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Overview

Wattpad is a global platform for writers and readers. We connect a passionate community of storytellers and book lovers through the power of reading and writing. Our mission is to unlock the power of stories.

News

News Den of Geek 27 days ago
Pens, Prose, and Pints: Recapping Wattpad's SDCC Writing Club
Wattpad and Den of Geek turned SDCC 2026 into a writers lounge, bringing together writing pros and beginners for a night of creative collaboration.
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News PublishersWeekly.com 28 days ago
YA Author Alicia Wallace's Wattpad Cinderella Story
Wattpad is publishing Alicia Wallace's updated novel Bite Me and Love Bites: Volume 1, a graphic novel adaptation, both hitting shelves on August 4.
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News Variety 1 year ago
As 'My Life With the Walter Boys' Returns for Season 2, Wattpad Boss Reveals How the Writing Platform Became a Hollywood Hit Maker
The book-to-screen pipeline has existed for as long as Hollywood has been around, but the democratization of that process began at Wattpad.
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News Variety 1 year ago
Variety's 10 Storytellers to Watch for 2025
This year's honorees will be feted at Filmland and include a.k. payne ("Furlough's Paradise"), Tembi Locke ("From Scratch") and Josh Sharp ("ta-da!").
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Technologies

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Tech DNA
Python
C++
Go
Playwright
Amazon Redshift
HBase
AWS
Amazon S3
Amazon SageMaker
AI/ML
Python
C++
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
Amazon S3
pySpark
Protobuf
Amazon Redshift
HBase
Spark
Amazon SageMaker
Azure
CI/CD
GCP
GitLab CI
Jenkins
GitLab
Feature Store
Backend
Go
Java
Rust
gRPC
Apache Kafka
Other
JavaScript
ETL/ELT
Amplitude
Mixpanel
Figma
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Photoshop
Maestro
Playwright
Airtable
Asana
Salesforce
Stack modernity Modern
71/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
AWS 2 jobs Required
$115k -38% vs market
Go 1 job Required
$130k -36% vs market
Java 1 job Required
$130k -19% vs market
Rust 1 job Required
$130k -44% vs market
C++ 1 job Required
$130k -35% vs market
gRPC 1 job Optional
$130k -22% vs market
Docker 1 job Optional
$130k -14% vs market
Kubernetes 1 job Optional
$130k -27% vs market
Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
7%
JavaScript
6%
CI/CD
6%
AWS
6%
Kubernetes
5%
GCP
4%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
ETL/ELT Aug 2026
Amazon SageMaker Aug 2026
Amazon S3 Aug 2026
GitLab Aug 2026
Feature Store Aug 2026
Rust Aug 2026
Protobuf Aug 2026
Platform Engineering Aug 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$115k
Typical range
$101k – $130k
Open positions
2
2 Jobs
Middle 50%
Staff 50%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Middle 1 $101k $101k
Staff 1 $130k $130k
Highest paying role [Wattpad] Engineering Manager $130k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
85/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
2
1 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
42 days
faster than 35% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~1 days
08/30/2026
Hiring Dynamics +100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Product
40%
Data Science
20%
QA
20%
Management
20%
Activity Timeline
Added Rust to stack Aug 2026
Added Protobuf to stack Aug 2026
Added Platform Engineering to stack Aug 2026
Added Kubernetes to stack Aug 2026
Added Java to stack Aug 2026
Added gRPC to stack Aug 2026
Added Go to stack Aug 2026
Added Docker to stack Aug 2026
Added C++ to stack Aug 2026
Added Spark to stack Aug 2026
Added pySpark to stack Aug 2026
Added HBase to stack Aug 2026

Jobs

[Wattpad] Engineering Manager

Verified live · 2 days ago 12 days ago
$101k – $130k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Full-Time • 8+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Toronto
C++
Go
Java
Rust
Protobuf
DevOps
AWS
Docker
gRPC
Kubernetes
Platform Engineering
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[Wattpad] Data Engineer - Maternity Cover

Verified live · 2 days ago 12 days ago
$72k – $101k per year • Remote/Hybrid • Contractor • 4+ years exp • Toronto
Python
pySpark
Databases
Amazon Redshift
Apache Kafka
HBase
AI/ML
Spark
Amazon SageMaker
DevOps
AWS
Amazon S3
Analytics
ETL/ELT
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