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# Data Engineer at Kogan.com

- **Company:** Kogan.com
- **Location:** South Melbourne, Victoria
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2025-10-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/kogan/20008aff-cbd5-4edc-b575-d4d6288e357d

## Job description

Kogan.com is a pioneer of Australian eCommerce, and the software we build is used by millions of customers every day. You'll join a fast-moving engineering team with real ownership, shipping to production daily and using AI as part of how we work.

As a Data Engineer you'll design and run the data and ML pipelines that let teams across Marketing, Purchasing, Logistics and Finance make confident, data-driven decisions.

What you'll do:

- Scalable Pipeline Development: Design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines capable of handling 10M+ daily events and large-scale data transfers across our platforms.

- Data Modeling: Develop and optimize data models in environments like BigQuery or Snowflake to ensure high performance for both analytics and ML training sets with optimal cost

- Support ML Workflows: Build the underlying features and data inputs required for Machine Learning models

- Develop and refine ML models for practical business use cases, such as customer sentiment, churn prediction or demand forecasting

- MLOps Integration: Establish and maintain MLOps pipelines to help automate the deployment and monitoring of models in production.

- System Integration: Work with internal APIs and third-party tools to ingest data efficiently while maintaining strict data integrity.

- Governance & Quality: Implement best practices for data quality, security, and documentation to ensure our data remains a "source of truth."

- Development according to software engineering best practices (Git, CI/CD, trunk based development, tests)

- AI Collaboration: Contribute to experiments with AI and LLMs to assess how they can be practically applied to solve business problems.

What you'll need:

- Strong SQL Foundations: Solid experience writing and optimizing SQL for commercial-scale products (e.g., handling millions of rows and complex joins efficiently).

- Pipeline Orchestration: Proven experience using tools like Airflow, dbt, or AWS Glue to manage and monitor production-grade data workflows.

- Python Proficiency: Strong Python skills for data transformation, scripting and interacting with various data sources.

- ML Engineering Exposure: Practical experience building the data infrastructure that supports machine learning, including data preprocessing and model deployment pipelines. Experience with machine learning models development

- Cloud Experience: Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms, with a strong preference for GCP.

- Software Best Practices: Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, and basic containerization (Docker) to ensure code quality and deployment reliability.

- Problem-Solving Mindset: A practical approach to engineering that balances the need for speed with long-term system stability.

Bonus Points

- Experience with event streaming (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis) for real-time data needs.

- Exposure to ML platforms and tools such as SageMaker, Vertex AI, or Databricks.

- Familiarity with BI and visualization tools like Looker or Tableau.

- An interest in eCommerce dynamics and customer behavior analytics.

Why Kogan.com?

- Our culture is unlike anywhere else and regardless of where you are in your career journey, we empower you to do your best work and have a big impact. Check us out https://devblog.kogan.com/ & https://goodteams.app/teams/kogan.com.
- Work with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand's eCommerce future.
- Your role has a lot of ownership, autonomy and little red tape. You'll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impact.
- You'll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry and be part of a company that are the Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia.
- Be an Intrepreneur, playing a hands on role in shaping our strategy at our HQ.
- Learning budget of $1000.
- A range of employee benefits such as; complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Company and team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more!

To find out more about how we work, our tech stack, processes and company culture, visit https://careers.kogan.com and https://devblog.kogan.com

## About Kogan.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Kogan.com is a vertically integrated Australian eCommerce company that offers a wide range of products and services, positioning itself as the largest pure play online retailer in Australia and New Zealand.
- **Entity Type**: Public (ASX: KGN)
- **Headquarters**: Melbourne, Australia (implied by Australian operations; exact city not specified in sources)
- **Founded**: 2006
- **Founders**: Ruslan Kogan (widely known as founder, though not explicitly stated in provided sources)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: E-commerce / Online Retail
- **Target Customers**: B2C (consumers across Australia and New Zealand), with a marketplace model also serving sellers (B2B)
- **Mission/Purpose**: To make the most in-demand products and services more affordable and accessible. [careers.kogan.com](https://careers.kogan.com/)

