Director of Data Engineering

Job Description

Job Description

About Taskrabbit :

Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do's, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.

At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We're looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love.

Together with IKEA, we're creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.

• Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU
• Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024) Continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories.
• DataBird Journal — Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Awards

#1 Best Companies for Diversity in 2019 & 2020

Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!.

This is a Hybrid role with the expectation that employees will begin working 2 days per week in our dedicated office space in San Francisco or New York City starting in September of 2025.

About the Role

Data is the lifeblood of Taskrabbit, and we are looking for a visionary leader to join as our Director of Data Engineering. In this critical role, you will own the data infrastructure that powers our entire business. You will be responsible for hiring, coaching, and directly managing the Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering teams, guiding them to design and build high-scale, reliable systems that ensure data accuracy, availability, and trustworthiness.

As the Director of Data Engineering, you will be the senior-most engineer in the data organization, responsible for setting the vision, strategy, and standards for our data platform. You will implement best-in-class data warehousing practices, manage data governance, and create robust processes for data monitoring, alerting, and anomaly detection. You will partner closely with leaders across Data Science, Machine Learning, Product, and Engineering to define your team's roadmap, prioritize high-impact work, and deliver against timelines with high-quality software. This is a strategic role that requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a passion for building the foundational systems that enable a data-driven culture.

What You'll Work On :

Your Areas of Expertise :

We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Below gives you a sense of how we're thinking about what you'll need to be successful in the role.

Compensation & Benefits :

At Taskrabbit, our approach to compensation is designed to be competitive, transparent and equitable. Our total compensation consists of base pay + bonus + benefits + perks.

The base pay range for this position is $181,000 to $252,000. This range is representative of base pay only, and does not include any other total cash compensation amounts, such as company bonus or benefits. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above, and will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, geography, and level.

You'll love working here because :

Taskrabbit's commitment to Diversity and Inclusion :

An Active Commitment to Equity within our Company and Platform. We are an inclusive community where all who share our mission and values belong. Our anti-racist culture actively strengthens the knowledge, understanding, and awareness of underrepresented experiences and our ongoing allyship commitment. Our diverse team represents the communities we serve, breaking down systemic barriers, and transforming lives- one action at a time.

Taskrabbit is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military / veteran status, or disability status. Taskrabbit is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Taskrabbit will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.

Taskrabbit will never use text or chat applications to conduct interviews. We have a thoughtful and interactive interview process that includes an initial recruiter phone screen and several video-based interviews with our hiring teams. Communications will always be conducted by taskrabbit.com domain names.