Principal Data Engineer

Storio group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A personalized photo products company in London is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to build scalable data platforms and lead technical discussions. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive improvements in data quality, and ensure the health of the codebase. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in data engineering and possesses exceptional communication skills. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact in an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable data platforms.
• Proficiency in data manipulation languages like SQL and programming languages like Python.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to explain complex technical ideas.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on strategy and roadmaps.
• Define and champion technical principles for the data platform.
• Lead technical design for complex projects.

Skills

Data platform design

Technical leadership

Data engineering principles

SQL proficiency

Python programming

Cloud data services

Exceptional communication

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Terraform

DBT

Airflow

Job description

Overview

Make Your Mark as a Principal Data Engineer at Storio group

About the role

Our Data & ML team powers growth and innovation at Storio. We\'re building platforms that turn data into insights, helping our teams make great decisions and create personalized experiences for customers. As a Principal Data Engineer, you\'ll be key to this work. You\'ll help us simplify our legacy systems and drive technical excellence in our growing team. You’ll be building a data platform that gives the business trustable and usable data.

How you embrace curiosity daily

• You\'ll collaborate with a cross-functional team, working on strategy and roadmaps.
• You\'ll define and champion the technical principles that raise the bar for our data platform.
• You\'ll be accountable for the health of your team’s codebase and drive continuous improvements.
• You\'ll lead the technical design for complex projects, ensuring successful and timely implementation.
• You\'ll coach and mentor data and analytics engineers on best practices.
• You\'ll influence key decisions across our data and ML engineering teams.

Our Tech Stack

• Cloud Data Warehouse - Snowflake
• AWS Data Solutions - Kinesis, SNS, SQS, S3, ECS, Lambda
• Data Governance & Quality - Collate & Monte Carlo
• Infrastructure as Code - Terraform
• Data Integration & Transformation - Python, DBT, Fivetran, Airflow
• CI/CD - Github Actions / Jenkins

How you make your mark

• You will help us rebuild a platform that supports a decentralized data model.
• You will accelerate data adoption throughout the business.
• You\'ll drive continuous improvement on key metrics like business value, cost efficiency, and speed.
• You\'ll deliver high-quality software through your own work and by fostering a feedback culture.
• You\'ll balance short-term commercial impact with building strong long-term foundations.
• You\'ll help us provide trustable and usable data that meets business needs.

What you bring to the team

• Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable data platforms.
• A proven ability to lead technical design and architecture discussions.
• A deep understanding of data engineering principles and best practices.
• Proficiency in data manipulation languages like SQL and programming languages like Python.
• Experience with cloud-based data services and software development best practices like Git and CI/CD.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to explain complex technical ideas to anyone.
• The ability to influence change beyond your immediate team.

What sets you apart

• Experience with different data architectures like Data Lakehouse or Data Mesh.
• Familiarity with data security principles and practices.
• Experience in the e-commerce domain.

About us

At Storio Group, we help people hold onto life\'s moments. We make personalised photo products that turn fleeting memories into things you can keep, share, and re-live.

Every person at Storio Group helps create our products and shape our company. You will see the impact of your work daily. We invite you to make your mark on our business, products, and customers\' lives.

We act with heart by putting people first and valuing diverse perspectives. We give our best and aim for high standards in all we do. We own our work, taking initiative to find solutions. We embrace curiosity, always learning and trying new things. We find the joy in our work and create a positive environment.

Equal Opportunities & Right to Work

Storio Group is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment. If you require reasonable adjustments during interviews please contact our HR team.

Applicants must also have the legal right to work in the position\'s country without requiring sponsorship.