Senior Data Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines using ETL and ELT methodologies to process and integrate data from various sources into a data lake, a central data warehouse, operational data stores, analytical data marts and various application interfaces
• Implement and manage real-time data streaming solutions utilising Kafka, Debezium, Kafka Connect
• Build, schedule and maintain custom workflows using Apache Airflow to ensure timely and accurate data processing and delivery
• Work with a variety of database technologies, including relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases (MongoDB) and analytical/big data systems (Redshift, BigQuery, SingleStore)
• Employ tools like Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm to manage and provision infrastructure efficiently
• Develop and maintain continuous integration and deployment pipelines to streamline development processes
• Conduct unit and integration testing to ensure high code quality, data integrity and system reliability
• Engage with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders, to understand data needs and deliver solutions
• Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation of data processes, workflows and systems
• Monitor system performance and address faults and failures in production systems as part of an on-call rotation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in data engineering roles, with a focus on building and managing data pipelines
• Minimum of 2 years experience in software and/or application development roles (can be concurrent with data engineering experience)
• Proficiency in Python is essential
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Debezium, and Kafka Connect
• Proficiency in a data pipeline orchestration tool or suitable workflow orchestration tool like Apache Airflow (preferred), Databricks, Dagster or Airbyte
• Strong understanding and hands-on experience working with various database technologies, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redshift (BigQuery and SingleStore advantageous)
• Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm for infrastructure management
• Solid knowledge of cloud computing concepts, with experience in AWS services being advantageous
• Ability to write complex SQL queries across different dialects
• Familiarity with unit and integration testing methodologies
• Experience in setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Good verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team and across departments
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities, technologies and tooling
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• JavaScript and Scala development experience is advantageous
• Exposure to analytical systems and basic data science tooling advantageous
• Familiarity with basic machine learning and analytical modelling concepts advantageous
• Exposure to self-service reporting tools like Tableau, Looker and DOMO advantageous