Woolworths

• Sydney based role with hybrid working

• Opportunity to work with the latest and greatest technologies

• Help drive the innovation across our products

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. 

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Staff Engineer to join our dynamic team at W Digital. In this role, you will play a critical part in designing, building, and improving our complex customer data platfor. You will be a technical leader, guiding your team through challenging projects and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions.

What you’ll do

• Lead the design and development of complex data warehouse systems, ensuring alignment with business needs and technical best practices.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers on the team, fostering a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing within the primary squad and across those squads who operate up and down stream.

• Proactively identify and address technical challenges, proposing innovative solutions and driving their implementation.

• Advocate for progress towards the target state architecture for the Domain, with a particular focus on resilience, flexibility, security, scalability and cost effectiveness.

• Collaborate effectively with product managers, designers, architects and other stakeholders to deliver exceptional digital experiences.

• Stay updated on emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to leverage them for continuous improvement.

• Contribute to the ongoing evolution of our engineering practices, championing quality, efficiency, and scalability.

What You’ll Bring

5+ years' experience as a Senior Data Engineer/Technical Lead with proficiency in Build scalable data models and databases to support applications, analytics, and reporting. Strong foundation in data design principles and best practices.

• Proven experience leading technical projects and guiding engineering teams.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

• In-depth experience with a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP), GCP preferred.

• In-depth experience with a container management platform (Kubernetes, CloudRun, ECS).

• Experience building CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions).

• Retail/e-commerce domain experience preferred, but other domains with suitable technical experience considered.

• 5-10 years' experience in architecture, designing the data model, and implementing the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process,.

• Dashboard design, BI Analytic and Agentic AI advantageous.

What you’ll experience

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams.

• High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities. 

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.

• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.

• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.