At Apartment List, we’re on a mission to find every renter a home they love at the value they deserve. As the fastest-growing online rental marketplace, our platform takes the time to understand renters’ preferences and seamlessly finds their perfect match while aligning incentives with our properties on-site. To date, we’ve helped over 1 million families find a home they love, and we’re just getting started. Join us!

As a Data Engineer at Apartment List, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable data infrastructure and data pipelines that serve as the backbone of our data and analytics platform. You will work closely with analysts, engineers, and data scientists to ensure that our data architecture supports high-performance, reliable, and real-time insights for the business. You will play a key role in maintaining and optimizing the systems that power our decision-making processes, and you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career by developing systems that are secure, scalable, and performant.

What you'll do as part of the team:

Build and maintain data pipelines (data ingestion, ETL, feature engineering, monitoring) using Apache Airflow that deliver high-quality, reliable, and real-time data for analysis and reporting.
Collaborate with analytics and business stakeholders to understand requirements and build data solutions that support key initiatives.
Leverage technologies such as Google BigQuery, DBT, Postgres, Datadog, and Jenkins to build mission critical data tables and ensure efficient resource utilization..
Implement best practices in data engineering, including data quality validation, comprehensive testing, and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
Contribute to continuous improvements in the data engineering stack by recommending and integrating new tools and technologies.

Skills and experience you'll need to be successful:

3+ years of experience in data engineering, with a focus on building scalable and high-performance data infrastructure using modern cloud technologies.
Strong experience working with cloud-based databases, particularly BigQuery, and understanding of data modeling and schema design principles.
Experience designing, implementing, and optimizing ETL pipelines with Airflow and DBT, including expertise in workflow scheduling and dependency management.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and other engineers.
Strong background collaborating closely with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders, demonstrating ownership of business-focused outcomes.
Demonstrated accountability in delivering reliable data solutions and meeting project timelines.

Here's the Pay Range:

At Apartment List, we carefully consider a variety of factors to determine compensation for each position, including the role, level, and work. The US base salary range for this position is:

Zone 1: $129,000 - $156,000 + equity
Zone 2: $119,000 - $145,000 + equity
Zone 3: $110,000 - $133,000 + equity

This reflects the compensation target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Please note, the compensation details provided do not include benefits and perks that we offer.

We also rely on market indicators along with considering your work location, job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive for you. Apartment List will consider paying compensation near the higher of the range in exceptional circumstances, where candidates have the experience, credentials or expertise that would warrant such consideration. It is always our goal to hire exceptional talent and we would be happy to share more about compensation during the hiring process.

Here's what's in it for you (full-time US based employees only; does not apply to contract roles):

Competitive Compensation: Including annual salary, pre-IPO stock options, and other financial compensation (if applicable)

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: 100% of premiums covered for you AND all of your dependents
Unlimited Flexible Time Off: Unlimited FTO in addition to 12 company holidays per year, quarterly “recharge” days, and a week-long holiday break
Home Office Reimbursement: To cover home office furniture and supplies, monthly home internet, and monthly cell phone (if applicable)
Health & Wellness Reimbursement: To cover monthly gym membership or other qualifying expenses
Parental Support: Generous parental and family leave, fertility benefits, and employer-sponsored stipends towards family forming services
401k Plan: To support you in your individual retirement goals
Team Events: Frequent team-building events, fun team off-sites, and bi-annual company meetups
Commitment to DEI: To prioritize Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within our workplace and to stay true to our values and mission
Mentorship and Training: To get you onboard quickly, learn new professional skills, and invest in your career development
Impact and Visibility: To expose you to and provide the opportunity to work on highly strategic initiatives that will transform the business
Encouragement and Empowerment: To explore and adopt new technologies and drive meaningful decisions and outcomes
At Apartment List we believe that everyone deserves a home they love AND a career they love. We strive to build a diverse team that is a reflection of the people we serve; this is made possible through our commitment to fostering a culture of diversity, inclusion, equity, and connectedness.

As a proud equal opportunity employer, we celebrate the collection of individual differences, life experiences, ideas, perspectives, knowledge, and talent. We hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status.

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