Software Engineer

Software Engineer (Python) - Data Platform Join to apply for the Software Engineer (Python) - Data Platform role at Revolut. About Revolut People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 65+ million customers get more from their money every day. As we continue our lightning‐fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to WorkTM. So far, we have 10,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution. About The Role Our Technology team isn't just one of the best in the industry. It's one of the best in the world. And we're proud of it. It's our driving force — our engine. From building a new financial backend to creating an innovative app, there's nothing they can't do. Our Technology team isn't here to fix legacy systems — it's here to build world‐class financial features from the ground up that'll be used by millions of people around the world. At Revolut, we pride ourselves on how truly data‐driven every department of the company is. Data platform engineers are the enablers of this data‐centric culture, providing the infrastructure and tools that power insight generation and decision‐making for everyone in the company, from entry‐level analysts to C‐level executives. We're looking for a talented and passionate engineer who's an exceptional builder and reliable collaborator to manage our exponential growth in data and related complexity. What You'll Be Doing - Designing, building, and maintaining an efficient and reliable data platform, streamlining end-to-end processes and automating workflows - Partnering with cross‐functional teams (Product, Engineering, Analytics) to build and enhance a seamless data platform, translating abstract concepts into practical solutions - Establishing and enforcing data standards, maintaining comprehensive documentation, and managing a company‐wide data registry - Training and supporting users, and communicating platform updates and insights through various channels (dashboards, bots, etc.) - Planning and executing organisation‐wide platform changes, ensuring consistent best practices for coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance - Leveraging data to guide all aspects of engineering work, ensuring insight‐driven outcomes What You'll Need - A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent practical experience - Proficiency in Python, SQL, and Unix Shell scripting - Experience implementing agile software development best practices, including TDD, refactoring, CI/CD, and XP - Demonstrated experience in custom ETL design, implementation, and maintenance, along with workflow orchestration using tools like Airflow - Extensive experience working with distributed data processing and query engines (e.g., Trino, Spark, Snowflake, BigQuery) - Experience building data platforms using Spark, Trino, Presto, Flink, or similar, with a focus on data quality, SQL performance tuning, and data warehousing principles - Experience building large‐scale infrastructure applications and writing maintainable code in multiple programming languages Nice to have - Expertise in cloud (GCP, AWS), containerisation, and infrastructure‐as‐code (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform) - An understanding of modern data architecture with experience implementing data mesh principles - Familiarity with notebook‐based data science workflows and proficiency in using monitoring and logging tools (NewRelic, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK) Our commitment to diversity and inclusion Building a global financial super app isn't enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that's why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard‐working team. Important notice for candidates - Only apply through official Revolut channels. We don't use any third‐party services or platforms for our recruitment. - Always double‐check the emails you receive. Make sure all communications are being done through official Revolut emails, with an @revolut.com domain. We won't ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process. If anyone does ask you for this, it's a scam. Report it immediately. By submitting this application, I confirm that all the information given by me in this application for employment and any additional documents attached hereto are true to the best of my knowledge and that I have not wilfully suppressed any material fact. I confirm I have disclosed if applicable any previous employment with Revolut. I accept that if any of the information given by me in this application is in any way false or incorrect, my application may be rejected, any offer of employment may be withdrawn or my employment with Revolut may be terminated summarily or I may be dismissed. By submitting this application, I agree that my personal data will be processed in accordance with Revolut's Candidate Privacy Notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr