Lead Data Engineer

April 5

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Olsam.

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We help independent brands blow up (in a good way) with tools and expertise to succeed on digital marketplaces, globally

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💰 Debt Financing on 2021-08

Description

• Olsam is a data-driven business where technology is at the heart of everything we do. • As a team lead in the Engineering team, you'll be working with all the other departments to innovate and help design, build and scale the Olsam platform. • This role will require you to drive the right conversations with the business to model the company's data and implement data strategies that unlock potential. • As a team lead, you will be responsible for researching and applying best practices for data engineering along with introducing the latest technologies into our modern tech stack. • Technical lead on data warehousing, strategies, and architecture. • Head up conversations with the business to gather requirements and identify new ideas for the technology roadmap. • Designing, building, and maintaining ETL and data pipelines with SQL, Python, Airflow and DBT. • Working with 3rd party data and ingesting it into our Data Warehouse. • Investigating and implementing the latest technologies into the existing tech platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience. • 5+ years experience. • Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking. • Excellent communication skills and high proficiency in English. • Advanced knowledge of SQL and Python (or equivalent) is required. • Expert knowledge of data warehousing with experience with cloud solutions (Big Query, Snowflake, Redshift etc). • Good working experience with the latest ETL tools (e.g. Airflow, DBT, PySpark, etc.) and with BI tools, such as Tableau. • Experience running data projects from inception right through to support. • Good understanding of how to structure data at scale, for structured and semi-structured data. • Expert knowledge of data strategies, best practices and data pipelining. • Ability to work with business users to explain concepts and drive requirements. • Strong knowledge of git and development best practices. • Good understanding of agile best practices. • Nice to have Understanding of Machine Learning and data analytics. • Ability to connect to external APIs for data extraction. • Knowledge and experience working with e-commerce data, especially from Amazon.com is a plus.

Benefits

• Salary range: £80,000 - £85,000 if London-based (Regional range varies.) • Generous Holiday: Enjoy 30 days of paid leave in addition to the 8 UK Bank Holidays. • Flexible Working: Experience the best of both worlds with hybrid working options. • Pension Scheme: Employee 5% and Employer 3% contribution. • CycleScheme: Save 25-39% on cycle gear with no upfront payment and tax-efficient salary deductions. • Techscheme: Save up to 12% on technology and pay in monthly tax-efficient installments. • Private Medical Insurance: Our Vitality Health insurance offers broad-ranging coverage, including travel, vision, and dental. • Community-driven office space: Central London WeWork office with amenities like a barista, table tennis, and a roof terrace for summer meetings. • Our Team's Picks: Flexi-Fridays: Choose a Friday each month to finish early and enjoy a longer weekend. • Discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance. • Work Abroad for one month a year. • Mental Health Support: Access for free to confidential therapists and counsellors through our partnership with Spill. • Financial Wellbeing: Benefit from financial advisors, health checks, and resources through our partnership with Bippit. • International Travel to tradeshows and industry events. We’ve flown Olstars out to New York, Las Vegas, Amsterdam and ... Birmingham! • Olstar Events: Quarterly All-Hands meetings, celebrations of key dates and holidays, and sponsored team activities. • Social clubs: Join our book club, 5-a-side football, or Arts & Culture Club. • Charity Partnerships: We have a dedicated charity partner each year (such as Spill, and Alive & Kicking) and support our Olstars charitable initiatives too.