is currently $210,800.00 - $272,800.00.
- For candidates living in all other US locations, the expected total cash compensation (base salary + variable pay, if applicable) range for the role is currently $199,800.00 - $258,500.00.
Company info
- one partners closely with Finance, while the other is embedded with Supply Acquisition and Business Platforms.
- Several engineers will be joining at roughly the same time as you.
- Each subteam owns its roadmap, giving you a direct role in setting priorities and shaping how the team operates.
- Deliver well-modeled, durable datasets for requests, projects, pros, and customers that the rest of the company builds on without asking who owns them.
Equal opportunity
- Thumbtack is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.
- If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for a medical condition or disability during any part of the
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