About BoomPop, Inc.
Who We Are
At BoomPop, we believe in the importance of bringing people together. Since 2020, we've been transforming the way people gather, making it easier, more engaging, and truly unforgettable. We combine a top-notch event planning team with cutting-edge AI technology to make planning events as easy as shopping online.
We’ve organized critical events for over 6,000 clients, including Google, Nike, and Accenture, bringing together more than 300,000 attendees. And we're just getting started.
We have raised over $35M from top-tier investors, including Atomic, ACME Capital, and Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod).
Why Join Us?
The world of work is changing, and BoomPop is leading the charge. With remote work on the rise, companies like Airbnb, Salesforce, and Shopify are embracing a new mantra: “Offsites are the new office.”
The group travel and events industry is booming, and we're at the heart of it. Businesses are shifting their budgets from traditional office spaces to in-person experiences. Group travel, which was already a massive part of the $900 billion corporate travel industry, is growing even faster now.
Join us and be part of a world-class team that's redefining the future of travel and events. You'll find endless opportunities for growth, the chance to work with top-tier clients, and the thrill of making a real impact on the world.
Mission: Essence of the Job
Join us in cultivating a data-first culture at BoomPop. As an early data hire, you’ll play a key role in building our systems from scratch in a fast-moving, startup setting. This is a highly generalist role — perfect for someone excited to engage across the entire data pipeline, from modeling and infrastructure to analytics and stakeholder collaboration.
You’ll work closely with our Lead Analytics Engineer and Product Analyst to design the foundational data infrastructure that will power insights across the organization. Acting as connective tissue between engineering and analytics, you’ll help translate business questions into data systems that grow with us. Your contributions will be vital in shaping a more informed and impactful data strategy.
Top 3 Priorities
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End-to-end data engineering and system ownership
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Demonstrate leadership in code quality and best practices
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Be innovative and collaborate cross-functionally
Within 30 days:
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Get fully onboarded into our analytics tools, including Snowflake, Fivetran, dbt, and GitHub
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Understand current ELT pipeline flow and where schema changes occur
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Build relationships with key engineering/product partners
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Review existing data sources and identify the highest-priority gaps in data connectivity
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Start contributing to dbt improvements and documentation updates
Within 60 days:
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Take ownership of active data pipelines and manage schema changes
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Partner with engineering to implement CI checks and improve staging tables
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Plan and begin building a new custom connector for a business-critical data source
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Identify areas for cost and performance optimization in Snowflake
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Participate in design reviews and propose improvements to data modeling
Within 90 days:
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Fully own at least one key data system or connector end-to-end
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Deliver a golden data set that supports business or AI use cases
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Launch monitoring enhancements for Snowflake using Datadog
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Share code review feedback and promote best practices across the team
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Document scalable connector development guidelines for future hires
Competencies
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Strategy. Understands how their work connects to larger business goals and thinks a few steps ahead to drive impact.
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Innovation. Bringing fresh ideas, creative problem-solving, and a willingness to challenge the status quo. Innovators don’t just ideate — they build, test, and iterate quickly to find better ways of doing things.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration. Working effectively across teams, functions, and levels to get things done. This means clear communication, building trust, and being a partner others want to work with.
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Autonomy. The ability to self-direct, make decisions, and move work forward without constant oversight. Autonomous team members are proactive, accountable, and know when to ask for help — and when to run with it.
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Resource / Time Allocation. Knowing how to prioritize work, manage bandwidth, and make smart trade-offs with time, people, and budget. This is about being efficient, thoughtful, and always focused on what will have the highest impact.
What you'll do
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Build new and enhance existing data systems, efficiently and reliably moving data between our production systems and the data architecture.
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Participate in the engineering design review process and partner with software engineers on the design of their data systems.
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Optimize performance and maintain system stability.
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Ensure that data engineering design patterns and best practices are followed throughout the development process.
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Continuous Improvement: Keep abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in software development
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Code Review and Mentorship: Review code contributions from the team and provide constructive feedback to promote code quality and maintain coding standards.
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Documentation: Maintain documentation for developed pipelines and processes to build team understanding and knowledge transfer.
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Gather requirements and work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver data products.
Technologies We Use:
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PostgreSQL
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Snowflake
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dbt
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ELT (e.g., Fivetran)
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BI Tools (e.g., Thoughtspot)
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Events-driven Analytics tools (e.g., PostHog, Heap)
Qualifications
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5+ years of experience delivering data-driven systems and pipeline applications.
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Strong experience working with Python.
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Strong experience with relational/non-relational database design, governance, and security. Database management experience is a plus.
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Experience writing custom data pipelines.
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Experience with dbt.
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Experience with CI/CD for data architectures.
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Startup experience preferred.
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Experience with AI or machine learning is a plus.
Benefits & Perks
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Competitive salary + equity, with tons of room for career growth
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Company sponsored 401(k)
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Generous PTO
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Paid parental leave
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Flexibility to work from anywhere
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Amazing annual team-wide and department offsites
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World-class medical, vision, and dental plans with 100% employee contributions covered + 80% dependent contributions covered
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$50/month phone stipend
Occasional Travel: Connecting is in our DNA, please note that we anticipate roughly 6-8 nights of travel per quarter for this role.
Total Compensation Package; Including Benefits and Stock:
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Base: $120,000 - $155,000 a year; Depending on Experience and Qualifications
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Medical, vision, dental, life: $10,000 - $16,000 a year; Depending on Individual or Family Plan
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Equity: Our vision is to take BoomPop to the moon
Please note that this is a fully-remote opportunity.
We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you’re excited about this role, but do not meet 100% of the qualifications listed above, we encourage you to apply.
BoomPop is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. BoomPop considers all qualified applicants in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
For California-based applicants: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, BoomPop will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
If you have any questions or if you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or recruiting process, please contact us at talent@boompop.com.
