Full-Time Senior Data Engineer

OUR MISSIONCarwow Group is passionate about getting people into the right car. We're building the go-to destination for car-changing. We have a portfolio of automotive brands reaching drivers everywhere: Carwow, Auto Express, evo, Driving Electric, and Car Buyer. We've grown to be one of Europe's largest online car-changing destinations, helping over 10 million customers buy and sell cars. Last year we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought, and £1.8bn listed for sale. In 2024 we acquired Autovia, doubling our audience overnight. We have one of the world's largest YouTube channels, sell millions of print copies, and have a huge online reach.

ENGINEERING @ CARWOWOur mission is to empower all teams with reliable, actionable data. We build scalable, secure data platforms to enable informed decision-making. We're heavily investing in Data Engineering to support our growing Data Analytics team. Our ETL pipelines are built in Python and SQL, automated using Airflow, and ingested into a Snowflake warehouse from various sources. Terraform manages infrastructure. Our tech stack is primarily Ruby on Rails with PostgreSQL, hosted on Heroku. We use Terraform and encourage team involvement in production deployments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead design, development, and maintenance of robust ETL/ELT data pipelines.
• Write, optimize, and review advanced SQL queries.
• Implement and manage data workflows using tools like Airflow.
• Design, build, and maintain advanced data models and data warehouses (Snowflake).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure high data quality, integrity, and security.
• Continuously improve data engineering processes and infrastructure.

KEY REQUIREMENTSWhile experience is important, we prioritize attitude, aptitude, and impact. Ideally, you have significant experience in software/data engineering, ideally in a senior/lead role. You are proficient in Python and SQL, and have experience with complex ETL/ELT pipelines and tools like dbt. Experience managing dependencies with tools like Airflow, designing/maintaining Snowflake data warehouses, leading and mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to strategic direction are also essential.

NICE TO HAVE Experience with Terraform, Ruby, data visualization tools (Looker, Tableau), Amplitude, DevOps, Heroku, Kafka, AWS/GCP. We support your learning journey.

INTERVIEW PROCESSOur teams are distributed across Europe, communicating in English. Please ensure your CV and applications are in English.

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