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We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.\nWe’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market. \nLocation: London office / Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)\nReporting to: Data Engineering Manager\nThe Role\nMillions of people visit the Rightmove website every month. We have a huge amount of data about how people use the site, and what this means to our customers.\nYou’ll be joining our growing Data Engineering & Infrastructure team, a collaborative, high-performing group of engineers that uses this data to build the infrastructure that powers the UK’s favourite property site.\nIn this role, you will take ownership of the systems and infrastructure that ingest, process, and serve data across Rightmove. You will be responsible for the infrastructure, tooling, and engineering practices that power our data ecosystem, including data ingestion, orchestration, storage, and the developer experience for data producers and consumers.\nYou will bring strong hands-on expertise to our GCP-based data platform, design reusable patterns and tools, write robust Python and SQL, and deploy infrastructure with Terraform, while influencing the standards and technical decisions that the wider data engineering team works to.\nAs a Senior Data Engineer, you will be a technical leader and multiplier within the data platform team. You will own the infrastructure, frameworks, and internal tooling that power Rightmove’s data ecosystem. 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You'll leverage a modern GCP stack and apply your data engineering expertise to build products and services used by millions across the UK every day.\nA note from your future manager:\"This role designs and builds the pipelines and infrastructure that keep our data flowing reliably, so every team can build with confidence and speed.\"\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nDefine the technical approach to our most complex and ambiguous data challenges, setting direction where others would wait for clarity, making high-quality architectural decisions, and ensuring the right trade-offs are made for the long-term health of the platform\nOwn the end-to-end technical leadership of cross-functional projects, from shaping requirements with product owners and domain teams through to delivery. 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We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:\nWe create value… by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.\nWe think bigger… by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.\nWe care deeply… by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.\nWe move together… by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.\nWe make a difference… by focusing on delivering measurable impact.\n\nWe believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 89% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right! \n\nWhat we offer\nCash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.\nPrivate Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.\n27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.\nContributory stakeholder pension.\nLife assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life.\nCompetitive compensation package.\nPaid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.\nTravel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.\nCharitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.\nAccess deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more.\nWe offer hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office. 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