Customer Data Engineer

Summary

Join lastminute.com, a European Travel-Tech leader, as a Customer Data Engineer! Based in Lisbon or remotely within Portugal, you'll be a key member of the Data Analytics team, impacting millions of holidaymakers' journeys. You will design, build, and deploy data pipelines, focusing on automation and optimization. Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize business needs and explore new opportunities. Leverage your data modeling and SQL expertise to drive performance insights. This permanent, full-time position offers a shorter working week and flexible hours. Lastminute.com provides a supportive and inclusive environment with various professional development opportunities and employee benefits.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in similar role
• Strong knowledge of SQL
• Experience with workflow management engines (e.g. Airflow)
• Experience in Data Modelling
• Experience with data quality and validation
• Experience in custom ETL design, implementation and maintenance (with tools such as: Talend, dbt, etc.)
• Ability to work creatively and analytically with a strong attitude for problem solving
• Proficiency in English both written and spoken

Responsibilities

• Understand and analyze functional needs, raw data and develop data dimensional models
• Design, build and deploy data pipelines with a focus on automation, performance optimization, scalability, and reliability aspects
• Data extraction, analysis and reporting, in order to drive performance insights and support business decisions
• Works closely with internal stakeholders in order to identify and prioritise business needs and opportunities
• Explores and proactively propose new product and business opportunities
• Closely partner with Data Analyst to implement data models and data pipelines that will allow the company to get all the insights needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Programming languages knowledge (e.g. Python, R, Scala)
• Knowledge of data visualization tools like Qlik, Tableau, Looker, Power BI
• Experience working with cloud or on-prem Big Data/MPP analytics platform (e.g. AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery or similar)
• Ability to influence decision makers through presentations
• Familiarity with digital and ecommerce business
• Previous experience in the travel industry
• Experience in analysis

Benefits

• An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
• Shorter working week (36h as full time), with a half working day on Fridays
• Flexible start and end of the working day
• Possibility to work from anywhere for a period of time per year defined according to local regulations
• Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to deep work, personal growth, learning and training and/or focus time
• Professional and managerial skills development training paths, access to e-learning platforms such as O’reilly, Udemy, Coursera (depending on the department), and to our internal platform offering bespoke training content
• 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes
• Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues
• Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares
• We support our employees through life's significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws