# Senior Data Platform Engineer - Data Infrastructure

Hiring organization: [Depop](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/depop)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/74751c3c-b653-43b8-9b85-205f5bebd34c

Listed on Depop's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior

## Summary

This role owns the technical vision and execution of Depop's data platform, building self-serve infrastructure and tools that enable analytics, ML, and product teams to work with data at scale. You'll combine hands-on engineering—writing microservices, designing data pipelines, and managing a modern cloud stack—with strategic leadership to shape data practices across the organization.

_Our summary, not Depop's wording._

## Skills named

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache Airflow, Apache Flink, Apache Iceberg, Apache Kafka, Cursor AI, Databricks, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Docker, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, Python, Scala, SPARK, Terraform

## Required

- Advanced proficiency in Python or Scala with strong software engineering fundamentals
- Hands-on experience designing and scaling complex data systems in production cloud environments
- Strategic and pragmatic thinking to define long-term technical direction and execute rapidly
- Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration across technical and non-technical teams
- Expertise with data orchestration and processing tools like Databricks, Airflow, or dbt

## Nice to have

- DevOps experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Containerization experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Hands-on Spark expertise
- Deep knowledge of data lake table formats like Delta Lake, Iceberg, or Hudi
- Lakehouse and medallion architecture experience
- Streaming ecosystem knowledge with Kafka, Flink, or Confluent
- Experience with data governance and observability tools

Apply on Depop's site: https://etsy.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Depop_Careers/job/Depop---Remote-UK/Senior-Data-Platform-Engineer_JR5437