Journey

Senior Data Developer

Journey  •  Remote  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

What you'll do

You'll work end-to-end. That means:
  • Design and build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for BigQuery, using Python and SQL.
  • Lead our implementation of DataForm for version-controlled, testable SQL transformations.
  • Define and maintain engineering standards: code review, CI/CD, monitoring, and testing.
  • Work with analysts, product engineers, and the AI team to turn business needs into robust data models.
  • Mentor teammates and help level up how Journey works with data.
You'll work with modern tech, use LLMs and agentic coding tools responsibly to speed up analysis and development.

Projects You’ll Work On
  • Migrating legacy Databricks ETL to GCP-native tooling.
  • Building cross-cloud ingestion pipelines (e.g., S3 or ADLS → BigQuery) as we consolidate data from partners.
  • Setting up a DataForm-based transformation layer from scratch.
  • Defining CI/CD and monitoring standards for the data platform.

What you'll bring

  • Strong production experience with Google Cloud Platform, especially BigQuery (partitioning, clustering, cost/performance tuning).
  • Hands-on experience with DataForm.
  • Advanced SQL proficiency—window functions, complex joins, and query optimization.
  • Solid Python skills for pipeline engineering and tooling.
  • Thorough understanding of ETL/ELT: orchestration, idempotency, data quality, observability.
  • Comfort with CI/CD practices and Git-based workflows (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).
  • 5+ years in data engineering, with at least 2 years focused on GCP.
Nice to Have
  • Experience with Databricks or PySpark in production environments.
  • Familiarity with AWS or Azure data services.
  • Exposure to Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform).
  • Knowledge of data streaming technologies (Pub/Sub, Dataflow, Kafka).
  • Partnering with analytics or ML teams.
  • Ability to communicate clearly with non-technical colleagues.

What you'll get

What You'll Get
  • Direct ownership and influence over a critical business platform.
  • You will join a team of disruptive thinkers, digital specialists and tech pioneers.
  • High quality hardware and development tools.
  • Flexible working — in the beginning we expect mostly office collaboration but over time you will get more remote flexibility.
  • Regular company off-sites.
Our Values
  • In it together: We've got each other's backs. No ego, no silos.
  • Driven by success: When our clients win, we all win.
  • We're pioneering: The biggest risk is not taking any.
Journey

About Journey

The future of luxury hospitality isn’t just about selling rooms: it’s about retailing experiences.

Journey partners with hotel owners and operators to turn every guest interaction into a personalised, profitable opportunity, delivering Return on Experience.

Our Hospitality Performance Platform helps luxury hotels monetise every moment, transforming each touchpoint into a revenue opportunity. It includes:

-The world’s first all-in-one hotel ecommerce platform, allowing guests to book rooms, spa, dining and retail products in a single basket.

- Our experience management system (formerly Premier Software) unifies activities and facilities, including spa treatments, golf, bike hire, EV charging, and more, into one central system.

- Gifted, the UK’s leading hotel gift voucher platform.

Journey also provides high-performing websites and digital marketing services that elevate online presence and drive commercial results.

Founded in 2012, our team of around 150 hospitality and ecommerce specialists is helping shape the future of hotel retail.

A Certified Google Premier Partner, Journey supports over 750 luxury hotels worldwide, including Claridge's, Beaverbrook, Calcot Collection, The BoTree, Grantley Hall, and Soneva (Maldives).

Proud to be recognised across the industry:

- Best Website - Hotel Marketing Association 2025

- Best Luxury Hotel & Property Booking Platform - SME News, UK Enterprise Awards 2025

- Exceptional Customer Satisfaction – Business Awards: Information Technology 2024

- Best Hotel Technology Product (100+ employees) – Boutique Hotelier Awards 2023

- Innovation in Tech – Business Awards: Travel 2023

- Innovation Award – GloucestershireLive 2023

- Finalist – Best Hotel Booking Solutions Provider, World Travel Tech Awards 2023

See what’s new on the Journey blog: journey.travel/insights

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Cheltenham, GB
Year Founded
2012
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