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Lead Data Engineer

  • Hybrid
    • London, Greater London, United Kingdom
  • Technology

Job description

About Us

Olsam is revolutionizing the consumer goods industry. We buy category-leading Amazon FBA brands and grow them into something even bigger. With our in-house expertise, we launch these brands onto global marketplaces, develop new products and create better partnerships.


Built by a team with deep e-commerce and finance experience (Amazon, Deloitte, Rothschild and more), and backed by some of Europe’s leading entrepreneurs, we hire remarkably driven individuals that thrive on building a company that is disrupting e-commerce. Every Olstar has a high-impact and highly visible part to play in our success story. We work best when we work together. That’s why, we only hire people who share the same ambition and integral sense of community that we have. If this sounds exciting to you, let’s talk.

Job requirements

The Role

Olsam is a data-driven business where technology is at the heart of everything we do. As a team lead in the Engineering team, you'll be working with all the other departments to innovate and help design, build and scale the Olsam platform. This role will require you to drive the right conversations with the business to model the company's data and implement data strategies that unlock potential. As a team lead, you will be responsible for researching and applying best practices for data engineering along with introducing the latest technologies into our modern tech stack.


Responsibilities

  • Technical lead on data warehousing, strategies, and architecture.
  • Head up conversations with the business to gather requirements and identify new ideas for the technology roadmap.
  • Designing, building, and maintaining ETL and data pipelines with SQL, Python, Airflow and DBT.
  • Working with 3rd party data and ingesting it into our Data Warehouse.
  • Investigating and implementing the latest technologies into the existing tech platform.


About you

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years experience.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and critical thinking.
  • Excellent communication skills and high proficiency in English.
  • Advanced knowledge of SQL and Python (or equivalent) is required.
  • Expert knowledge of data warehousing with experience with cloud solutions (Big Query, Snowflake, Redshift etc).
  • Good working experience with the latest ETL tools (e.g. Airflow, DBT, PySpark, etc.) and with BI tools, such as Tableau.
  • Experience running data projects from inception right through to support.
  • Good understanding of how to structure data at scale, for structured and semi-structured data.
  • Expert knowledge of data strategies, best practices and data pipelining.
  • Ability to work with business users to explain concepts and drive requirements.
  • Strong knowledge of git and development best practices.
  • Good understanding of agile best practices.
Nice to have
  • Understanding of Machine Learning and data analytics.
  • Ability to connect to external APIs for data extraction.
  • Knowledge and experience working with e-commerce data, especially from Amazon.com is a plus.


Benefits

  • Salary range: £80,000 - £85,000 if London-based (Regional range varies.)
  • Generous Holiday: Enjoy 30 days of paid leave in addition to the 8 UK Bank Holidays.
  • Flexible Working: Experience the best of both worlds with hybrid working options.
  • Pension Scheme: Employee 5% and Employer 3% contribution.
  • CycleScheme: Save 25-39% on cycle gear with no upfront payment and tax-efficient salary deductions.
  • Techscheme: Save up to 12% on technology and pay in monthly tax-efficient installments.
  • Private Medical Insurance: Our Vitality Health insurance offers broad-ranging coverage, including travel, vision, and dental.
  • Community-driven office space: Central London WeWork office with amenities like a barista, table tennis, and a roof terrace for summer meetings.


Our Team's Picks:

  • Flexi-Fridays: Choose a Friday each month to finish early and enjoy a longer weekend.
  • Discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.
  • Work Abroad for one month a year.
  • Mental Health Support: Access for free to confidential therapists and counsellors through our partnership with Spill.
  • Financial Wellbeing: Benefit from financial advisors, health checks, and resources through our partnership with Bippit.
  • International Travel to tradeshows and industry events. We’ve flown Olstars out to New York, Las Vegas, Amsterdam and ... Birmingham!
  • Olstar Events: Quarterly All-Hands meetings, celebrations of key dates and holidays, and sponsored team activities.
  • Social clubs: Join our book club, 5-a-side football, or Arts & Culture Club.
  • Charity Partnerships: We have a dedicated charity partner each year (such as Spill, and Alive & Kicking) and support our Olstars charitable initiatives too.

Olsam is proud to be a disability-committed employer registered in the UK. If you identify as having a disability and meet all of the criteria set out in the job description, we would like to support you through the interview stage. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive work environment where all employees and applicants can flourish.


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