Role details
- This hybrid role requires working in the office two days per week.
- With millions of diners, 70,000+ restaurant partners and 25+ years of experience, OpenTable, part of Booking Holdings, Inc.
Our world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion.
Every employee at OpenTable has a tangible impact on what we do and how we do it. You'll also be part of a global team and its portfolio of metasearch brands. Hospitality is all about taking care of others, and it defines our culture.
About this Role
- As a Data Engineer on the Data Science team at OpenTable, you will design, build, and maintain robust data solutions that power diner features, partner integrations, and advanced AI initiatives.
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams including Product Managers, Business Intelligence Analysts, Infrastructure SREs, and Product Engineers to deliver scalable data products.
- Joining a agile, high-impact team, you will leverage OpenTable's vast data ecosystem to drive key business decisions and enhance user experiences globally
Responsibilities
- Design, test, deploy, and maintain scalable batch and streaming data pipelines to deliver reliable data to internal and external customers
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Intelligence Analysts, SREs, and Product Engineers to architect and govern production data services
- Build data pipelines providing actionable insights to restaurants regarding guest behaviour, revenue, and operational efficiency
- Develop and maintain data integrations with external partners to support critical business partnerships and data exchange
- Power diner analytics and machine learning work streams for Sales, Marketing, and AI initiatives, including generative AI content summarization
- Monitor and optimize production systems to ensure high performance, data availability, and system integrity
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrated professional experience in data engineering principles, data architecture, and software design
- Proven track record of building, testing, deploying, monitoring, and maintaining production data systems
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and at least one strongly typed language (such as Java)
- Experience constructing scalable batch and streaming data pipelines
- Experience working in cross-functional environments and collaborating with product and technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with data engineering stack components such as PySpark, Databricks, Snowflake, Airflow, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- Knowledge or experience in Machine Learning development (e.g., NLP, LLMs, RAG, recommendations, or MLOps).
- Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and monitoring tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, or Grafana.
- Familiarity with data storage and infrastructure solutions such as Kafka, Snowflake, Delta Lake, or vector/NoSQL databases.
- Understanding of A/B testing best practices and data-driven product evaluation.
Benefits
- Generous paid vacation + time off for your birthday
- Work from (almost) anywhere for up to 20 days per year
- Focus on mental health and well-being:
- Company-paid therapy sessions through SpringHealth
- Company-paid subscription to Headspace
- Annual company-wide week off a year - the whole team fully recharges (and returns without a pile-up of work!)
- Paid parental leave
- Paid volunteer time
- Focus on your career growth:
- Development Dollars
- Leadership development
- Access to thousands of on-demand e-learnings
- Travel Discounts
- Employee Resource Groups
- 20 days of paid time off
- Private health and dental insurance
- Life and Disability insurance
- The best connections happen face-to-face, whether you're sitting down to dinner or having coffee with a coworker.
- That's why OpenTable has adopted a hybrid workplace model.
- This role aligns with that approach, with an expectation of coming into the office two days a week—giving employees the best of both worlds: in-person collaboration and flexibility.
- The expected range of compensation for this position based in Toronto, Canada, including commission and/or bonuses is $120,000 - $130,000 CAD.
- There are a variety of factors that go into determining a compensation range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required.
We offer a competitive base salary and benefits including: health benefits; flexible spending account; retirement benefits; life insurance; paid time off (including PTO, paid sick leave, medical leave, bereavement leave, floating holidays and paid holidays); and parental leave benefits.
This role is eligible to be considered for an annual bonus and equity grant.
Work Environment & Flexibility
At OpenTable, we pride ourselves on fostering a global and dynamic work environment. As a team member with us, you will benefit from a schedule tailored to accommodate a global workforce operating across multiple time zones. While the majority of your
responsibilities
may align with conventional business hours, there will be instances where you are expected to manage communications - via calls, Slack messages, or emails - outside of regular working hours to effectively collaborate with international colleagues, respond to restaurant partners, and/or address urgent matters.
OpenTable will always abide by and consider local laws and regulations.
Inclusion
We're committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong and can thrive. We know the best ideas come when we bring different voices to the table, so we're building a team as dynamic as the diners and restaurants we serve—and fostering a culture where everyone feels welcome to be themselves.
- If you need accommodations during the application or interview process, or on the job, we're here to support you. Please reach out to your recruiter to request any accommodations.
- This posting is for an existing vacancy.
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