What We Do

Poplin is the first and largest peer-to-peer marketplace for laundry. Our customers tap the app and outsource their laundry. For them, it’s life without laundry because we hacked it out of existence. But Poplin solves a second problem too: people everywhere are craving flexible, work-from-home opportunities. And guess what? Most of us have an underutilized washer/dryer at home—turns out, that’s the secret to creating the world’s first manual-labor work-from-home gig.

For all our users, Poplin is a marketplace for a better life.

Our Progress

Perfect product-market fit drove a 100x surge in users & revenue and double-digit MoM growth over the past few years. In 2021, Poplin expanded to 500+ markets across the U.S. Then in March 2022, we closed a $10M seed round led by Headline, Origin Ventures, Starting Line VC, Ludlow Ventures, and Clean Ventures—plus angel investors like Max Mullen (Instacart), Steven Galanis (Cameo), Joanna Riley (Censia), and Rob Chesnut (Airbnb). Growth didn’t just continue—it skyrocketed—through 2022, 2023 and 2024.

What You’ll Do

You won’t just tinker with datasets—you’ll architect the data backbone that powers the entire Poplin experience. You’ll be the wizard behind the curtain, designing efficient data pipelines, modeling like a pro, and turning raw information into actionable insights. Your work will directly influence core decisions across product, engineering, and growth teams.

Here’s How You’ll Leave Your Mark:

Conjure Data Magic: Design, build, and maintain data pipelines that transform messy raw data into pristine information streams—ready for high-impact dashboards and analytics.
Be the Guardian of Quality: Ensure every row, every column, and every insight is spotless, consistent, and accurate. No anomalies slip past you.
Architect Data Models: Build data structures that make querying fast, analytics easy, and real-time decision-making a breeze.
Collaborate at Scale: Partner with Product Managers, Software Engineers, and Marketing to identify data requirements. You’ll shape our KPIs and ensure everyone has the insights they need.
Centralize & Standardize: Champion a unified data ecosystem. From ingestion to analytics, you’ll guide the team to adopt best practices that scale effortlessly.
Innovate & Iterate: Spot opportunities to optimize processes, adopt new tools, and keep us on the cutting edge of data technology.

What You’ll Bring to the Table:

DBT & Python Superpowers: You’re fluent in Python and use DBT like a wizard’s wand.
Segment: We orchestrate all of our data with Segment, you are a Segment wiz.
Warehouse Know-How: BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake—been there, crushed that. And you’ve orchestrated pipelines with Airflow, Fivetran, or Airbyte.
ETL/ELT Expertise: You design, build, and maintain sophisticated pipelines that move data seamlessly.
Data Model Vision: You understand how to create efficient, scalable data structures for maximum insight.
Cloud Savvy: Experience in GCP or AWS, and launching data-centric services (BigQuery, Redshift, etc.)
Fast Learner, Fast Mover: You thrive in a high velocity, async environment and translate complex data into clear business wins.
Startup Mindset: You’re self-directed, driven, and all about innovation. You don’t wait for permission—you make things happen. And you have previous experience working with startups.
Communication Chameleon: You speak tech with engineers, strategy with leadership, and everything in between with non-technical teams.

Bonus Points if You Also Have:

Performance Mastery: Experience developing and supporting large-scale data pipelines.
Data Lake & BI Solutions: You’ve built entire data platforms, data lakes, or next-level BI solutions.
Cloud Formation Wizardry: You can spin up infrastructure templates in your sleep.
Visualization Guru: Tableau, Power BI, Mixpanel—turning data into insights is second nature.

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

Early Impact: You’ll be one of the first employees at a fast-growing startup. Your fingerprints will be all over Poplin’s data universe.
Rocket Growth: We’re experiencing explosive expansion—be part of the journey and watch your own career soar.
Shape Our Culture: Help define our values, collaborate on world-class practices, and influence who we hire next.
Endless Opportunities: As we grow, you grow. The sky’s the limit for your career trajectory.
Mission-Driven Team: We work hard, innovate nonstop, and serve our community of users with passion.
Compensation & Perks: Competitive base salary, equity package, benefits—and the freedom to work where and when you do your best work.

Location

Remote (with a 9am Central Time daily standup, and at least 5 hours overlapping CST)

Poplin asks respectfully to only apply through the application form and not email/apply to them directly. Recruiters and Agencies please do not contact Poplin directly.

Senior Data Engineer (SaaS)