Staff Software Engineer, Data

About Slickdeals:

We believe shopping should feel like winning. That’s why 10 million people come to Slickdeals to swap tips, upvote the best finds, and share the thrill of a great deal. Together, our community has saved more than $10 billion over the past 26 years.

We’re profitable, passionate, and in the middle of an exciting evolution—transforming from the internet’s most trusted deal forum into the go-to daily shopping destination. If you thrive in a fast-moving, creative environment where ideas turn into impact fast, you’ll fit right in.

The Purpose:

​​Slickdeals is seeking a Staff Software Engineer with deep expertise in Big Data platforms/systems to lead and evolve our data engineering ecosystem. This role goes beyond pipeline maintenance; it’s about architecting scalable, resilient platforms that power analytics, experimentation, and machine learning across the business. You’ll inherit a mature platform built over 3+ years, spanning Databricks, dbt, Airflow, AWS, Tableau, and AtScale, and drive its next phase of growth. As a technical leader, you’ll shape architecture, mentor engineers, and ensure our data infrastructure supports analytics, experimentation, and business enablement at scale.

What You'll Do:

• Architect, evolve, and maintain core ETL/ELT pipelines using dbt, Airflow, and Databricks.
• Design and optimize semantic models in AtScale to support BI tools like Tableau.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Analytics, Product, and Engineering to deliver reliable, timely data.
• Own observability, performance, and reliability of data workflows across environments.
• Guide infrastructure decisions in AWS (S3, Kafka, EC2, Lambda, IAM), balancing scalability and cost.
• Drive cost optimization and platform hygiene across data storage, compute, and tooling.
• Champion CI/CD practices and automated testing for data pipelines and infrastructure-as-code.
• Uphold engineering rigor through SDLC best practices, including version control, peer reviews, and reproducible builds.
• Lead documentation efforts, promote reproducibility, and support onboarding for long-term team health.
• Facilitate code reviews, lead architecture discussions, championing engineering excellence, and contribute to overall technical strategy.
• Mentor engineers and foster a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous learning.

What We're Looking For: