Senior Data Platform Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Crawley; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading airline as a Senior Data Platform Engineer, where you will collaborate with Data Scientists to transform the data landscape. This role involves developing scalable data pipelines, mentoring a team, and utilizing technologies like Databricks and Apache Spark. Enjoy benefits like a bonus, generous vacation, and travel perks.

Benefits

Up to 20% bonus

25 days holiday

Life Insurance

Work Away Scheme

Flexible benefits

Staff travel benefits

Qualifications

• Experience designing data solutions on cloud-based big data systems.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL, and data engineering tools.
• Experience with machine learning workflows and security concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable data pipelines for analysts and data scientists.
• Collaborate to develop and deploy machine learning models.
• Mentor team members to improve development standards.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Effective communication skills

Strong technical competence

Tools

Python

SQL

Databricks

Apache Spark

Terraform

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Senior Data Platform Engineer, Crawley, West Sussex

Client: easyJet

Location: Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 1

Posted: 06.06.2025

Expiry Date: 21.07.2025

Job Description:

Company

Join easyJet, one of the UK's largest airlines, with a track record of innovation and achievement. We operate nearly 300 aircraft, flying over 1,000 routes across more than 32 countries, serving over 90 million passengers annually. We employ over 10,000 people and are growing rapidly.

Job Purpose

With significant investment in Databricks and large data volumes, this role offers an exciting opportunity to transform how we store, analyze, and utilize data. As a Senior Platform Data Engineer, you will provide technical leadership to our Data Engineering team, collaborating with Data Scientists and stakeholders to deliver value.

Job Accountabilities

• Develop scalable data pipelines for analysts and data scientists.
• Hands-on experience with Data Engineering tools like Databricks, Spark, Python, SQL Server, Scala.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to develop and deploy machine learning models.
• Mentor team members to improve development standards.
• Work with Business Analysts to meet requirements and realize benefits.
• Create documentation and data catalogs.
• Oversee project deliverables and code quality.

Key Skills Required

• Strong technical competence in relevant technologies and ability to learn new ones.
• Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Problem-solving skills, organized, outcome-oriented.
• Passion for data and technology.
• Self-directed and proactive.

Technical Skills Required

• Experience designing data solutions on cloud-based big data systems.
• Proficiency in Python, TDD, CI/CD, GitHub actions, Azure DevOps.
• Experience with testing frameworks like Pytest or dbt.
• SQL skills, data warehouse operations, schema tuning.
• IaC experience with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of ML workflows and hardware considerations.
• Experience with Apache Spark, Databricks, or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with data quality and lineage frameworks.
• Understanding of data security, privacy, GDPR.
• Experience with real-time data ingestion, Kafka, Spark Streaming, etc.
• Knowledge of Data Science and Machine Learning models.
• Experience with visualization tools like Tableau, PowerBI.
• Industry experience in airline, e-commerce, or retail sectors.
• Experience within AWS cloud ecosystem.
• Experience building data transformation frameworks with dbt.

What you’ll get in return

• Up to 20% bonus
• 25 days holiday
• Share schemes, Life Insurance, Work Away Scheme, Flexible benefits, Staff travel benefits

About easyJet

easyJet aims to make low-cost travel easy, connecting people across Europe with great fares and friendly service. We value teamwork, inclusivity, and continuous learning.

Apply

Apply via our careers site. We support diversity and inclusion and will make reasonable adjustments during the hiring process.