Senior Data Engineer

About The Team:

The Data Engineering Team within the Data & Business Intelligence Team is at the heart of HelloFresh UK’s operational success. We design and implement bespoke data processing workflows tailored to the unique needs of the UK marketplace, while ensuring alignment with global data engineering strategies. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a critical role in driving the UK data enablement function, with a focus on optimizing and scaling our data pipelines, improving the architecture of existing systems, and providing technical leadership to shape the future of our data landscape.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Architectural Leadership: Provide architectural vision and technical leadership for the design, enhancement, and scalability of the UK’s data processing workflows. Ensure solutions are aligned with the broader global data architecture, and ensure future-proofing of the data pipelines.
• ETL and Automation Excellence: Lead the development of specialized ETL workflows, ensuring they are fully automated and optimized for performance using tools like Apache Airflow, Snowflake, and other cloud-based technologies. Drive improvements across all stages of the ETL cycle, including data extraction, transformation, and loading.
• Infrastructure & Pipeline Enhancement: Spearhead the upgrading of existing ETL pipelines, with a focus on automation, scalability, and quality. Ensure the infrastructure is future-proof by continually refining and optimizing the Snowflake data environment and ensuring seamless integration with the broader technical ecosystem.
• Mentorship and Team Leadership: Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers, setting a high standard for coding practices, system design, and problem-solving. Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.

Who You Are:

• Extensive Experience: You have 5+ years of experience in data engineering, with a strong foundation in designing, building, and maintaining complex data pipelines and architectures. You are proficient in SQL, Python, and cloud-based data environments.
• Snowflake & ETL Expertise: You have significant experience working with Snowflake data environments and other cloud technologies. You are deeply familiar with ETL processing across multiple data sources, and have a clear understanding of how to design scalable, efficient, and automated ETL pipelines.
• Architectural Prowess: You bring architectural expertise in designing data ecosystems and scalable data processing workflows. You understand the complexities of working with distributed data systems, and know how to design for performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Knowledge: You have hands-on experience with cloud platforms, specifically AWS services like S3, EMR, Glue, and Athena. You are familiar with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestration tools like Airflow.

What you will get in return:

● 70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes
● Company pension scheme
● Gym membership
● Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options)
● Electric vehicle scheme
● Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme
● Dog friendly office! (London site only)
● If in the office, enjoy a free breakfast every day
● Eye care scheme
● Cycle to work scheme
● Group Life Assurance

Location: The HelloFresh Farm, 60 Worship Street, EC2A 2EZ, London / DC Site(s)

Hybrid Working Policy
We offer a hybrid working policy for eligible roles, allowing flexibility to work from home and in the office. For more details on eligibility and how this applies to the role you're applying for, please consult with your recruiter.

Next steps: Your application will be reviewed and if successful, a member of the Talent Acquisition Team will be in touch within 2 weeks.

You are required to cooperate with HelloFresh in all health and safety matters. You are responsible for ensuring you take reasonable care of your own health, and safety as well as others who may be affected by the work activities you undertake. You must report incidents immediately and actively raise health and safety-related concerns to your Line Manager. As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure environment, we will process Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to the successful individual. Failure to disclose relevant information at application or throughout the process could affect your employment with the company. 

If you are currently a HelloFresh employee, please make sure you have discussed your application with your Line Manager.