1stDibs · 1 week ago
Director of Data Engineering
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$181K/yr - $226K/yr
8+ years exp1stDibs is a leading global marketplace that connects design lovers with extraordinary pieces. They are seeking an experienced and visionary Director of Data Engineering to lead their data strategy, architecture, and infrastructure, overseeing the development of a modern data platform and collaborating with various teams to ensure high-quality data powers analytics and reporting.
ArtE-CommerceFashionFurnitureMarketplaceOnline Auctions
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of data engineers and database administrators, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement
Own the end-to-end design, development, maintenance, and migration of scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and data systems
Define and implement modern data architecture strategies, including data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery), data lakes, and real-time streaming pipelines
Establish best practices for data reliability, including monitoring, alerting, incident response, and data quality validation
Integrate and manage data from analytics platforms (including Google Analytics 4 / GA4) to support comprehensive reporting and insights
Partner with Analytics to enable self-service BI using tools such as Looker, including well-modeled, trusted datasets
Collaborate with Product and Engineering to ensure accurate instrumentation and reporting for A/B tests and experimentation
Communicate effectively with stakeholders to align data priorities with business goals and ensure the timely delivery of high-impact initiatives
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in data engineering, including 2+ years leading teams or managing engineering functions
Strong experience with cloud data platforms (AWS preferred) and modern big data technologies
Advanced SQL skills for designing, querying, and optimizing relational databases and large datasets
Proven ability to lead and grow teams, with strong stakeholder management and communication skills
Deep experience with data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery) and data lake architectures
Strong proficiency with Python and familiarity with distributed compute frameworks such as Spark
Experience with orchestration frameworks such as Apache Airflow, Dagster, or similar
Experience enabling BI and analytics teams through tools like Looker, Tableau, or Power BI
Hands-on experience with dbt for transformation, modeling, and scalable analytics engineering patterns
Preferred
Experience leading teams in an Agile environment, including sprint planning, delivery execution, and cross-functional coordination
Benefits
Competitive medical/dental/vision benefits, including a $0 single medical plan, with HSA employer contributions. Health plan includes gender affirmation and infertility care.
We are flexible with our PTO. We generally expect employees take around 15 days/year.
All employees enjoy ownership in 1stDibs in RSUs, through new hire grants, and/or annual refresh grants, if eligible.
The choice to work in our New York headquarters, with monthly in-office meals and mixers, and happy hours, and/or the option to work completely remotely. We truly prioritize flexibility for all employees.
Fully paid wellness benefits, including One Medical membership and WellHub.
Fully paid parental leave, leave to care for a family member, and bereavement leave, including reproductive loss.
Company match of donations to 501c3 charities, up to $250/year.
Full benefits package includes FSA, life and disability insurance, EAP, commuter benefits, and more.
Company
1stDibs
1stdibs is an internet company that offers a marketplace for rare and desirable objects in furniture, fashion, fine art, and jewelry.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$253MKey Investors
T. Rowe PriceInsight PartnersAlibaba Group
2021-06-09IPO
2019-03-28Series D· $76M
2015-09-09Secondary Market· $60M
Leadership Team
David Rosenblatt
CEO
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