Opportunity Available - Senior Reporting Engineer - London

Hi all,

Please find below an opportunity we have here at Blinkbox Music – London
I’ve posted the job spec below, though I would emphasise that this role is much more postgresql focussed than the description below might suggest.

We require a skilled database developer to take ownership of our existing reporting platform, and be in a position to maintain and improve workflow to be both accurate and scalable.

Any interested parties may contact Taher Shihadeh <taher(at)blinkbox(dot)com>

Thanks

About blinkbox Music
We believe what you like is more important than what you know. So
you don't have to trawl a massive catalogue - all you need to do is
enter a single song, artist or genre to get started. From here the
music you love keeps on coming - you get personalised radio stations
full of songs that match this search. So if you search a specific
artist, you'll get their songs, with other similar ones thrown
in. As we get to know you it just gets better and better. It's free,
easy and personalised - and potentially never-ending. And there is
also a paid subscription based service for our most demanding
listeners. We work in an exciting industry, using cutting edge web
technologies to provide high quality customer experiences. The team
is made up of experienced, creative, enthusiastic individuals who
between them maintain, develop and improve our website, mobile and
device applications. blinkbox Music has an open, lively culture
where every team member can make a difference. In 2015 we were
acquired by Australian born Guvera. Our parent company is also much
more than a music streaming service. Currently present in 20
countries and with millions of users, with access to millions of
songs from local and international artists. The acquisition is just
the beginning, and the stepping stone into Europe. Our joint plan?
To be in up to 20 new markets by June, and up to 100 markets by the
end of the year.

About the role: Senior Reporting Engineer
In the reporting team, you will have a pivotal role in enabling
business development by delivering music usage reports to record
labels and collection societies. You will also be creating and
interpreting in-depth statistics to support the internal teams in
evaluating performance and developing plans. As senior member of the
reporting team, you will maintain the reporting and statistics code
base and databases, keeping abreast of new requirements and ensuring
the system continues to be fit for purpose. Your experience will be
an important resource both for development teams and Business
Intelligence.

Personal Attributes:
+ Passionate, energetic and immersed in the world of technology
+ Thrives under pressure in a fast moving, action oriented environment
+ Takes pride in their work and driven to deliver high quality reporting
+ Keep all communication clear, simple and well structured
+ Adapts influencing style to suit customers, individuals, teams and situations Functional and Technical Expertise

Can provide evidence and examples of most, if not all, of the following:
+ Expert level SQL skills, preferably PostgreSQL or other Linux/Unix DBMS platform
+ Unix/Linux experience.
+ Good programming skills, with proficient shell scripting, automation and Python. Perl is a plus, but not a requirement
+ Database performance tuning
+ Analytical approach to monitoring and problem diagnosis is a must, with a careful attention to detail.
+ Proven experience in systems integration projects, delivered on time according to specification
+ Experience in requirements gathering and analysis
+ Ability to engage with stakeholders, understanding their needs and delivering to key milestones
+ Knowledge of data warehousing benefficial (Hive/Hadoop).
+ LAMP stack experience a plus
+ Experience of using statistics and visualisation to understand business and/or web usage data

Benefits: pension, bonus/shares, unlimited caffeine, daily fruit, weekly cake day, payday beer...