Senior Data Platform Engineer

Zepz; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Zepz is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to lead the design and build of a robust data platform that supports global financial services. This role requires expertise in various engineering methodologies and tools to enhance performance and reliability. You will work closely with data engineering teams and facilitate the platform's development to create impactful solutions for users across the world.

Benefits

Unlimited Annual Leave

Private Medical Cover

Retirement schemes

Life Assurance

Competitive parental leave schemes

Qualifications

• 3+ years demonstrated experience in data platform engineering.
• Solid experience in building/scaling platforms that support Data and ML operations.
• Holistic view on application delivery and performance.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a world-class data platform from first principles.
• Manage the critical platform and services for automated decision-making.
• Partner with engineering teams to embed agility and governance into operations.

Skills

Terraform

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Data operations

Machine Learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

SQL

Python

Spark

Databricks

Airflow

Job description

Zepz Group is the group powering leading global remittance brands: WorldRemit and Sendwave. Zepz Group has been disrupting an industry previously dominated by offline legacy players by reducing the barriers to finance and increasing safety and convenience for users. Every day, Zepz Group and its brands work towards unlocking the prosperity of cross-border communities through finance and technology - driven by the vision of a world that celebrates migrants’ impact on prosperity, at home and abroad. Zepz served over 9+ million users through its presence in over 4,600 corridors with over 40 send countries and 90 receive countries

• We act like owners - We are relentlessly delivering for our users and spending money thoughtfully.
• We embrace embarrassing honesty - We function best when we're open and honest with one another — especially about our challenges and doubts.
• We have a bias to action - We get to first outcomes quickly, iterate and learn.
• We strive to be better - We may make mistakes, but always learn from them.
• We are inclusive - to better reflect and serve our users.

About the roleAs a Senior Data Platform Engineer within the Zepz Data Team, you'll be at the forefront of building the robust foundations that drive our mission to revolutionize global financial services. You'll wield the power to ignite change and empower progress, leading the charge in managing the critical platform and services that fuel insightful, automated decision-making for our users worldwide.

You intrinsically understand that a truly impactful data platform hinges on reliable, fresh, and trustworthy data. It's your mission to architect and ensure this non-negotiable standard for every user and downstream application, making a tangible difference in how millions manage their finances.

You'll take a senior role in designing and building a world-class data platform from first principles, working closely with data engineering teams to embed agility, automation, and governance into our operational processes. This cutting-edge platform will not only be leveraged internally across Zepz (WorldRemit and Sendwave) but will also enable our partners to enter new markets, directly supporting our organizational goal of making remittances easy and secure for a global customer base. Your expertise will be key to scaling our capabilities and fostering a data-driven culture that truly serves the financial needs of migrants

What you bring to the table:

Solid experience in building/scaling platforms that support Data and ML operations with a keen interest in solving problems using code.
3+ years demonstrated experience, in data platform engineering
Expert Understanding of CI/CD and DevOps methodologies. You understand the build and deployment cycle of an application and how it fits into a global platform.
Great Terraform Skills. All of our infrastructure is defined using Terraform and deployed using Atlantis. You should have a good understanding of Terraform and be able to solve common issues.
Containerisation. You have a good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes and how you can leverage these tools to ensure there is zero downtime.
Holistic view on application delivery. You understand the use of many systems, APM, monitoring, logging, alerting, scaling to build a robust platform for applications to respond to the varying demands from both external sources (traffic) and internal sources (feature team delivery) in a safe and controlled manner.
Our Cloud Native platform is hosted in AWS. You’ll be comfortable working with a system that supports users from around the world, at scale.
Have a working knowledge in one or several of the following SQL, Python, Spark, Databricks, Airflow, Kubernetes
You work well with Engineering, DevOps and Product members and are comfortable building effective relationships with stakeholders outside technology.

Bonus Points if you:

Have worked at a scaling startup previously.
Experience working with Data Engineers/Analysts to troubleshoot platform related issues.
Experience in both batch and real time data platforms

What you’ll get from us

Please note that the benefits below will apply to permanent roles.

We have five core benefits for our talent in the US, UK, Philippines, Poland, and South Africa. specifically:

• Unlimited Annual Leave: Feel free to make the most of your time off and maintain a healthy work-life balance!
• Private Medical Cover: You can opt-in to a Private Medical Insurance scheme. This provides you with access to thorough medical coverage, so you can feel confident in your health and well-being.
• Retirement: We offer pension schemes to help you plan for and secure your future.
• Life Assurance: Life assurance is available to give you peace of mind and protect your loved ones in case of the unexpected.
• Parental Leave: We offer competitive parental leave schemes to ensure you are spending as much quality time with your new bundle of joy as possible.

We are also remote-first as an organisation, offering flexibility for you to work where you need to be most productive. In addition to the above, you will discover that we have a range of secondary perks (such as the cycle-to-work scheme and employee discounts) depending on your location, to help you thrive at Zepz!

Why choose Zepz?

• Our team of over 1,000 employees is fully distributed across the world. We are working from coffee shops, homes, and co-working spaces — making us one of the larger fully distributed growth-stage startups in the world but we also offer workspace in our talent cluster locations - spaces we can meet, collaborate and connect.
• We are proud parents, community organizers, farmers, band members, yoga teachers, YouTube influencers, former Olympians, and serial entrepreneurs.
• We collectively speak over twenty languages, including Akuapem, Amharic, Bengali, Ewe, Fante, Ga, Igbo, Kalenjin, Luganda, Oromo, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.
• At Zepz, embodying our commitments binds us together. We are collectively passionate about striving to achieve our vision and purpose - to continue to provide the best service to our users.

Ready to Apply?

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If interested, please submit your resume along with a cover letter (optional), highlighting why your experience demonstrates you meet the requirements of the role. Please also indicate the countries in which you have work authorization.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Zepz is a place where everyone can thrive.

So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, and if at all you might need any form of support to make the process as comfortable as possible, please let us know and give us a shot by applying. We want you to be excited to wake up to make an impact every day.

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