Senior Data Engineer

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Overview

Senior Data Engineer 

We’re Kingfisher, a team made up of over 74,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt and Koçtaş - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in. 

At Kingfisher, our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. 

We are open to flexible and agile working. Therefore, we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and our office, located in Kraków. Talk to us about how we can best support you! 

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles, even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements. 

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. 

We offer a competitive benefit package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career:   

• 24,000 - 33,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract 

• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dentalcare) for you and your family 

• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package) 

• Life insurance financed by the employer 

• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day 

• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere 

• Training & Buddy programme that will allow you to quickly adapt to your new role 

• Wellbeing programme for employees 

• Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow 

• Comfortable working environment in the office and the possibility of home office 

• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification 

• Employee referral programme  

What's the job

About the Role 

We are going through and exciting period of change and are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering team.  

You will be responsible for end-to-end development on the data platform, including test development, to ensure continued service delivery versus expectations. You will understand all engineering stages for a data platform by providing an end-to-end, full stack data expertise from design to build. You will be a leading member of the team, helping to develop and mentor junior members as well as input into design and architectural decisions. 

If you're looking for an exciting opportunity to step out of your comfort zone and make a real impact building better software, this is the job for you! 

Responsibilities 

• Responsible for providing direction to data engineers working on the data platform, including best practices, review and testing processes 

• Providing engineering support as required to the data engineering resource within the delivery squads 

• Responsible for ensuring we have the right data engineering resource on the programme, and they are properly onboarded and mentored 

• Update job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment and by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organisations 

• Provide information by collecting, analysing, and summarising development and service issues 

• Support and develop data engineers by providing advice, coaching, and educational opportunities 

What you'll bring

• Engineering background with proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale distributed data processing systems. 

• Solid knowledge of data modelling principles, data quality practices, testing approaches, and best practices for data access and storage. 

• Strong proficiency in data scripting and query languages within modern data ecosystems, including Python, SQL, and PySpark. 

• Hands-on experience with Azure Databricks and DBT to build, optimise, and maintain data pipelines and workflows. 

• Practical experience delivering cloud-based data solutions on at least one major cloud platform (Azure - preferable, AWS, or GCP). 

• Experience contributing to improvements in development efficiency, including reducing development lead time and enhancing the data development lifecycle. 

• Working knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience operating within Agile delivery frameworks. 

• Excellent command of English (written and spoken) 

To get to know us better visit: 

LinkedIn 

Kingfisher plc 

Rewards & Benefits

What we offer.

Private Health Care

Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for you and your family.

Child Insurance

InterRisk - insurance for children.

Sports Card

Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).

Courses

Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning and the possibility of co-financing studies and certification.

Life Assurance

Life insurance at Generali financed by the employer.

Bonus

Opportunity to earn annual bonus that aligns to work level of role.

Parking

Parking spaces and LOTOS card.

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Co-financing of monthly tickets.

Transport Discount

Co-financing of monthly tickets for the public transport in Krakow (50% discount).