Data Engineer – Python, Pyspark, EMR, AWS, SQL, CI/CD

Data Engineer –  Python, Pyspark, EMR, AWS, SQL, CI/CD

Hybrid Working – London/Home

We are looking an experienced Data Engineer with core skills in Python, Pyspark, EMR, AWS, SQL, CI/CD. At Sainsburys Data Tech we’re unlocking petabytes of untapped potential. We have thousands of shops, hundreds of thousands of colleagues, and millions of customers. We’re on a mission to use our data to enable business decisions that can’t be made anywhere else. We want the revolution of Gutenberg, the freedom of information, the spread of ideas, the standardisation of information. 

What to expect as a Data Engineer: 

• We have 23 data squads in Sainsbury’s, within the capabilities family we build data software products for these data squads to use leveraging the latest tech and tools in this market space 
• The aim of our products is to increase efficiency, speed of data ingestion into our reporting platform, data quality and ensure data security and compliance 
• We are product focused and big on design and are looking for engineer’s interested in data software engineering and building out products from start to finish 
• Writing code, we love writing beautiful code 
• Big on automation including deployments and testing (CICD) 
• Building out Monitoring and Alerting tools for live applications 
• Working as a team during collaborative design hubs 
• Getting lost in a StackOverflow rabbit hole whilst you develop a new feature 
• Jumping on a huddle with the team to discuss a tricky problem 
• Pair programming to diagnose an elusive bug 
• Jumping on a Pull Request to provide a constructive brain dump 
• Building relationships with your colleagues – mentoring them, and teaching things you’ve learned 
• Partnering with Data Modellers, Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, Architects and Product Managers to deliver world-class data products 

We’d Love To Hear From You If: 

• You’re interested in the world of Data, and have previous experience as a Data Engineer, Backend Software Engineer or similar domain 
• You have experience building scalable, robust, and well-tested Software products in Python with good coding practices, 
• You’re curious and ask questions about technologies and use initiative to figure things out 
• You like having ownership of your work and seeing it through 
• You’ve got a point of view but are low ego 

Some Of Our Tech Stack 

Must have experience with: 

• Python 
• AWS 
• SQL 

Beneficial if experience of: 

• Snowflake 
• Terraform 

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes for us to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety it involves. Then you’ll realise that ours is a modern software engineering environment because it has to be. We’ve made serious investment into a Tech Academy and into setting standards and principles. We iterate, learn, experiment and push ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to awesome opportunities in everything from AI to reusable tech.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new – whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business – and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:
 
 Starting off with colleague discount, you’ll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury’s, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day. We’ve also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You’ll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.  
 
 Your wellbeing is important to us too. You’ll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
 
 Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. 
 
 Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).

Sainsbury’s company vision
Our vision is to be the most trusted retailer, where people love to work and shop. That means harnessing the talent, creativity and diversity of our colleagues to ensure that customers receive great service every time they shop with us.
If you would like to hear more about our vision and values, be sure to visit our corporate page.
We invest in training, development and multiple initiatives to ensure our teams feel enabled to offer the best shopping experience to our customers and that Sainsbury’s is truly a ‘Great Place to Work’.