Description:

Carwow Group is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their remote team in the UK, Germany, Portugal, or Spain.
The mission of Carwow is to become the go-to destination for car-changing, providing reliable and actionable data to empower decision-making.
The role involves leading the design, development, and maintenance of robust ETL/ELT data pipelines.
Responsibilities include writing, optimizing, and reviewing advanced SQL queries, implementing sophisticated data workflows using Airflow, and designing data models and warehouses using Snowflake.
The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to understand complex data requirements and ensure high data quality and integrity.
Continuous improvement of data engineering processes and infrastructure is also a key responsibility.
The engineering team is supported by Engineering Managers who assist with career progression and team performance.

Requirements:

Significant experience in software or data engineering, preferably in a senior or lead role, is required.
Proficiency in writing Python and SQL is essential.
Extensive experience in building and optimizing complex ETL/ELT data pipelines is necessary.
Familiarity with data transformation tools like dbt is preferred.
Experience managing and optimizing script dependencies with tools like Airflow is required.
Substantial experience in designing and maintaining data warehouses using Snowflake or similar technologies is necessary.
Experience in leading and mentoring junior data engineers is important.
Ability to contribute to the strategic direction of data engineering practices within the organization is required.
Nice to have: experience with Terraform, Ruby, data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Power BI), Amplitude, DevOps, Heroku, Kafka, AWS/GCP, etc.
Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they are not experts in all listed technologies and tools.

The position offers a competitive compensation package.
It is a fully remote role, with options to work from offices in London, Munich, Madrid, and Porto.
Employees can expect 4-5 trips to the London office per year for social and team bonding events.
Matched pension contributions are provided for a peaceful retirement.
Share options are available, allowing employees to benefit from the company's success.
Vitality Private Healthcare is included, along with eyecare vouchers and Life Assurance.
Monthly coaching sessions with Spill, a mental wellbeing partner, are offered.
An enhanced holiday package includes 28 days of annual leave, additional days for weddings and moving, and increased leave for long-term anniversaries.
Employees can work from abroad for a month and benefit from inclusive parental leave policies.
Support for childcare and discounted nanny fees are available.
The latest tech (Macbook or Surface) is provided, along with a home office allowance of up to £500/€550.
A generous learning and development budget is allocated to help employees master their craft.
Regular social events and opportunities for networking are organized.
A referral program is in place, allowing employees to earn rewards for referring friends.