Senior Data Engineer

Storio group
City of London
4 months ago
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Make Your Mark as a Senior Data Platform 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 Senior Data Platform Engineer, you will be key to this work. You’ll help us build a data platform that gives the business trustable and usable data. You are a software engineer at heart who thrives in the data domain.


How you embrace curiosity daily

  • You'll build and maintain data pipelines that ingest data from source systems into our data warehouse.
  • You'll help build a platform that accelerates a decentralized data adoption model.
  • You'll make significant contributions to solution designs and provide technical guidance to team members.
  • You'll champion an iterative approach to software delivery.
  • You'll collaborate with a cross-functional team, working on the team’s strategy, roadmap, and OKRs.
  • You'll mentor other engineers by sharing best practices and writing high-quality code.

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
  • Business Intelligence - Looker

How you make your mark

  • You'll build and maintain observable, scalable, and resilient data services.
  • You'll design and build evolvable and reusable data models.
  • You'll champion software and data engineering best practices.
  • You'll own the technical solution design for complex features and lead their successful implementation.
  • You'll find opportunities to enhance business value and improve cost efficiency.
  • You'll partner with stakeholders and other teams to define and deliver the right solutions.

What you bring to the team

  • Extensive experience in data engineering, including designing and maintaining data pipelines.
  • Proficiency in SQL, relational databases, and Python.
  • Experience with data modeling and warehouse architecture design.
  • Expertise in data transformation frameworks like DBT.
  • A solid understanding of data ingestion, transformation, and ELT/ETL practices.
  • Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow and version control systems like GitHub.
  • Strong communication skills and a collaborative spirit.

What sets you apart

  • A degree in a STEM field such as Computer Science or Software Engineering.
  • Familiarity with data integration tools like Fivetran.

Sounds exciting?

Apply now with your resume!


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.


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