Job Role: Senior Data Engineer
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Location: London, Hybrid
Role Purpose
At Travelex we are developing modern data technology and data products, implementing a data lakehouse architecture to support our foreign currency exchange products and data-driven customer relationships.
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building our modern data platform on AWS. You will design and implement event-driven architectures, create robust data pipelines, and develop both analytical and operational data products.
You will work with product managers, domain experts, and other leaders to transform our data landscape through technical excellence, combining hands-on development, architecture design, and stakeholder engagement to shape our data infrastructure and make a substantial impact on our business.
Responsibilities
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Design and implement scalable data lakehouse architecture and automated data pipelines
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Build and manage reliable workflow orchestration systems for complex data processing
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Develop event-driven architectures and RESTful APIs for real-time data integration
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Lead production system reliability through monitoring, incident response, and optimization
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Implement engineering best practices including automated testing, CI/CD, and documentation
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Drive data-driven solutions by collaborating with stakeholders to understand and deliver on business requirements
Requirements
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Strong experience with cloud platforms (including AWS S3, Redshift, Athena, RDS, Lambda, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, or similar services)
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Proficiency in Python and SQL
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Experience with modern orchestration and data transformation tools, such as DBT, Airflow, or similar tools
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Understanding of CI/CD and DevSecOps practices
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Experience with real-time data processing and event-driven architectures
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Understanding of data security and compliance requirements in financial services
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Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders
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Financial services sector experience beneficial but not required
Why Travelex?
To remain the world’s leading foreign exchange specialist, we are focused on making our customers’ lives simpler, more engaging and hassle free while they travel or move money abroad. We promise to give them the freedom and peace of mind to explore the world, their way – enabling them to travel confidently because they know they have us to lean on.
Customer centricity and digital are at the heart of our business strategy. Our commitment to innovation has never been greater, with the development of a number of digital-first, greenfield products and services. And with the Travelex's resources, deep industry experience and leading brand we are inventing the future of FX, cross-border e-commerce and international payments.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Top Skills
What We Do
Founded in 1976 Travelex has grown to become one of the market leading specialist providers of foreign exchange products, solutions and services, operating across the entire value chain of the foreign exchange industry in more than 20 countries. We have developed a growing network of over 1,550 sites, including stores and ATMs, in some of the world’s top international airports and in major transport hubs, premium shopping malls, high street locations, supermarkets and city centres.
Travelex has built a growing online and mobile foreign exchange platform, and we also process and deliver foreign currency orders for major banks, travel agencies and hotels worldwide. In addition, we source and distribute large quantities of foreign currency banknotes for customers on a wholesale basis - including for central banks and international financial institutions. We also offer a range of remittance and international money transfer products around the world.
