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We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our eCommerce Data team at NEXT. Based at NEXT Head Office in Leicestershire, offering a competitive salary range of £64,000 - £79,000 with great benefits!
Let’s talk numbers. In UK retail, NEXT is a major name. We sell thousands of items an hour and are rapidly expanding our e-commerce business. This is a place for anyone in Tech to learn, grow, and thrive.
eCommerce Data provides the means to analyze shopping patterns on our site and in general, helping the business understand what is working and what is not.
About the role
As an ML Ops Data Engineer within the eCommerce Data team at NEXT, your role will involve building and maintaining robust data pipelines and deploying machine learning models into production. You will collaborate closely with data scientists, software engineers, and IT teams to ensure seamless integration and operation of data and machine learning systems. Your responsibilities include:
* Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and ETL processes.
* Ensuring data quality, integrity, and security across all data platforms.
* Collaborating with data scientists to understand data requirements and provide necessary data infrastructure.
* Managing and optimizing databases and data warehouses for performance and scalability.
ML Ops
* Developing algorithms and models to solve specific problems.
* Training and fine-tuning models using large datasets.
* Implementing machine learning pipelines and workflows.
* Optimizing models for performance and scalability.
* Collaborating with data scientists to translate prototypes into production-ready solutions.
* Monitoring and maintaining deployed models to ensure they perform as expected.
All work will be based at our Leicestershire Head Office, which offers a flexible working environment to support work-life balance.
Bring your energy, play to your strengths, and help us make things bigger and better than before.
What we’re looking for
* Strong knowledge of Python, Spark, and SQL, with experience in relational and NoSQL databases.
* Knowledge of data preprocessing and feature engineering.
* Advanced expertise in Spark for scaling data science models efficiently on large datasets while managing cloud costs.
* Experience with machine learning frameworks such as MLFlow, TensorFlow, PyTorch, or Scikit-learn.
* Understanding of CI/CD tools and practices for machine learning.
* Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
If you have proven experience in Data Engineering, strong communication skills, and the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions, this is the place for your career growth.
Benefits
* Salary: £64,000 - £79,000
* Annual performance bonus
* Sharesave scheme
* Annual Pay Reward
* Pension: 3% Employer / 5% Employee
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (buy/sell up to 3 days)
* 25% staff discount and free next-day delivery
* Refurbished restaurant and bar
* Staff shops in Yorkshire and Leicestershire
* Juice bar and coffee shop
* Gympass discounted gym membership
* Free company bus service
* Onsite nursery in Leicester
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