Senior Data Engineer - Operational Data Platform

easyJet; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading travel company in Luton is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to contribute to the Operational Data Platform. This position involves building robust data assets, monitoring performance, and providing innovative solutions in data engineering. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with OLTP systems and data streaming. The position offers competitive pay and an inclusive benefits package, including discounted flights and a hybrid work model with three office days per week.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company bonus scheme

7% pension contribution

Discounted flights

Free easyJet Plus membership

Annual holiday vouchers

Flexible benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong experience in building and managing OLTP systems with a focus on reliability.
• Experience with various SQL tools and data streaming technologies.
• Proven ability in ETL/ELT tooling and API endpoint management.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance data assets across all business domains.
• Contribute to the design of the Operational Data Platform.
• Monitor performance and optimize data assets and platform.

Skills

OLTP systems experience

SQL tools (Postgres, DuckDB, Databricks, AWS Aurora)

Data streaming technologies

ETL/ELT tooling (Dagster, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Airflow, dbt)

Node.JS and Typescript knowledge

API endpoint development

AWS-based Data Tooling

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Team at easyJet Holidays to be a major contributor to the build of our new Operational Data Platform. This platform will sit at the heart of our technology team, providing real‑time data across all our applications and services.

Reporting into the Lead Data Engineer, they will develop a range of data assets with a focus on event‑based streams as well as ad‑hoc batches; all ingested and able to be consumed by any customer‑facing service within our organisation.

This role will have a high degree of autonomy and impact so we are looking for someone with experience working with OLTP systems and developing highly robust streaming data pipelines.

Key Responsibilities

• Building Robust Data Assets – Within our new Operational Data Platform, we have a need for a wide range of data assets from across all our business domains. Whether it’s customer, booking, flight, transfer – you name it, we’ll build it. Your role will be to solve business problems by working closely with developers to build re‑usable assets which can be used across the entire production ecosystem.
• Contributing to the Data Platform Design – Our Operational Data Platform is a new strategic initiative to accelerate all development withing eJh. As such, this role will have an opportunity to play a big impact on the design of the platform and contributing to the standards and patterns used within it.
• Monitoring Performance and Optimising – Once live, the data from our Operational Platform will have extremely tight requirements and SLAs, so proactive monitoring and rapid resolution for any issues will be key. You’ll be responsible for designing monitoring and maintenance patterns to keep both your assets and the entire platform performing well with minimal downtime.

Job Accountabilities

• Play a leading role in the design and delivery of the Operational Holidays Data Model working with the central Data Team to align where it makes sense to do so, but having the freedom to define our own approaches where it makes strategic sense.
• Ensure that governance and compliance in the data estate is effectively deployed and adhered to, meeting all regulatory requirements.
• Ensure delivery and prioritisation of data engineering initiatives understanding the complex dependencies across multiple Product and developer teams.
• Managing the team of Data Engineers and broader platform developers, some of whom will be supplier based resources, and for internal resources ensuring that their personal development plans are defined.
• Manage and maintain the use of the Data Platform, liaising with the platform team to manage usage and costs where appropriate.
• Ad hoc analysis and model development as required.

What you’ll bring to the team

This role will have a huge impact on the long‑term direction of the Data Engineering team, so we are looking for someone with a passion for Data technologies and a strong drive to change the way we work with Data.

Key Skills Required

• The ideal candidate will have strong experience building and running bespoke OLTP systems with a focus on high concurrency and reliability.
• Experience of a range of SQL tools such as Postgres, DuckDB, Databricks, AWS Aurora etc.
• Experience of a wide range of data streaming technologies and experience of combining disparate sources from ad‑hoc batches through to real‑time streams.
• Experience in establishing and developing ETL/ELT tooling e.g. Dagster, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Airflow, dbt etc.
• Understanding of node.JS and Typescript development to be able to interface with the broader development community within Technology.
• Experience of developing and maintaining API endpoints and other data interfaces for developers.
• Experience in AWS‑based Data Tooling.
• Motivated, results‑focused self‑starter, comfortable in a fast‑paced and challenging environment.
• A logical thinker, with a strong numerical and analytical background, with a methodical approach to problem solving.
• Comfortable working with stakeholders to understand their goals and translate them into data products.

What’s in it for you

In addition to a competitive base salary, we offer an all‑inclusive benefits package which includes our company‑wide bonus scheme and a 7% pension contribution. We offer a variety of share options and life assurance, and we have an impressive range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

You’ll have access to heavily discounted flights for yourself and your loved ones, as well as free easyJet Plus membership and annual holiday vouchers.

At easyJet Holidays, we’re committed to supporting our team with development opportunities and a welcoming atmosphere. We create unforgettable experiences for our customers, we strive to do the same for our people. The possibilities are endless with us, where would you like to go?

The role is full‑time and based at our easyJet Holidays HQ near Luton Airport. We operate a hybrid working model with three in‑office days per week.

How to Apply

Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens, we sometimes bring the closing date forward – so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.

About easyJet Holidays

Ready to make your next move? How about make your mark? Join a team with unstoppable drive and passion at easyJet Holidays.

In 2019 we launched our easyJet Holidays business, with a mission to provide brilliant holidays at unbeatable prices. We want to lead the industry by making sustainable travel affordable and accessible to everyone – and to do this we’re building remarkable teams with modern ways of working.

By joining us you’ll be part of the UK’s fastest growing tour operator and a company named as one of the Best Workplaces in Travel. You’ll be given autonomy to do your job, a platform to share your ideas, and you’ll get to work with the very best people in the industry – all to create experiences that customers will remember forever.

Make a difference with your next role. Make it easyJet Holidays.