Data Engineer - AdTech

Sainsbury's; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sainsbury's is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join their engineering team in London. In this role, you will work with vast datasets and build high-quality data products while utilizing technologies such as Python, AWS, and SQL. You'll have the opportunity to contribute to automations and enhancements in data processes, collaborating with various teams to deliver exceptional products.

Benefits

Flexible working

Discounts

Pensions

Life cover

Bonus potential

Holiday allowances

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Engineer or similar role.
• Building scalable, robust software products is essential.
• Curiosity and proactivity in learning new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Investigating, ingesting, and exploiting large datasets.
• Building data products from start to finish.
• Collaborating with data squads to ensure data availability.

Skills

Python

AWS

SQL

CI/CD

Tools

Snowflake

DBT

Terraform

Job description

Sainsburys Tech - Data Engineer

You’ll be part of one of our Engineering squads working on Ad-tech, interpreting and following architectural and engineering principles, operating frameworks, and new and improved technology and solutions. With your technical craft, curiosity, and experimentation, you’ll use judgment to apply specific techniques to deliver focused outcomes that support our customers.

We use a variety of tech here and you need to be willing to pick up new tools and techniques. We’d also like you to be yourself - analytical, curious, and unafraid to challenge the status quo. You’ll constantly strive to improve the way things are done in your team, contributing as a progressive member of the engineering community.

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer confident in investigating, ingesting, and exploiting large datasets with core skills in Python, Pyspark, EMR, AWS, SQL, CI/CD. At Sainsburys Tech, within the Media Agency, we’re unlocking petabytes of untapped potential. We have thousands of shops and millions of customers creating billions of transactions per year. We’re on a mission to use this data better than anyone else.

What to expect as a Data Engineer:

• Work with various data squads at Sainsbury’s to ensure the right data is available for teams to build fantastic products.
• The aim of our products is to increase efficiency, speed of data ingestion into our reporting platform, data quality, and ensure data security and compliance.
• We are product-focused and are looking for engineers interested in data engineering and building brilliant data products from start to finish.
• Writing code, we love writing beautiful code.
• Big on automation including deployments and testing (CI/CD).
• Building out Monitoring and Alerting tools for live applications.
• Working as a team during collaborative design hubs.
• Sometimes exploring new data in depth.
• Participating in team discussions to solve tricky problems.
• Pair programming to diagnose elusive bugs.
• Reviewing Pull Requests to provide constructive feedback.
• Building relationships with colleagues – mentoring and sharing knowledge.
• Partnering with Data Modellers, Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, Architects, and Product Managers to deliver data products.

We’d Love To Hear From You If:

• You’re interested in Data and have experience as a Data Engineer, Backend Software Engineer, or similar.
• You have experience building scalable, robust, and well-tested software products.
• You’re curious and proactive in learning new technologies.
• You like owning your work and seeing it through.
• You have a point of view but are open to reconsideration.

Some Of Our Tech Stack:

Experience with these beneficial:

• Python
• AWS / Azure / GCP
• SQL
• Snowflake, DBT
• Terraform

We are committed to inclusivity and support your development. We offer flexible working, benefits like discounts, pensions, life cover, bonus potential, holiday allowances, and additional perks. See www.sainsburys.jobs for more details.