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:
We’re seeking a seasoned Data Engineer to join our high-impact team at Slickdeals. This role will inherit and evolve a mature data ecosystem built over 3+ years, spanning Databricks, dbt, Airflow, AWS, Tableau, and AtScale. You’ll be responsible for maintaining and modernizing core pipelines, enabling analytics and reporting, and supporting cost-conscious, scalable data infrastructure.
What You'll Do:
- Own and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using dbt, Airflow, and Databricks
- Develop and optimize data models in AtScale to support BI tools like Tableau
- Collaborate with Analytics, Product, and Engineering teams to deliver reliable, timely data
- Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring high availability and performance
- Support cloud infrastructure in AWS, including S3, Kafka, EC2, Lambda, and IAM policies
- Contribute to cost optimization efforts across data storage, compute, and tooling
- Document systems, processes, and tribal knowledge for continuity and onboarding
- Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and team rituals
What We're Looking For:
Skills & Qualifications:
- BS/BA/BE degree in a quantitative area such as mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering
- Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and dbt
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Airflow, and AWS
- Familiarity with semantic modeling tools
- Experience building dashboards and supporting BI teams using Tableau
- Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance best practices
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Always curious and a continuous learner
Nice to Have:
- Experience with cost monitoring tools or FinOps practices
- Familiarity with vendor integrations and API-based data sharing
- Exposure to AtScale, Tableau, or other modern data platforms
- Passion for mentoring and knowledge sharing
Please note: We are unable to sponsor visas at this time. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship or transfer.
Hybrid schedule visiting our Las Vegas or San Mateo office three days a week (Tues-Thurs).
- Competitive base salary and annual bonus
- Competitive paid time off in addition to holiday time off
- A variety of healthcare insurance plans to give you the best care for your needs
- 401K matching above the industry standard
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
Work Authorization
Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
Slickdeals is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other protected status. Slickdeals will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the "Ban the Box" legislation. We may access publicly available information as part of your application.
Slickdeals participates in E-Verify. For more information, please refer to E-Verify Participation and Right to Work.
Slickdeals does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies and is not responsible for related fees.
Slickdeals Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Slickdeals and has not been reviewed or approved by Slickdeals.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is described as platinum-level across medical, dental, and vision, with consistently strong sentiment on plan quality. This points to robust core coverage and positive experiences using it.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with a match described as above industry standard, with long-term wealth components like company equity highlighted alongside the match. Together these elements present solid long-horizon financial support.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Workstyle and lifestyle perks emphasize hybrid flexibility, flexible schedules, commuter support, wellness programs, pet-friendly offices, and office amenities. Development-oriented perks like tuition reimbursement and conferences complement the day-to-day benefits.
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What We Do
Slickdeals is a community of millions of real people working together to save, so consumers can be confident they’re getting the best deal. Twelve million shoppers help other shoppers by vetting and voting up the very best products at the best prices from all the top retailers. Through the power of human intelligence, the community at Slickdeals has saved its savvy shoppers $10 billion. Slickdeals is one of the top ten most visited shopping sites in the U.S. per Similarweb.
Why Work With Us
We're leveling up across the board and that gets a venture where you have startup like themes of hustle, opportunity, and growth potential, while also having benefits of a 21 year old organization like resources, learnings, and data against which to make decisions.
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