Senior Data Engineer

Careers at Depop ,
London, Greater London
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Depop is the fashion marketplace where the next generation buy, sell and get inspired. We are headquartered in London, UK with locations in New York and LA. We have more than 16 million registered users in 147 countries. In the UK, 1 in 3 Gen Z/Millennials are registered and in the US we have grown 300% over two years. We are also the only European player to have recently entered the top 25 shopping apps by daily active users. Our mission is to empower the next generation to transform fashion, and our team of nearly 200 people are dedicated to serving the needs of our global community. We operate on three pillars: * Community: Our buyers, sellers and employees are inclusive, diverse and accessible. We are committed to empowering diversity within the fashion community. * Entrepreneurship: We support our community and help them build their business with Depop. We thrive on supporting innovation by shaping an environment where creators, makers or hustlers can thrive. * Sustainability: Depop helps extend the life of garments and reduce waste, we care about the world and want to make a positive change within the fashion industry. Read a little more about usHere The Role Data is at the heart of what we do. Depop is looking for a Data Engineer to join our growing team! Our platform receives 10,000's of requests every second; we're looking to cut through the noise, leverage this vast data, and find value. We're building scalable and robust systems to harvest, process and analyse the vast data within our tech ecosystem. With an increasing demand to service other areas of the business, and ultimately our 16 million users, you'll be at the forefront of pioneering Data-as-a-Service. Want to find out more about Depop & our engineering team? We write about technology, people and smart engineering right here - Responsibilities You'll be... * building out our data infrastructure, in terms of scalability and availability, with an additional focus on ensuring data integrity * work on projects centred around real-time streaming, data lake optimisation and a novel user-tracking and personalisation system * helping to improve and up-skill your team through mentorship of less experienced colleagues * continuously developing your knowledge around Data Engineering Requirements You have... * experience either designing and building or maintaining and optimising vast cloud-based infrastructures (AWS or GCP) * strong software development experience using either Scala or Python, and understanding of SDLC best practices * knowledge around data processing and warehousing systems (batch or stream), through leveraging the latest data engineering technologies (e.g. Spark and Kafka) * ability to have an impact quickly, from prototype to production Benefits Depop offers the opportunity to work in one of the UK's fastest-growing scale-ups, with a vibrant and diverse group of people, building a product we all deeply care about, in addition to: Learn and Grow: We sponsor and run a myriad of programs, conferences and meet-ups to up-skill our employees and enhance their journey with us, just ask! Wellbeing: We care about wellbeing. We offer a cycle to work scheme, healthy fruit and snacks in the office, breakfast every Tuesday, eye-care vouchers and a discounted gym membership. Mental Health: Mental health is a top priority for Depop. We offer subsidised counselling appointments through SelfSpace, have mental health first aiders and also run yoga, meditation and more. Work/life balance: We have 25 days of holiday with the opportunity to buy or sell 5 more, a day off for activism, and sabbaticals for our long-serving employees. Family life: We offer flexible working (based on your team), generous parental leave policies, and, all of our offices are dog-friendly! Financial: We match up to 6% on your pension and offer discounts through BenefitHub. Fun: We love to celebrate our successes at Depop. On Friday we finish an hour early to socialise with free food, and have amazing Winter and Summer Parties. We also host internal employee socials such as quiz night, games night, movie night and more. Depop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Equality and Diversity Monitoring Depop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Depop recognises the benefits of a diverse workforce which reflects the wider population and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Under the Equality Act (2010), Depop must demonstrate that their recruitment processes are fair and that we are not discriminating against or disadvantaging anyone because of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We need to ask applicants some questions to make sure that no one is bei

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