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Data engineer

In short

Senior Data Engineer role building and supporting modern cloud data platforms, working within a collaborative data and AI team to design ML/AI services and data pipelines. Requires strong Databricks/Snowflake on AWS experience, Python with Spark and Airflow, advanced SQL, batch and real-time integrations, and CI/CD with Git/Jenkins. Hybrid role based in London, offered through a recruitment agency, with a strong benefits package but no salary disclosed.

About the Role
We are currently seeking Senior Data Engineers to join our innovative Data team. You will join a collaborative team of data and AI engineers, scientists, developers, analysts, and architects. Together, you will design and build modern machine learning and AI services that support analytics and improve products across the business.
Responsibilities
•Build and support data products within our modern data platform
•Design and deliver solutions with engineers, scientists and product teams
•Develop and optimise data pipelines across the analytics platform
•Integrate data from varied sources with strong quality standards
•Maintain orchestration, monitoring and performance of data components
•Improve engineering processes across the wider data community
•Promote high coding and data practice standards
•Experiment with emerging data, ML and AI technologies
•Partner with architects on data product designs
•Work collaboratively in multi-functional agile squads
•Support ML and GenAI infrastructure and workflows
Requirements
•Passion for building scalable, resilient cloud data platforms
•Strong experience with Databricks or Snowflake on AWS
•Proven Python skills, including Spark and Airflow expertise
•Advanced SQL skills and end-to-end data modelling experience
•Experience building batch and real-time data integrations
•Hands-on CI/CD skills with Git, Jenkins or similar
•Ability to ingest, cleanse and structure large, diverse datasets
•Knowledge of Terraform or similar IaC tools
•Strong collaboration skills and a proactive attitude
Nice to Have
•Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is beneficial
•Exposure to production Generative AI is an advantage
Benefits
The business offers a wide range of benefits to support you and your family inside and outside of work, which helped us achieve Top Employer status in the UK.
•Smart Working gives employees flexibility around location (as long as it's within the UK) and, for many roles, flexibility within the working day to manage other commitments, such as school drop offs etc.
•Part-time/job-share options offered on all vacancies
•Minimum of 35 days holiday (inc. bank holidays), with option to buy and sell days
•Dental Insurance, Health Cash Plan, Health Screening, Will Writing, Voluntary Critical Illness
•Mental Health First Aiders, Well Being Activities, Mindfulness
•50% off esure and Sheilas' Wheels motor and home insurance
•Annual Bonus Schemes, Annual Salary Reviews, Competitive Pension
•Employee Savings, Employee Loans
•Sports and Social Club events
•Maternity/pregnant parent/primary adopter entitlement of 16 weeks at full pay and paternity/non-pregnant parent/co-adopter at 8 weeks' full pay
•Partner Life Assurance and Critical Illness cover
•Deals on various gadgets including Wearables, Tablets and Laptops
•Car Salary Exchange, Cycle Scheme, Vehicle Breakdown Cover
•Return to work programme after maternity leave

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