Staff Engineer - Data Governance and Security

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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Senior level
Consumer Web • Information Technology • Sales • Software
Together we'll solve some of the biggest problems in online trust.
The Role
As a Staff Data Engineer at Trustpilot, you'll lead data governance and optimize data processes, design scalable architectures, mentor junior staff, and integrate data across the organization while focusing on enhancing data quality and reducing costs.
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Our vision is to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews. We are well on our way — but there’s still an exciting journey ahead. Join us at the heart of trust.

As a Staff Data Engineer at Trustpilot, you’ll be accountable for optimizing the backbone of our data ecosystem. From putting key data governance processes in place, leading the design and development of performant data infrastructure, identifying improvement opportunities for existing pipelines, or helping integrate trusted data with varied systems (ETLs and reverse ETLs) - your skills will contribute to the growth of our innovative team and pave the way for future innovations.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Act as a technical bar-raiser for the processing of data; raising the bar for software engineers, data scientists, analysts, and analytics engineers.
  • Design long-term data processing architecture - including data models and tools leveraged to realize our ambitions.
  • Contribute expertise to develop our data management strategies and facilitate their integration with team tasks.
  • Design and implement reliable, consistent, scalable data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines - defining our ‘paved paths’ as a result.
  • Support the identification and approach to optimizing existing data processing to minimize wastage (compute and spend) and improve data quality.
  • Drive data ownership and accountability across engineering teams.
  • Stay current on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to improve and refine data processes continuously.
  • Coach and mentor less senior engineers on best practices

Who you are:

  • Proven ability to lead technical projects from inception to deployment, including architecture design, implementation, and scaling.
  • Deep expertise in software engineering with a focus on data-centric systems.
  • In-depth expertise in public cloud (AWS, GCP).
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with at least one programming language such as Python, Java, etc.
  • Comprehensive understanding of data engineering tooling, including but not limited to BigQuery, Kafka, Airflow, Airbyte, and DataHub
  • Great stakeholder management, communication, and teamwork skills.

What’s in it for you:

  • A range of flexible working options to dedicate time to what matters to you
  • Competitive compensation package + bonus
  • 25 days holiday per year, increasing to 28 days after 2 years of employment
  • Two (paid) volunteering days a year to spend your time giving back to the causes that matter to you and your community
  • Rich learning and development opportunities are supported through the Trustpilot Academy, LinkedIn Learning, and Blinkist
  • Pension and life insurance
  • Health cash plan, online GP 24/7 employee assistance plan
  • Full access to Headspace, a popular mindfulness app to promote positive mental health
  • Paid parental leave
  • Season ticket loan and a cycle-to-work scheme
  • Central office location complete with all the snacks and refreshments you can ask for
  • Regular opportunities to connect and get to know your fellow Trusties, including company-wide celebrations and events, ERG activities, and team socials
  • Access to over 4,000 deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, fitness, cinema discounts, and more

Still not sure?

We want to be a part of creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive world of work for all. We’re excited to hear about your experiences as well as how you will contribute to our working culture. So, even if you don’t feel you don't meet all the requirements, we'd still really like to hear from you!

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About us

Trustpilot began in 2007 with a simple yet powerful idea that is more relevant today than ever — to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews. Trustpilot is open, independent, and impartial — we help consumers make the right choices and businesses to build trust, grow and improve.

Today, we have more than 300 million reviews and 67 million monthly active users across the globe, with 127 billion annual Trustpilot brand impressions, and the numbers keep growing. We have more than 900 employees and we’re headquartered in Copenhagen, with operations in  Amsterdam, Denver, Edinburgh, Hamburg, London, Melbourne, Milan and New York. 

We’re driven by connection. It’s at the heart of what we do. Our culture keeps things fresh –– it’s built on the relationships we create. We talk, we laugh, we collaborate and we respect each other. We work across borders and cultures to be the universal symbol of trust in an ever-changing world. With vibrant office locations worldwide and over 50 nationalities, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace with diverse perspectives and ideas. 

Our purpose to help people and businesses help each other is a tall order, but we keep it real. We’re a great bunch of humans, doing awesome stuff, without fuss or pretense. A successful Trustpilot future is driven by you –– we give you the autonomy to shape a career you can be proud of. If you’re ready to grow, let’s go. 

Join us at the heart of trust.

Top Skills

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The Company
HQ: Copenhagen
950 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Hi. We’re Trustpilot.

Trustpilot began in 2007 with a simple yet powerful idea that is more relevant today than ever — to be the universal symbol of trust, bringing consumers and businesses together through reviews.

Trustpilot is open, independent, and impartial — we help consumers make the right choices and businesses to build trust, grow and improve.

Today, we have more than 300 million reviews and 67 million monthly active users across the globe, with 127 billion annual Trustpilot brand impressions, and the numbers keep growing.

Why Work With Us

We’re driven by connection. It’s at the heart of what we do. Our culture keeps things fresh –– it’s built on the relationships we create. We talk, we laugh, we collaborate and we respect each other.

Our purpose, to help people and businesses help each other, is a tall order, but we keep it real. Join us at the heart of trust.

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