Principal Data Engineer
London, UK
Technology – Data & Machine Learning /
Permanent /
Hybrid
Make Your Mark as a Principal Data Engineer at Storio group
About the role
Our Data & ML team powers growth and innovation at Storio. We're building platforms that turn data into insights, helping our teams make great decisions and create personalized experiences for customers. As a Principal Data Engineer, you'll be key to this work. You'll help us simplify our legacy systems and drive technical excellence in our growing team. You’ll be building a data platform that gives the business trustable and usable data.
How you embrace curiosity daily
- You'll collaborate with a cross-functional team, working on strategy and roadmaps.
- You'll define and champion the technical principles that raise the bar for our data platform.
- You'll be accountable for the health of your team’s codebase and drive continuous improvements.
- You'll lead the technical design for complex projects, ensuring successful and timely implementation.
- You'll coach and mentor data and analytics engineers on best practices.
- You'll influence key decisions across our data and ML engineering teams.
Our Tech Stack
- Cloud Data Warehouse - Snowflake
- AWS Data Solutions - Kinesis, SNS, SQS, S3, ECS, Lambda
- Data Governance & Quality - Collate & Monte Carlo
- Infrastructure as Code - Terraform
- Data Integration & Transformation - Python, DBT, Fivetran, Airflow
- CI/CD - Github Actions / Jenkins
How you make your mark
- You will help us rebuild a platform that supports a decentralized data model.
- You will accelerate data adoption throughout the business.
- You'll drive continuous improvement on key metrics like business value, cost efficiency, and speed.
- You'll deliver high-quality software through your own work and by fostering a feedback culture.
- You'll balance short-term commercial impact with building strong long-term foundations.
- You will help us provide trustable and usable data that meets business needs.
What you bring to the team
- Extensive experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable data platforms.
- A proven ability to lead technical design and architecture discussions.
- A deep understanding of data engineering principles and best practices.
- Proficiency in data manipulation languages like SQL and programming languages like Python.
- Experience with cloud-based data services and software development best practices like Git and CI/CD.
- Exceptional communication skills, able to explain complex technical ideas to anyone.
- The ability to influence change beyond your immediate team.
What sets you apart
- Experience with different data architectures like Data Lakehouse or Data Mesh.
- Familiarity with data security principles and practices.
- Experience in the e-commerce domain.
About us
At Storio Group, we help people hold onto life's moments. We make personalised photo products that turn fleeting memories into things you can keep, share, and re-live.
Every person at Storio Group helps create our products and shape our company. You will see the impact of your work daily. We invite you to make your mark on our business, products, and customers' lives.
We act with heart by putting people first and valuing diverse perspectives. We give our best and aim for high standards in all we do. We own our work, taking initiative to find solutions. We embrace curiosity, always learning and trying new things. We find the joy in our work and create a positive environment.
Equal Opportunities & Right to Work
Storio Group is an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment. If you require reasonable adjustments during interviews please contact our HR team.
Applicants must also have the legal right to work in the position's country without requiring sponsorship.
