Data Engineer (Marketing & Media)

Company Descriptionlastminute.com is the European Travel Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. It operates a portfolio of well-known brands such as lastminute.com, Volagratis, Rumbo, weg.de, Bravofly, Jetcost and Hotelscan.Our mission is to lead the travel industry by leveraging technology to simplify, personalise, and enhance our customers’ travel experience. Experts in brightening up online travel, we help our customers find and do "whatever makes them pink".We continuously invest in talented people who ensure our offering is closer to the needs of the customers and keep us at the cutting edge of technology evolution. More than 1,700 employees spread across our offices worldwide develop our own products and services to power the entire traveller journey for millions of people".At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.lastminute.com N.V. is a publicly-traded company listed under the ticker symbol LMN on the SIX Swiss Exchange.Job Descriptionlastminute.com is looking for a Data Engineer for its Marketing & Media team inside the Data & Analytics department.The activities of the Marketing & Media team are aimed at achieving the following goals:Elevated Marketing Effectiveness: By delving into comprehensive data analysis and modelling of marketing and media campaigns, we endeavour to enhance the effectiveness of our strategies, resulting in heightened audience engagement and conversion rates.Revenue Optimization: Through the meticulous optimization of data-driven marketing interactions and channels, our objective is to maximise customer engagement, retention, and ultimately, revenue generation for our digital initiatives.Operational Efficiency: Leveraging our in-depth insights into marketing performance metrics and consumer behaviours, we strive to streamline operational processes, eliminate inefficiencies, and minimise unnecessary expenditures, contributing to cost reduction and resource optimization within the marketing and media domain.The candidate will have the opportunity to become a key member of the team leveraging his/her engineering skills to acquire, manipulate, orchestrate and monitor data.Data is at our core and its reliability and effectiveness have direct impact in producing actionable insights and improving business performances.Key ResponsibilitiesUnderstand and analyse functional needs, raw data and develop data dimensional modelsDesign, build and deploy data pipelines with a focus on automation, performance optimization, scalability, and reliability aspectsHelps the business to understand the data and find insights that enable the company to take data driven decisionsLeverage data and business principles to solve large-scale web, mobile and data infrastructure problemsBuild data expertise and own data quality for your areaQualificationsSkills and ExperienceEssentialsProven experience of 2-3 years in data engineering or related role in a fast-paced environmentBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.Strong SQL skills with experience in working with relational and non-relational databasesExperience in custom ETL design, implementation and maintenanceProgramming languages knowledge (e.g. Python, R, Scala)Experience with workflow management engines (e.g. Airflow, Google Cloud Composer)Experience in Data ModellingExperience with data quality and validationExperience working with cloud or on-prem Big Data/MPP analytics platform (e.g. AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery or similar)Ability to work creatively and analytically with a strong attitude for problem solvingExcellent problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail.Fluent in English both written and spokenDesirable Experience in analysing data to discover opportunities and address gapsExperience with SQL performance tuning and E2E process optimizationExperience with anomaly/outlier detectionFamiliarity with digital and e-commerce businessExperience with containerization technologies such as Docker and KubernetesPrevious experience in the travel industryAbilities/qualities Problem solving and decision making skills and innovative thinking Passionate about digital world, ambitious and motivated  with a can-do attitudeHigh attention to detail and ability to effectively manage multiple projects at a time, successfully able to meet deadlinesProactivity and strategic approach Strong team player with a willingness to challenge existing processes and applicationsAdditional InformationWhat we offerBy joining our company, you will have the chance to:Join a dynamic team in an inclusive-international environmentGrow thanks to the career journey and our internal mobility perspectiveManage your own schedule thanks to the flexible start and end of the working dayWork a shorter working week (36h), of which 4 hours on Friday morning Get focus time for learning, development and deep work on Friday morningsWork partially or fully remote according to local lawsEnjoy continuous training thanks to our company platformBenefit from employee discounts on travelReceive 2 days off per year for the purpose of volunteeringReceive a voucher after some years in the companyGet free snacks / fruit / hot drinks / water / beverages at our officesParticipate in amazing winter and summer corporate eventsBenefit from extended parental or marriage leave according to local lawsWelfare platform (Corporate Benefits) where you will find dedicated discounts with more than 1500 partners.SummaryType: Full-timeFunction: AnalystExperience level: Mid-Senior LevelIndustry: Internet