Data Engineer

About the role

As a Data Engineer in SEEK’s Hirer Insights team, you’ll help build secure, high-performing data solutions that power customer-facing analytics. You will design and maintain data pipelines, optimise databases, and enhance our cloud-native platforms. Working alongside engineers, product managers and designers, you’ll turn data into insights that drive meaningful outcomes for hirers and businesses. You will report to the Engineering Manager and collaborate closely with the Principal Engineer to set technical direction. Success in your first year means delivering reliable data assets, improving performance, and contributing to a culture of engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and evolve data pipelines and cloud-native infrastructure
• Develop scalable, reliable, and secure data systems
• Optimise database performance and data processing speed
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver analytics solutions
• Maintain platform health and resolve data quality issues
• Align technical solutions with SEEK’s engineering strategy
• Share operational support duties across the product team

Skills and experience

• Proven experience in data engineering on cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
• Strong SQL, Python/PySpark and data modelling proficiency
• Experience with ETL orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow, AWS Glue, K8)
• Familiarity with big data technologies such as Spark, EMR or Presto
• Skilled in designing & optimising data warehouses/datamarts
• Hands-on experience creating CI/CD pipelines (Buildkite or TeamCity)

At SEEK we offer

• Tailored career development planning
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role
• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us. Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those with eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.