Lead Data Engineer

Kingfisher is a large home improvement company with over 74,000 employees, operating brands such as Castorama, B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Dépôt, and Koçtaş. The company aims to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. The role is based in Kraków with a hybrid work model.

• Strong engineering background with proven experience in developing and maintaining large-scale distributed data processing systems or equivalent expertise.
• Extensive knowledge of data modelling principles, data quality assurance, testing methodologies, and best practices for data access and storage.
• Strong command of data scripting languages including Python, SQL, and PySpark.
• Experience with Azure Databricks and DBT for building and optimising data pipelines and workflows.
• Experience implementing cloud data solutions on at least one major cloud provider (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Knowledge of shortening development lead time and improving data development lifecycle.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working within Agile delivery frameworks.
• Excellent command of English (written and spoken).

• Work in an agile team, collaborate with other teams, advise, mentor, and line manage other Data Engineers.
• Act as an escalation point for the team, unblocking technical or project-related issues to maintain project progress.
• Lead in design, architecture, and delivery of new features and pipelines within the team.
• Support the Principal Data Engineer with resourcing and other day-to-day management duties.
• Maintain high performing teams by driving continuous improvement of engineering and agile practices and standards.
• Be an active member of the Kingfisher wide technical lead team to help define development processes and code quality standards.
• Serve as a technical leader within the organisation.
• Promote Test-Driven Development (TDD) to design and develop operationally maintainable solutions in accordance with Kingfisher standards.
• Ensure competence in the specialism is sustained, developed, and encouraged within the team by leading and coaching as a data engineer.

• Salary of 30,000 - 38,000 PLN gross per month on an employment contract.
• Private medical healthcare at LUXMED (including dental care) for employee and family.
• Medicover sports card (Fit&More package).
• Life insurance financed by the employer.
• 30-minute lunch break included in the 8-hour working day.
• Work in a highly professional and stimulating atmosphere.
• Training and Buddy programme for quick adaptation to the role.
• Wellbeing programme for employees.
• Co-financing of monthly public transport tickets in Kraków.
• Comfortable working environment in the office with possibility of home office.
• Language courses, accounting courses, access to LinkedIn Learning, and possibility of co-financing studies and certification.
• Employee referral programme.