Senior Principal Data Engineer (All Genders)
Senior Principal Data Engineer (All Genders)
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THE ROLE & THE TEAM
As a Senior. Principal Data Engineer in the Zalando eCommerce Platform Sciences team you will work with exceptional engineers science analysts and product leaders to spearhead the strategy design and implementation of data systems and pipelines that are scalable repeatable and secure.
We are looking for someone who has in-depth understanding of data engineering best practices as well as expertise with the tools needed to debug and diagnose issues.
You will contribute as a team member to testing QA documentation of data pipelines and systems and will help manage junior/senior data engineer operations and ensure data compliance and security needs are met in system construction.
We are looking for an experienced data leader with experience in translating business needs into data-driven solutions to be part of the leadership team and support various cross-group teams to define and drive the data strategy for Science within Zalando.
What Wed Love You To Do (And Love Doing)
Were leveling up our analytics data infrastructure in Digital Insights & Analytics (DIA) the onsite customer analytics department at Zalando and we want you to roll up your sleeves with us!
Youll report directly to the Head of DIA and youll be the most senior individual contributor within Engineering Platform our data engineering team located within DIA Central Teams working very closely with our Engineering Manager as well. The mission of DIA Central Teams is to help our embedded product analysts
work more efficiently and impactfully through centralized infrastructure datasets standards and processes.
This role is about designing and building high-quality data infrastructure solutions with us along with higher-level architectural work.
Wed love to meet you if
You have at least 10 years of experience as an individual contributor data engineer with demonstrated impact on a senior principal level (at Zalando this is 2 steps beyond senior level on the individual contributor track)
You bring a clear audience-sensitive style to your verbal and written communication
You have extensive experience with at least 2 of the following technologies: AWS GCP Spark and/or Databricks
You are proactive initiating process and technical improvements on your own winning advocates along the way with a high sense of ownership of the features built and supported by the team
You can assess the severity/impact of bugs quickly to help set priority on the team
You deliver or influence to ensure the quality of operational artifacts (e.g. post-mortems and playbooks) on the team and ensure the right software/engineering design approaches and methodologies are applied
You understand requirements (performance data feature ownership) between different systems and can translate this into technical designs with probing analysis of the trade-offs between different approaches
INCLUSIVE BY DESIGN
At Zalando our vision is to be inclusive by design. And this vision starts with our hiring - we do not discriminate on the basis of gender identity sexual orientation personal expression ethnicity religious belief or disability status. You are welcome to leave out your picture age or marital status from your application. We only assess candidates on their qualifications and merit.
We want to provide you with a great candidate experience. Feel free to inform us of any accommodations you may need so we can best support you throughout the hiring process.
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OUR OFFER
Zalando provides a range of benefits heres an overview of what you can expect. Ask your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about what we offer.
Employee shares program
40% off fashion and beauty products sold and shipped by Zalando 30% off Zalando Lounge discounts from external partners
2 paid volunteering days a year
Hybrid working model with 60% (or more) remote per week actual practice is up to each team to best support their collaboration
Work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year
27 days of vacation a year (for Zalando SE)
Relocation assistance available (subject to prior agreement)
Family services including counseling and support
Health and wellbeing options (including Gympass)
Mental health support and coaching available
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
