Groupon is a marketplace that connects customers with local businesses and offers new experiences and services.
The company has collaborated with over a million merchant partners worldwide and has connected over 16 million customers with deals across various categories.
Groupon is undergoing a transformation to enhance its business results while maintaining a culture that encourages innovation and rewards risk-taking.
The company is seeking a Data Platform Infrastructure Engineer to join its Data & Discovery organization as it scales its data ecosystem across GCP and AWS.
This role is designed to ensure the platform is reliable, cost-efficient, and secure, and will involve building a resilient, automated, and future-ready data platform.
The engineer will work within a globally distributed team of seven, utilizing a Kanban-style model that promotes ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning.
Key responsibilities include designing and automating scalable data infrastructure, ensuring platform reliability and security, collaborating with various teams, developing secure data pipelines, and championing cloud-first best practices.
Requirements:
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is required.
Candidates must have 5+ years of hands-on experience in Cloud Infrastructure, Data Platform Engineering, or DevOps.
Strong expertise in cloud platforms, preferably GCP or AWS, including IAM, VPC, Storage, BigQuery, and Cloud Functions is necessary.
Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code with Terraform is required.
Good programming and scripting skills in Python and Shell are essential.
Deep knowledge of Big Data frameworks such as Google Dataproc, GCS Storage, BigQuery, BigTable, Hive, Spark, and Airflow is needed.
A growth-oriented and curious mindset with a passion for learning new tools and approaches is important.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills are required to work effectively in a globally distributed team.
A strong sense of ownership, self-management, and commitment to building for scale and long-term maintainability is essential.
Benefits:
Employees will have the opportunity to make a real impact as foundational members of a team enabling an AI-driven future.
Groupon fosters a culture that values ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Team members will be part of a forward-thinking, globally distributed team dedicated to building a best-in-class data platform.
Employees will work alongside passionate professionals in a supportive, collaborative, and fast-paced environment.