Data Engineer II, Shopbop Data
Company: Amazon
Location: New York City
Posted on: April 8, 2026
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Job Description:
As a Data Engineer at Shopbop team you will routinely solve
complex data problems, unblocking critical projects that drive
Shopbop’s Mission to be “the daily destination for style
inspiration and discovery”. Whether you are optimizing analysis for
marketing to tune their strategies, building new pipelines to drive
down shipping speeds, or helping accounting drill down to track our
business - your work will empower meaningful change for your
customers. You will partner closely with stakeholders across our
business and partners on the Data Engineering team to deliver new
features, or pitch in to migrate legacy features to a modern
AWS-based platform. You will be an active partner in Amazon’s
(Shopbop’s parent company) data engineering group, taking part in
learning series and operational reviews with industry-leading
engineers. Shopbop is part of Amazon’s Fashion and Fitness team,
but with a unique vibe and mission to service fashion-oriented
customers. The data engineering team frequently collaborates with
all parts of the business, providing opportunities to learn about
the Fashion industry and E-Commerce (and employee discounts). We
are looking for a candidate willing to be in person at a Shopbop
location in New York. Expect 1/year travel to Madison WI. Key job
responsibilities You will own projects that build new data
pipelines, migrate pipelines form our legacy Informatica system to
a modern AWS-based system, or refine existing pipelines to deliver
more value for our customers. You will partner with colleagues
across Shopbop to understand their business domains and build
solutions that meet their needs. You will also be an active
participant within the data team at Shopbop, suggesting
improvements that improve the teams operational health, and reduce
errors for customers. You will participate in Amazon’s active
engineering culture learning and teaching the best.- Architecture
design and implementation of next generation complex data pipelines
and BI solutions based out of AWS. Some of your tasks will include
- Manage AWS resources including S3, EC2, RDS, Redshift, Kinesis,
EMR, Lambda, Glue, Apache Airflow etc. - Build and deliver high
quality data architecture and pipelines to support business
analyst, data scientists, and customer reporting needs. - Interface
with other technology teams to extract, transform, and load data
from a wide variety of data sources - Continually improve ongoing
reporting and analysis processes, automating or simplifying
self-service support for customers - Actively participate in the
code review process, design discussions, team planning, operational
excellence, and constructively identifies problems and proposes
solutions. A day in the life You start the day responding to an
email, and start a brief chat to align on requirements with a
stakeholder. You hop into a code review, accepting most of the
feedback, but noting an area to discuss. You go heads down for a
while working on your current story. After standup, you help a peer
struggling with a dataset you know, and discuss their CR feedback.
In the afternoon you attend a presentation on how to implement
effective data models for Machine Learning, spurring ideas for how
to improve Shopbop’s personalization data feed. You attend the
weekly operational review, and are pleased to see a fix you made
has reduced total run time on a critical job by 40%. You finish up
the day by working on your primary deliverable before signing off.
- 3 years of data engineering experience - Bachelor's degree -
Experience with data modeling, warehousing and building ETL
pipelines - Experience programming with at least one modern
language such as Python, Ruby, Golang, Java, C++, C#, Rust -
Experience in designing, implementing, and overseeing data
processing systems tailored for extensive datasets. - Experience in
at least one scripting or programming language, such as Python, or
JavaScript or TypeScript - Demonstrated aptitude in independently
managing and delivering end-to-end projects. - Experience with
complex SQL, data modeling, data warehousing, and building ETL
pipelines. - Relevance in areas such as Data Engineering, Database
Engineering, Business Intelligence, or Business Analytics. -
Practical familiarity with AWS Big Data Technologies, encompassing
EMR, Athena, EC2, Redshift, IAM and S3 to name a few. - Prior
engagement with Redshift, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, or MySQL. -
Experience with non-relational databases / data stores (object
storage, document or key-value stores, graph databases etc) -
Proficiency in navigating both Batch and Real-Time data processing
systems. - Comprehensive comprehension of software coding practices
throughout the development lifecycle, inclusive of agile
methodologies, coding standards, code reviews, source management,
build processes, testing, and operations. - Usage of generative AI
tools to enhance workflow efficiency, with a willingness to learn
effective prompting and evaluation practices. - Ability to
recognize opportunities where generative AI could enhance products,
workflows, or customer experiences. Amazon is an equal opportunity
employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected
veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. Our
inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results
for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace
accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring
process, including support for the interview or onboarding process,
please visit
https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more
information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed,
please contact your Recruiting Partner. The base salary range for
this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include
sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final
compensation will be determined based on factors including
experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers
comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental,
vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option
for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical
Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy
Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and
parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at
https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits . USA, NY, New York - 145,300.00 -
196,600.00 USD annually
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