Senior Data Engineer

Role Title: Senior Data Engineer

Location: London (hybrid - 2 days in the office per week)

Reporting to: Data Engineering Manager

The role 

Millions of people visit the Rightmove website every month, to view more property listings than any other portal in the UK. We have a huge amount of data about how people use the site, and what this means to our customers. Your role is to design, deliver and evolve the data pipelines and infrastructure to enable data scientists and analysts from across Rightmove to get the insights they need to drive our business strategy, and to use that data to power our user and customer experiences directly. 

Rightmove has a significant existing data infrastructure, across Google Cloud, on-premises and in SaaS environments. Data has powered the user and customer experience throughout our history, but we know we can do more with our data. We are looking for people who can use their experience to help us take a big step forward in our data vision. 

This role is a key part of a data team and will often be the lead in projects, particularly for more complex work. We recognise that to deliver the best products and features for our consumers, customers, and colleagues we need to work effectively as a healthy, high performing team. We work collaboratively across a mix of product and centralised teams, together working towards Rightmove’s strategy. 

Key responsibilities: 

You will work on our complex data challenges, bringing short term wins and longer-term value from our data  You will help design and develop data pipelines, sourcing data from internal databases, and SaaS applications  You will help evolve the data platform, be involved in architectural decisions and driving the implementation of the technical component of the data strategy  You will build, refine, and evolve other components of the data platform, such as data lakes and data warehouses  You will help data analysts and analytics engineers set up materialised views, optimise large queries, and automate manual tasks to create an automated process to get data into reports and dashboards.  You will optimise data storage, query performance and cost in BigQuery and other on-demand services  You will practice and promote excellent data and software engineering best practices  You will coach other engineers to support their development and encourage high quality work 

We are looking for someone who: 

Combines an analytical and business-oriented mindset to create intelligent data solutions that generate powerful insights, as well as great user and customer experiences  Has experience working in (or closely with) a data analytics or science team  Demonstrates a deep understanding of databases, analytical data warehouses and data pipeline tools  Extensive exposure to Google Cloud Platform or similar modern cloud platforms  Is a competent Python developer who always strives to adopt engineering best practices Has built, designed, and maintained large datasets in the cloud and capable of identifying relationships in data  Knows what good data infrastructure looks like; can work with architects to set a vision for the data platform  Has deployed data applications and solutions using CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools  Is comfortable working in a dynamic environment with a degree of ambiguity  Can coach engineers, analysts and data scientists so they can learn from your experience  Have a STEM subject degree 

Still not sure 

We want to be part of creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all. We’re excited to hear about your experience as well as how you will contribute to our overall culture. So, even if you feel like you don’t meet all the requirements, we would still really like to hear from you!

About us 

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 How’s 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 of this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making! 

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As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on 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.