Data Infrastructure Engineer, Shazam (Fixed Term Contract - 12 months)

Summary

Posted: Dec 6, 2024

Role Number:200581403

Hundreds of millions of users. Billions of Shazams. Countless moments of discovery. Shazam brings a unique brand of magic to millions every day. It’s our people - their imagination, skills and ideas - that shape our future, and help us make the impossible come to life. At Shazam, we are fortunate to have some of the most exciting data in the music world and beyond. As a Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will help build Shazam's data platform which encompasses batch and real-time stream processing of mobile app event data, ETL jobs, machine learning modelling, and more.

Description

The role is based in London while involving close collaboration with engineering & product teams around the world. You will help maintain our data platform’s infrastructure as well as utilise it to build new features & content. You will work across a wide array of systems & technologies that include both batch & real-time streaming pipelines. You will be able to participate, contribute, and even lead impactful projects that will allow us to further grow & improve upon our data platform.

Minimum Qualifications

• Continuous learning and improvement mindset, willing to push yourself outside of your comfort zone
• Understanding and application of software engineering best practises
• Understanding of troubleshooting distributed systems
• Familiarity with cloud technologies
• Familiarity with DevOps tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-starter and happy to build collaborative relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Interest or experience in analysing and working with large datasets in BigQuery
• Interest or experience in managing GCP infrastructure via Terraform
• Interest or experience in orchestrating batch jobs in Airflow