Senior Data Engineer

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**About us**:
***About the role**:
Data already powers insights, products and capabilities in every part of Ocado Technology but we're really just getting started. We are looking to build a new UK-based Data Engineering team focusing on the Ecommerce stream with the mission to serve reliable and relevant product data to internal and external customers. This is important to help product managers make better decisions on how to take Ecommerce capabilities to the next level. We also want to provide high quality data feeds to the retailers using our platform, enabling end-to-end visibility of the ecommerce process and driving improvements to their business and customer service.
- Influencing design decisions by evaluating the objectives and constraints of the system, considering the trade-offs of different possible solutions, etc
- Demonstrate and advocate good (data) engineering practices minimising future technical debt
- Prototyping solutions using appropriate technologies
- Build automated and reliable production pipelines providing data we can trust
- Manage support process for production pipelines and client-facing data feeds, participating in the on-call support rota of the Ecommerce Data Engineering team
- Work collaboratively with Product Analysts, Data Scientists, Product Managers and Software Engineers to understand data requirements

***What we're looking for**:

- Demonstrable enterprise experience with data engineering and data modelling
- Ability to code in Python or Java
- Strong SQL knowledge and experience
- Knowledge and experience of building and supporting production ETL/ELT pipelines
- Know the latest data tooling in the cloud space (ideally GCP)
- Have experience with agile planning and delivery
- Experience of trying, failing, learning and succeeding
Bonus points if you also have experience in some or all of the following areas (in no particular order):

- dbt and Looker
- Ecommerce tracking (GoogleAnalytics or similar)
- DataOps
- Data Observability
- Defining and measuring data quality

***What do I get in return**:

- Flexible working patterns and options for remote working (depending on your role/team)
- Wellbeing support through Apps such as Unmind and an Employee Assistance Programme
- 25 days annual leave, rising to 27 days after 5 years service (plus optional holiday purchase)
- Pension scheme(various options available including employer contribution matching up to 7%)
- Private Medical Insurance
- 22 weeks paid maternity leave and 6 weeks paid paternity leave (once relevant service requirements complete)
- Train Ticket loan (interest-free)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Opportunity to participate in Share save and Buy as You Earn share schemes
- Income Protection(can be up to 50% of salary for 3 years) and Life Assurance(3 x annual salary)
- Free shuttle bus to and from Hatfield Train Station to the Hatfield offices
- Free shuttle bus to and from Welwyn Garden City Train Station to the Welwyn Garden City offices

**Location**
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**About Ocado Group**
When our journey started, we were all about changing the way people shop for groceries. 20 years later, we're developing our own ground breaking technology, opening multiple sites at an accelerating rate and engaging in exciting new business partnerships around the world
Transforming an industry also means transforming the way we do business. As we continually develop new technologies and customer propositions, we're looking for the Everyday Pioneers to lead us into the next stage of our evolution: enhancing our capabilities, inspiring our teams and developing new ways of working.
Changing the way the world shops, for good.