Address The role
We are looking to hire a Data Engineer to join our Data team in London.
Working at WGSN
Together, we create tomorrow
A career with WGSN is fast-paced, exciting and full of opportunities to grow and develop. We're a team of consumer and design trend forecasters, content creators, designers, data analysts, advisory consultants and much more, united by a common goal: to create tomorrow.
WGSN's trusted consumer and design forecasts power outstanding product design, enabling our customers to create a better future. Our services cover consumer insights, beauty, consumer tech, fashion, interiors, lifestyle, food and drink forecasting, data analytics and expert advisory. If you are an expert in your field, we want to hear from you.
Role overview
The foundation of WGSN is our passionate experts. WGSN seeks talent globally to work within a business that offers a unique blend of specialist problem solvers, data analysts and innovative thinkers who put trends and data together to provide the answers to create tomorrow.
As a Data Engineer, you’ll be responsible for working to build out and improve the company's data ingestion, transformation, transactional and data warehousing needs directly supporting the data science and analyst teams. This role is essential to building and scaling new and existing data streams to support WGSN’s growing data products and services. This position will require a highly motivated, quick learner, who is looking to constantly be challenged.
Key accountabilities
Data Architecture:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data architectures, including data warehouses and data lakes.
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and design appropriate solutions.
ETL Development:
- Develop and implement robust Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes to ensure the seamless flow of data from source systems to data repositories.
- Optimise and streamline data pipelines for maximum performance and reliability.
Database Management:
- Manage and administer databases, ensuring data integrity, security, and availability.
- Perform database tuning and optimization for improved query performance.
Data Quality and Governance:
- Implement data quality checks and ensure adherence to data governance policies.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to establish and maintain data quality standards.
Collaboration and Communication:
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and software engineers, to understand data needs and deliver effective solutions.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and understandable manner.
Continuous Learning:
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends in Data Engineering.
- Evaluate and recommend new tools and technologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Data Engineering processes.
This list is not exhaustive and there may be other activities you are required to deliver.
Skills, experience & qualifications required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related quant field (or equivalent experience).
Experience:
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
Technical Skills:
- Expertise in data modelling, ETL development, and data warehousing concepts.
- Hands-on experience with tools such as Apache Spark, Apache Flink, or similar data processing frameworks.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and related services (AWS preferred).
- Knowledge or familiarity with Databricks or similar distributed compute systems.
- Ability to design and stand up APIs and services
Programming Skills:
- Proficient in a programming language such as Python, Java, or Scala.
Communication Skills:
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Problem-Solving:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
What we offer
Our benefits and wellbeing package offers flexible benefits you can tailor to your own personal needs, including:
- 25 days of holiday per year - with an option to buy/ sell up to 5 days
- Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection
- Flexible benefits platform with options including Private Medical, Dental Insurance & Critical Illness
- Employee assistance programme, season ticket loans and cycle to work scheme
- Volunteering opportunities and charitable giving options
- Great learning and development opportunities
More about WGSN
WGSN is the global authority on consumer trend forecasting.
We help brands around the world create the right products at the right time for tomorrow’s consumer.
Our values
We Are Everywhere
The future is everything, it happens everywhere. WGSN is the world-leading forecaster because we track and analyse consumer behaviours, product innovation, design and creativity, everywhere.
We Are Future Focused
We utilise our global resources and intelligence to research, source and analyse quantitative and qualitative data to produce our forecasts. Everything we do is focused on working with our customers to create a successful and positive tomorrow.
We Are Rigorous
We source, review and assess quantitative and qualitative data to produce robust, actionable forecasts. To provide credible insights and design solutions for our clients, it is essential that rigour runs through everything we do.
Our culture
An inclusive culture is one of our key priorities. We want our people to truly be themselves and thrive. We love having a diverse team of people who bring new ideas, different strengths and perspectives & reflect the global audience we work with.
Inclusive workforce
We are committed to supporting the environment and sustainability, including ensuring our pension plan defaults to sustainable options and striving to be net zero by 2030.
Recognising great performance is a key part of our culture. Our Awards schemes recognise and reward the brilliant achievements of our people.
We have a truly flexible working environment with a wide range of flexible, hybrid and agile-working arrangements. Conversations about flexible working have always been - and will continue to be - actively encouraged here.
We want to ensure everyone has the opportunity to perform their best when interviewing, so if you require any reasonable adjustments that would make you more comfortable during the process, please let us know so that we can do our best to support you.
