Wattpad is part of WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem, where approximately 155 million monthly active users discover incredible stories in multiple formats. Come build the future of entertainment and storytelling with our global team, and write your next chapter with us! Wattpad is part of the WEBTOON Entertainment family of brands, home to some of the world's largest storytelling platforms.

With approximately 155 million monthly active users, WEBTOON Entertainment’s IP & Creator Ecosystem of aligned brands and platforms include WEBTOON, Wattpad--the world’s leading webnovel platform--WEBTOON Productions, Studio N, Studio LICO, WEBTOON Unscrolled, LINE MANGA, and eBookJapan, among others. To read more about our family of Brands, check out our website here . Wattpad follows a hybrid work model, with employees working from our vibrant downtown Toronto office 3x per week.

We are seeking a Data Engineer who is passionate about diving deep into data infrastructure, creating and enhancing data pipelines, and someone who thrives in a product focused environment. This role is an important role for our Data Engineering team. The purpose of the Data Engineering team is to empower engineers, analysts, and data scientists with tools that enable and streamline data-driven decision making, analysis, and feature development.

Please note this is a 12-month fixed term contract to backfill a maternity leave. Coordinate with data scientists, data analysts, software engineers and product managers to design and evolve our existing architecture, improving the reliability and performance of our data infrastructure Build, maintain and scale our ETL pipelines to help power data science, data products and analytical needs Design, build, and maintain data infrastructure systems such as but not limited to AWS DMS, HBase, EMR,



Redshift, S3, Kafka, Airflow while ensuring scalability, reliability, and security Write new tools, services, and platforms in Python Research new technologies to solve tomorrow’s data infrastructure needs Advocate for the adoption of tools in the data engineering team 4+ years of data engineering experience ~ Ability to write high-quality code in Python and PySpark ~ Strong understanding of database fundamentals and software engineering principles ~ Strong understanding of Data Contracts, microservices principles, and treating datasets/platforms as API-driven products ~ Deep understanding of two or more of these technologies: Spark, Airflow, AWS EMR, AWS Glue, Sagemaker and Redshift ~ A critical thinker and possess creative problem solving skills ~ A desire to contribute to the broader development community $Our vision is to entertain and connect the world through stories, and our mission is to use the power of community and technology to unleash the full potential of stories to the world. We are visionaries, community builders, passionate problem solvers, storytellers, coffee snobs (tea drinkers, too!), Building the next outstanding storytelling product.

Dogs (and cats), coffee, and good snacks. We're looking for passionate individuals in the Greater Toronto Area to join our team who can work from our vibrant downtown Toronto office . Wattpad has a hybrid work model,



where employees enjoy the flexibility to connect with colleagues and collaborate on exciting projects in person, as well as the time and space to for productive work from home.

We are not able to sponsor applicants for work permits. Culture and Diversity Wattpad welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We have taken a leadership position on creating a culture and an organization that truly values diversity. We are committed to fostering a global team that reflects the diversity of the Wattpad community. At Wattpad, we believe cultural fit doesn’t mean culturally identical, and diversity of thought helps us to challenge one another to think big and think differently.

We consider employment applicants without regard to age, race, colour, national origin, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, disability status or any other protected status. If you have any special needs or accessibility requirements, please let us know. We will do our utmost to accommodate, in accordance with applicable local legislation.

Studies show women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs if they do not meet all the qualifications. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.

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📌 [Wattpad] Data Engineer - Maternity Cover (Toronto)
🏢 WEBTOON Entertainment
📍 Toronto