[Wattpad] Data Engineer - Maternity Cover
Quick Summary
Wattpad’s vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories. A leading global webnovel platform,
Please note this is a 12-month fixed term contract to backfill a maternity leave.
Coordinate with data scientists, data analysts, software engineers and product managers to design and evolve our existing architecture, improving the reliability and performance of our data infrastructure
Build, maintain and scale our ETL pipelines to help power data science, data products and analytical needs
Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure systems such as but not limited to AWS DMS, HBase, EMR, Redshift, S3, Kafka, Airflow while ensuring scalability, reliability, and security
Write new tools, services, and platforms in Python
Research new technologies to solve tomorrow’s data infrastructure needs
Advocate for the adoption of tools in the data engineering team
4+ years of data engineering experience
Ability to write high-quality code in Python and PySpark
Strong understanding of database fundamentals and software engineering principles
Strong understanding of Data Contracts, microservices principles, and treating datasets/platforms as API-driven products
Deep understanding of two or more of these technologies: Spark, Airflow, AWS EMR, AWS Glue, Sagemaker and Redshift
Experience with batch processing and streaming systems
Exposure and/or strong interest in Kafka or other queuing technologies
A critical thinker and possess creative problem solving skills
Quantitative skills, ability to think analytically, and strong attention to details
A desire to contribute to the broader development community
Wattpad is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate. Period.
Wattpad welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We have taken a leadership position on creating a culture and an organization that truly values diversity. We are committed to fostering a global team that reflects the diversity of the Wattpad community. At Wattpad, we believe cultural fit doesn’t mean culturally identical, and diversity of thought helps us to challenge one another to think big and think differently. We consider employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other protected status.
If you have any special needs or accessibility requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.
Don’t meet all the requirements? Studies show women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not meet all the qualifications. Therefore, in an effort to build a more diverse workplace, we encourage you to apply anyways. You might actually be the right person or you may be a good fit for a number of other openings we currently have.
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Listing Details
- Posted
- August 19, 2026
- First seen
- August 19, 2026
- Last seen
- August 19, 2026
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- Trust Level
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- Scored at
- August 19, 2026
Signal breakdown
Wattpad is a global social storytelling platform and entertainment company where users can read and write original stories. It connects a community of millions of readers and writers and has seen many of its stories adapted into books, TV series, and films.
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[Wattpad] Data Engineer - Maternity CoverCAD 100000–140000