Data Engineer - GCP

About this roleWe’re looking for a Data Engineer to join our Data team in Sydney.
Data powers some of the most important decisions at Stake. From understanding customer behaviour and measuring product impact to improving operational efficiency and uncovering new opportunities, our data platform helps teams move with confidence.As a Data Engineer, you’ll build the foundations that help Stake scale. You’ll create trusted, accessible and high-quality data systems that empower teams across the business to make better decisions, faster.
Working closely with engineers, product managers, analysts and stakeholders, you’ll solve complex problems, improve critical systems and create leverage for others. You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our data platform while contributing to products and experiences used by hundreds of thousands of customers.
We work in a hybrid model, spending three days a week in our beautiful, dog-friendly Sydney office.
What success looks likeWithin your first year, you’ll have:Built and evolved reliable, scalable data pipelines that become foundational to how Stake operates and makes decisionsIncreased trust in data across the business by improving quality, observability, governance and documentationEnabled product, operations and commercial teams to move faster through self-service data capabilities and thoughtfully designed datasetsPartnered closely with engineers and analysts to define and implement scalable data models that support critical business outcomesImproved the performance, efficiency and maintainability of our data platform as customer and data volumes continue to growHelped establish best practices for data engineering, modelling, testing and platform reliabilityInfluenced how Stake measures success by creating robust datasets and metrics that inform strategic decision-makingBecome a trusted technical partner across the business, known for solving complex problems with clarity, pragmatism and impact
You’ll thrive here if… You have strong experience building and maintaining modern data platforms, pipelines and data products in production environmentsYou care deeply about data quality, reliability and creating systems other teams can depend onYou’re comfortable working across the data stack, from ingestion and transformation through to modelling and consumptionYou combine strong technical judgement with a practical mindset, balancing long-term platform health with business needsYou communicate clearly, simplify complexity and enjoy partnering with people across technical and non-technical teamsYou take ownership, move with urgency and enjoy solving problems that have meaningful customer and business impact
Technical skillsExperience with modern data technologies on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including BigQuery, Cloud Storage and DataflowStrong proficiency in SQL and data manipulationExperience working with event-driven data ingestion or real-time data pipelinesWorking knowledge of Python or another programming languageExperience with data warehousing and data modelling conceptsUnderstanding of data governance principles and best practicesExperience with reporting and visualisation tools, preferably MetabaseWorking knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes and Kafka/Pubsub is ideal, but not essential
Bonus if you’ve…Worked in fintech, financial services or another highly regulated industryBuilt data platforms supporting product analytics, experimentation or customer-facing productsWorked with modern cloud data platforms such as BigQueryContributed to data governance, lineage or observability initiatives at scaleHelped establish engineering standards, tooling or platform capabilities for growing teams
Benefits of working at StakeAt Stake, you’ll have the autonomy to make an impact while learning from some of the best people in the industry. You’ll play a meaningful role in building a company with strong momentum, ambitious goals and plenty of opportunities to grow.
Along the way, you’ll also enjoy a range of benefits through our Grow with Stake program, including:Professional development allowanceUp to 16 weeks of paid parental leaveChildcare allowanceWellbeing supportAnnual leave swap daysDiscretionary performance bonusStake products, including a 30% discount on an annual self-managed super fund (SMSF) membership, a $295 annual trading credit and a Stake Black account
So what happens next?Once we’ve received your application, we’ll give it the attention it deserves. If we think you could be a great addition to the team, we’ll reach out to arrange an initial conversation and guide you through the recruitment process from there.
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