Senior Data Engineer

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Role: Senior Data Engineer

Reports to: Data Engineering Manager

Location: Hybrid - London office (2 days a week)

Millions of people visit the Rightmove website every day, to view more property listings than any other portal in the UK. We have a huge amount of data describing how people use our site, and what this means to our customers. Rightmove also has significant existing data infrastructure, across Google Cloud, on-premises and in SaaS environments.

This role will play a key part in the delivery of data use cases as well as the foundational build of our self-serve data platform. This role sits in a data engineering team within the Data and Analytics function comprising analysts, analytics engineers, data engineers, database architects, data scientists and ML Engineers. The team sits within the Product Development department, which plays a pivotal role in delivering the overall consumer and customer digital experience underpinning the Rightmove business.

We recognise that to deliver the best products and features, we need to work effectively as a healthy, high performing team. We are looking for someone who is comfortable working collaboratively across a mix of cross-functional and centralised teams, to achieve Rightmove's data and cloud strategy.

What you'll be doing

• You will work on complex data challenges, balancing delivery of short-term wins and longer-term value from data.

• You will collaborate with our data product owner and stakeholders to collect and refine data requirements.

• You will help design and develop data pipelines, orchestrating key activities such as data ingestion, data transformation, task automation and serving of data to applications and dashboards.

• You will collaborate with data analysts, analytics engineers, data scientists and ML engineers to enable their data use cases.

• You will help evolve our self-serve data platform to implement the technical componentof our data strategy.

• You will optimise data storage, infrastructure performance and cost within our data platform.

• You will practice and promote excellent data and cloud engineering best practices.

• You will work in a high-performing agile team, creating and refining tickets, and participating in sprint planning and refinement sessions and team retrospectives.

We're looking for someone who

• Combines an analytical and business-oriented mindset to create intelligent solutions that enable delightful data experiences, for our colleagues, users and customers.

• Has strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

• Can communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

• Is willing to take initiative, proactively contribute ideas and experiment with new technologies.

• Is familiar with databases, analytical data warehouses, data orchestration and data pipeline tools.

• Is proficient at writing technical documentation and creating architecture diagrams.

• Has continuous delivery experience in an agile environment, such as scrum or kanban.

• Has a STEM subject degree (desired, but not compulsory).

What you'll bring to the role

• Experience building data solutions in the cloud (GCP, AWS or Azure).Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform, is a bonus.

• Experience writing SQL queries and Python code to manipulate data for analytics and data science.

• Knowledge of data storage and data modelling concepts.

• Experience with trunk-based development and best-practices using Git for version control.

• An understanding of how to work in different development environments e.g. dev, qa and prod.

• An ability and eagerness to write high-quality technical documentation and READMEs alongside your code and architecture diagrams.

• An understanding of the challenges of working with data, and strategies to address them e.g. data quality, privacy, security.

• A pragmatic approach to data engineering, balancing the need to deliver near-term value with future-proofing and scalability.

• Basic knowledge of GDPR and data security best practices, as well as frameworks for testing, monitoring and alerting in relation to data pipelines.

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we've remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We've done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• Be approachable and appreciate what others do
• Make complex things as simple as possible
• Build great teams, because Rightmove is people
• Drive improvement, we can always be better
• Share early, honestly and often

We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we're a great place to work, we're clearly doing something right!

If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making...

What we offer

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We'll help you build a career on it.

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan
• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes
• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office
• Contributory stakeholder pension
• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life
• Competitive compensation package
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility
• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching
• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.

Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are, and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can't say 'yes' to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate about technology, then get in touch.