Data Engineer III

American Express Global Business Travel
London
1 month ago
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Amex GBT is a place where colleagues find inspiration in travel as a force for good and – through their work – can make an impact on our industry. We’re here to help our colleagues achieve success and offer an inclusive and collaborative culture where your voice is valued.

 

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As a member of Amex GBT Egencia' Data Enablement Engineering group, you will tackle the organization’s most sophisticated and impactful challenges using cutting-edge data technologies. Working in an agile development mindset, you will contribute to our cloud-based data platform and make sure it scales dynamically and operates reliably. Internal and external clients will use the products you develop to gain in-depth insights into travel programs, financials, and operations. Every day, data scientists will leverage the platform you build to train and release machine learning models.

What You’ll Do on a Typical Day :

  • Writing code – lots of it. We use Python, Java, Scala, Spark, and SQL. We welcome programmers of all backgrounds as long as you focus on data engineering solutions and attention to quality.
  • Foster and strengthen a deep understanding of vast data sources in the cloud and know precisely how, when, and which data to use to solve particular business problems.
  • Design, architect, implement and support critical streams and datasets that support our business, clients, and data scientists.
  • Be responsible for end-to-end data solution design and implementation, including data modelling, pipelining, transformation, and visualization. 
  • Work with product owners, operations and finance teams, and other data engineers to implement features benefitting Egencia and its clients.
  • Be responsible for implementing best practices like infrastructure as code, automated testing, and code reviews.

What We’re Looking For :

  • We look for intelligent people with outstanding engineering skills.
  • Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in Computer science, mathematics, statistics, economics, or other quantitative fields.
  • 5+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer or in a similar role.
  • Demonstrable experience with any programming or scripting language (Python/Java/Scala/Ruby etc.).
  • Experience using big data technologies (Spark, Presto, etc.)
  • Experience using cloud technologies such as EMR, Lambda, EC2, and data pipelines.
  • Experience leading data warehousing and analytics projects, including using technologies such as Airflow, Jenkins, Snowflake, and Kinesis. 
  • Experience with Agile, DevOps, and CICD frameworks in cloud-based environments. 
  • Exposure to at least one dashboarding tool like Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy, etc. 

     

Location

London, United Kingdom

     

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

  • Flexible benefitsare tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

  • Travel perks:get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

  • Develop the skills you wantwhen the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

  • We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusionin every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

  • Wellbeing resourcesto support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

  • And much more!

This role is for Egencia LLC (“Egencia” or the “Company”), a member of the American Express Global Business Travel family of companies.

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

Furthermore, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. For details regarding how we protect your data, please consultGBT Recruitment Privacy Statement.

What if I don’t meet every requirement?If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!

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