## Products & Services
- **Kogan Retail**: Flagship online store (kogan.com) plus other retail brands: DickSmith.com.au, MattBlatt.com.au, Brosa, and Mighty Ape. Offers millions of products across electronics, furniture, appliances, and more.
- **Kogan Marketplace**: Curated platform allowing third-party sellers and distributors to access Kogan’s customer community, with an Advertising Platform for seller promotion. [annual report](https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02857866-3A651639)
- **Kogan Mobile**: Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in partnership with TPG.
- **Kogan Travel**: Online travel booking service.
- **Kogan Energy**: Energy retail services.
- **Kogan Internet**: Broadband internet services.
- **Kogan Insurance**: Insurance products in partnership with NAB.
- **Kogan FIRST**: Subscription membership offering exclusive deals, discounts, and rewards. Over 502,000 subscribers as of June 2024. [annual report](https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02857866-3A651639)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available from provided sources (public company; real-time market cap can be obtained from ASX, but not included in search results)
- **Annual Revenue**: $488.1 million (reported by LinkedIn, likely fiscal year data) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/kogan)
- **Key Metric (Private)**: N/A (public company)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: TPG (for Kogan Mobile), NAB (for Kogan Insurance). No funding round data (public company).
- **Growth Signals**: Expansion into services (energy, internet, insurance); launch of Advertising Platform for Marketplace sellers; 2.6 million active customers and 502,000+ Kogan FIRST subscribers as of June 2024. [annual report](https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02857866-3A651639)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically Integrated Model**: Combines technology, data analytics, sourcing, and logistics to control the value chain and offer competitive pricing.
- **Exclusive Brands**: Market-leading private label capabilities that complement third-party brands.
- **Data-Driven Culture**: Heavily analytical approach to product selection, pricing, and customer experience, as reflected in hiring and operational processes. [careers.kogan.com/how-we-hire](https://careers.kogan.com/how-we-hire)
- **Scalable Platform**: Marketplace and advertising platform create additional revenue streams and network effects.

## Strategic Focus
- **Service Portfolio Expansion**: Continuing to add everyday essential services (mobile, travel, energy, internet, insurance) to increase customer lifetime value.
- **Marketplace & Advertising Growth**: Scaling the curated marketplace and advertising platform to attract more sellers and drive incremental sales.
- **Customer Base Growth**: Growing Kogan FIRST membership and active customer count through data-driven marketing and value proposition.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Data-driven, analytical, and problem-solving environment. Emphasis on logical thinking and continuous improvement. [careers.kogan.com](https://careers.kogan.com/)
- **Work-Life Balance**: Flexible working arrangements available.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
  - Exclusive discounts on Kogan products
  - Free Kogan FIRST membership
  - Health & wellness benefits (free yoga, Pilates, event participation)
  - Career development opportunities and professional learning budget
  - Team referral program with generous bonuses
  - Community engagement and volunteering opportunities
  - Performance and loyalty awards
- **Office Environment**: Office-based with pop-up food trucks, pool table, and table tennis. *Note: The company does not offer remote-only/virtual positions.* [careers.kogan.com/how-we-hire](https://careers.kogan.com/how-we-hire)
- **Hiring Process**: Analytical testing (for all candidates), psychometric and technical testing for some roles; two-stage behavioral interviews; cover letter required. Equal opportunity employer.

## Sources
1. [careers.kogan.com](https://careers.kogan.com/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/kogan](https://linkedin.com/company/kogan)
3. [jobs.lever.co/kogan](https://jobs.lever.co/kogan)
4. [Annual Report (FY2024)](https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-02857866-3A651639)
5. [careers.kogan.com/how-we-hire](https://careers.kogan.com/how-we-hire)

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