Staff Data Engineer

Summary

Join the MyFitnessPal Data Science team and make a positive impact on users by creating predictive models and AI that drive the MyFitnessPal ecosystem. You will design, build, and maintain high-throughput data services and orchestration pipelines. You will also architect and evolve core platform components to ensure scalable data pipelines. The role involves mentoring data engineers, leading cross-functional initiatives, and collaborating with product and engineering teams. You will develop and maintain secure data systems, implementing role-based access controls. This position requires 8-12 years of engineering experience, including 3-5 years in data engineering at a senior level.

Requirements

• 8 - 12 years in engineering roles, including 3 - 5 years in data engineering at senior / architect / staff level working end-to-end data platforms
• Extensive experience in Snowflake
• Experience with a variety of distributed and non-distributed, structured and unstructured data stores (e.g. RDS, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, S3)
• Extensive experience with Airflow or similar orchestration tool
• Experience writing high throughput services in Python
• Experience with high volume, even-driven architecture
• Experience with a variety of API design patterns ( REST, SOAP, etc)
• Strong data ops skills including modeling, CI/CD pipelines, source control, unit testing frameworks, and data validation frameworks
• Experience implementing observability via monitoring and alerting
• Strong familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform)

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-throughput, event-driven data services and orchestration pipelines using Python, Airflow, and Snowflake, enabling reliable analytics and product insights at scale
• Architect and evolve core platform components to ensure scalable, secure, and extensible data pipelines to support the organization
• Drive adoption of DataOps best practices—data modeling, CI/CD, unit testing, and validation frameworks—ensuring quality and consistency across the data platform
• Mentor data engineers, fostering technical growth and driving alignment on architectural patterns, tooling, and resilient system design
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that span infrastructure, data services, and observability, to ensure operational excellence
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to proactively identify and solve complex user-facing and system-level challenges across data domains
• Develop and maintain secure, compliant, and well-governed data systems, implementing role-based access controls (RBAC) in alignment with legal, security, and data governance requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with distributed systems and near-real-time processing (e.g. Kafka)
• Experience with modular modeling via dbt, including deploying semantic layer best practices
• Experience with dataset versioning and CI enforcement
• Experience with scaling and resilience in data pipelines
• Experience in high velocity experimentation organizations

Benefits

• Healthcare
• Parental planning
• Mental health benefits
• Annual performance bonus
• A 401(k) plan and match
• Responsible time off
• Monthly wellness and technology allowances
• Face-to-Face Connections : We value personal connections. Enjoy opportunities to meet and connect with your team members in person to help forge meaningful relationships that extend beyond the virtual realm. Teams meet as often as needed and all of MyFitnessPal gathers annually
• Flexibility At Its Best: Achieve the work-life balance you deserve. Enjoy a flexible time-off policy with our Responsible Time Off benefit
• Give Back: Use your volunteer days off to support what matters most to you. Each full time teammate receives 2 days per calendar year to give back to their community through service
• Mentorship Program: Take control of your career through our mentorship program where, if you’d like, you will be matched with a teammate who can help you scale your skills and propel your growth
• Family-Friendly Support : Embrace the journey with confidence and care. Enjoy our paid maternity and paternity leave, to provide time to balance family responsibilities with your career and take the time needed to strengthen family relationships. We understand the complexities of starting or expanding a family, which is why we provide best-in-class comprehensive assistance for fertility-related matters
• Wellness Comes First : Live Good Health is one of our core values. Receive a monthly Wellness Allowance, empowering you to focus on your physical and mental well-being by choosing from a range of wellness initiatives, including dedicated mental health days
• Celebrate Greatness: Your hard work deserves recognition! Our reward and recognition platform empowers peers to acknowledge and reward each other for the exceptional contributions they make
• Elevate Your Health & Fitness: Get access to MyFitnessPal Premium, allowing you to take your fitness, health and wellness journey to new heights
• Unlock Your Potential: Access our virtual learning and development library, and participate in training opportunities to continuously grow and enhance your skills
• Championing Inclusion : Our dedicated DEI Committee actively fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress across the organization
• Healthcare Matters: Your well-being is our priority. Take advantage of our competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits that cater to your holistic healthcare needs. Feel secure and supported on your wellness journey
• Secure Your Future: Benefit from our retirement savings program, giving you peace of mind for your financial goals. Reach them sooner with MyFitnessPal’s competitive employer match