Data Engineer - Flutter UKI, Hybrid

Data Engineer - Flutter UKI, (Fixed-term 18 months), Hybrid

About Betfair Romania Development :

Betfair Romania Development is the largest technology hub of Flutter Entertainment, with over 2,000 people powering the world’s leading sports betting and iGaming brands. Exciting, immersive and safe experiences are delivered to over 18 million customers worldwide, from our office in Cluj-Napoca. Driven by relentless innovation and commitment to excellence, we operate our own unbeatable portfolio of diverse proprietary brands such as FanDuel, PokerStars, SportsBet, Betfair, Paddy Power, or Sky Betting & Gaming,

Our Values

The values we share at Betfair Romania Development define what makes us unique as a team. They empower us by giving meaning to our contributions, and they ensure that we consistently strive for excellence in everything we do. We are looking for passionate individuals who align with our values and are committed to making a difference.

Win together Raise the bar Got your back Own it Positive impact

About Flutter UKI

Flutter UK & Ireland are the UKI region of Flutter Entertainment. They unite a dozen brands including powerhouses Paddy Power, Betfair, Tombola and Sky Betting & Gaming, bringing together hundreds of teams and thousands of colleagues, who create trusted entertainment for millions of customers every week.

The Role

We’re expanding the Data team and we’re looking for people passionate about Data, paying attention to accuracy, latency with interests in Machine Learning, Predictive Analyses, stream consumptions based on Kafka, Cloud architecture.

We are looking for a Data Engineer with proven data integration skills to develop and support Integration, ETL, Data Warehouse, as well as data driven services such as personalization or customer profiles offered as APIs and streams to other business units.

You will have the opportunity to work in an agile environment where you will team up with colleagues having experience in Data Warehouse, Machine Learning and more.

The successful candidate should have excellent technical and problem solving skills, a positive and results driven attitude, a strong communicator who can interact with both technical and non-technical people.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

Be an effective team player of a Scrum Team - understanding and contributing to the agile delivery process and taking ownership of your team’s processes.

Create and promote the use of behaviour/test-driven development at multiple levels within the software by pairing with production code developers and product owners.

To deliver excellent production quality code and encourage and mentor other developers to do so

To be proactive in identifying holistic approaches across diverse programs, projects and technologies

To promote the production of reusable code and modules where appropriate with a view to maximising effort and reducing development costs applying principles of Agile delivery.

To be proactive in the identification of opportunities to improve and rationalise applications and processes across the whole Data team, working in close collaboration with other Data team members and subject matter experts.

To liaise closely with other Data team members and subject experts to ensure that accurate and effective support documentation is maintained to reflect code development and changes.

To ensure risks and issues are identified in a timely manner and effectively communicated with proposed resolution and mitigation strategies to the Data Delivery Manager

To be proactive and drive the building of effective relationships across Data and key areas of the Paddy Power Betfair business stakeholder community

Write and maintain functional and technical specifications

Monitor, optimize and trouble shoot database, microservice and stream and ML service performance

Analyse code for problem resolution

Thorough, demonstrable unit testing

Skills, Capabilities & Experience Required:

Essential:

Excellent SQL, preferably on both RDBMS and an MPP platform like Redshift or another big data platform like Hadoop

Dimensional data modelling

Demonstrable experience with high-volume data loads (terra bytes and above)

Knowledge of ETL from highly transactional (1000s records/second) OLTP systems

Demonstrable experience of object oriented in Python

A proven ability to influence technical decisions in a fast-moving commercial environment

Demonstrates excellent people skills

Demonstrates exceptional communication, interpersonal skills, and consistent high energy levels

Proven development skills in at least one and preferably two or more of the following:

Microservices

Kafka or another message based streaming platform

Machine learning and analytics in either Python or Sagemaker

Open source NoSQL technologies (e.g. MongoDB, CouchDB, ElasticSearch).

ETL Tools such as Talend or Airflow

AWS (preferable) or experience of data engineering on another leading cloud vendor such as GCP or Azure

Experience of database performance analysis and design

Unit testing knowledge

Exposure to Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery tools (e.g. Go, Jenkins)

Desirable:

Agile

Experience of large data warehouse (10 TB+) with multiple sources and outputs Knowledge of the online gaming/gambling industry

Educated to degree level in a science or technology related field

Key Skills and Attributes:

Proactive work ethic with the ability to deliver results and meet challenging deadlines

Passion & flexibility to work the hours required to see projects to completion in a timely, accurate & efficient manner.

Self-motivated.

Attention to detail with a high degree of pride in work produced.

Proven ability & desire to innovate.

Strong analytical skills.

Enthusiasm for the software development process.

Good English language skills.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with diverse teams across various departments, fostering an environment of open communication and shared goals to achieve collective success.

Proven ability to set ambitious goals and continuously strive for improvement/Demonstrates a strong focus on achieving high-quality outcomes, consistently pushing for greater efficiency and performance

Committed to being a reliable and supportive team member, fostering trust and collaboration.

Ability to make informed and confident decisions while bringing your own perspectives to the table.

Benefits:

Hybrid & remote working options

€1,000 per year for self-development

Company share scheme

25 days of annual leave per year

20 days per year to work abroad

5 personal days/year

Flexible benefits: travel, sports, hobbies

Extended health, dental and travel insurances

Customized well-being programmes

Career growth sessions

Thousands of online courses through Udemy

A variety of engaging office events

Disclaimer:

We are an inclusive employer. By embracing diverse experiences and perspectives, we create a lasting, positive impact for our employees, customers, and the communities we’re part of. You don't have to meet all the requirements listed to apply for this role. If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know, and we’ll see how we can accommodate them.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only the candidates who best meet the job requirements will be contacted for an interview.

By submitting your application online, you agree that your details will be used to progress your application for employment. If your application is successful, your details will be used to administer your personnel record. If your application is unsuccessful, we will retain your details for a period no longer than three years, to consider you for prospective roles within the company.

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