Junior Data Engineer
Lighthouse
At Lighthouse, we’re on a mission to disrupt commercial strategy for the hospitality industry. Our innovative commercial platform takes the complexity out of data, empowering businesses with actionable insights, advanced pricing tools, and cutting-edge business intelligence to unlock their full revenue potential.
Backed by $370 million in series C funding and driven by an unwavering passion for growth, we’ve welcomed five companies into our journey and have surpassed $100 million in ARR in 2024. Our 850+ teammates span 35 countries and represent 34 nationalities.
At Lighthouse, we’re more than just a workplace – we’re a community. Collaborative, fun, and deeply committed, we work hard together to revolutionize the hospitality sector. Are you ready to join us and shine brighter in the industry’s most exciting rocket-ship? 🚀
What you will do
As a Junior Data Engineer, you will be a key player in ensuring the stability and reliability of our data integrations. This role places you at the heart of our technical operations, where you will learn to maintain existing integrations and become a key contributor in resolving issues that arise. You will dive deep into technical problem-solving, debug data pipelines, and communicate with internal teams like Customer Care to ensure our systems run smoothly.
Where you will have impact
- Maintain and enhance existing data integrations, ensuring the high reliability and quality of data from our external partners.
- Contribute to the investigation and resolution of technical issues, performing deep-dive analysis into our data and systems to identify the root cause of problems.
- Communicate effectively with internal teams, such as Customer Care, to provide clear and timely updates on integration issues.
- Collaborate with your team to troubleshoot integration issues and learn the intricacies of our data ecosystem.
- Proactively identify and contribute to improvements in our processes, tooling, and documentation to build a more scalable and efficient function.
About our team
The Data Engineering team is the gatekeeper of Lighthouse's vast datasets. Our mission is to reliably transform, integrate, and store the numerous data sources that power our BI products, from web-scraped data to direct API integrations. We handle a staggering amount of information—our main dataset holds over 3 trillion hotel rates, and we process over 100TB of data daily. You'll join a highly talented and collaborative group of 8 data engineers.
What's in it for you?
- Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work-life balance.
- Career development: Workshops, frameworks, and trainings to maximize your professional potential.
- Impactful work: Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
- Mobility options: Mobility budget or company car (based on your job category).
- Net allowance: Support for home office related expenses.
- Vouchers: Lunch vouchers & Eco vouchers.
- Comprehensive health insurance: Extensive coverage for you and your dependents.
- Pension funding: Group insurance to secure your future.
- Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.
Who you are
- You are eager to learn and enjoy the challenge of debugging complex systems and ensuring their stability and reliability.
- Good knowledge of Python and SQL, with a demonstrated affinity for working with data.
- A meticulous approach to development, with an ability to identify edge cases and potential issues.
- An interest in building and maintaining data processing pipelines, possibly from university projects or internships.
- You are a collaborative team player, eager to learn and grow, with the ability to take ownership of your tasks.
- Excellent communication skills in English, with an ability to explain technical issues to non-technical internal teams.
We welcome
- Hands-on experience with a major cloud platform such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
Technologies you will work with
Python, SQL, Google Cloud Pub/Sub, BigTable, BigQuery, Dataflow, Kubernetes
Thank you for considering a career with Lighthouse. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values equal opportunity for all. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. We actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process and during employment to ensure all qualified candidates can participate fully. Our commitment to equality is not just a policy; it's part of our culture.
If you share our passion for innovation and teamwork, we invite you to join us in shaping the future of the hospitality industry. At Lighthouse, our guiding light is to be an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage individuals from all walks of life to apply. Not ticking every box? No problem! We value diverse backgrounds and unique skill sets. If your experience looks a little different from what we've described, but you're passionate about what we do and are a quick learner, we'd love to hear from you.
We value the unique perspective and talents that you bring, and we're excited to see how your light can shine within our team. We can't wait to meet you and explore how we can grow and succeed together, illuminating the path towards a brighter future for the industry. #LI-Hybrid