Senior Data Engineer

Wave Talent
London
1 year ago
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A very well-funded AI start-up, with presence across Europe, US and the Middle East, is looking for a Senior Data Engineer.



Qualifications, skills, and all relevant experience needed for this role can be found in the full description below.

Having just raised one of the largest Series A funding rounds in the sector, they are looking to grow rapidly, building multiple new product development teams (circa 30 new hires across Data & Engineering).


????Salary:up to £120k

????Location:Old Street (3-4 office days/week)


Must have requirements:

  • Being able to write high quality, production-grade code - ideally in Python, Java or Scala
  • Knowledge of data modelling and schema design
  • Strong system design skills with data-intensive applications
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL,
  • MySQL)
  • Experience with at least one cloud platform (ideally AWS) and its data services
  • Great written and verbal communication skills


???? Bonus points for:

  • Experience with big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Spark, Kafka)
  • Experience with AWS data services (e.g. S3, Athena, AWS Glue)
  • Familiarity with data warehousing solutions (e.g. Redshift, BigQuery, Snowflake)
  • Knowledge of containerisation and orchestration tools (e.g. Docker, ECS, Kubernetes)
  • Data orchestration experience with Airflow or Prefect
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, AWS CDK)
  • Experience with machine learning pipelines and MLOps
  • Having worked in a rapidly growing, product-focused start-up

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