Associate Data Engineer

Confluent; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Data Engineer, where your passion for distributed systems and data engineering will thrive. You will have the opportunity to design, develop, and maintain real-time data pipelines using cutting-edge technologies like Apache Kafka and Flink. Collaborating with a talented team, you'll optimize data ingestion and ensure the performance and reliability of mission-critical applications. This innovative firm values equality and inclusivity, making it a great place to grow your career while making a significant impact in the world of data streaming. If you're eager to learn and tackle challenges in a dynamic environment, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or related field is required.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala are essential.
• Experience with Apache Kafka is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain real-time data pipelines using streaming technologies.
• Collaborate with engineers and data scientists to integrate data solutions.
• Troubleshoot performance issues in streaming applications.

Skills

Python

Java

Scala

Problem-solving

Distributed systems

Data engineering best practices

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Degree in Data Engineering

Degree in Software Engineering

Tools

Apache Kafka

Flink

Spark

SQL

NoSQL

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

With Confluent, organisations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organisation to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.

Data Connects Us.

About the Role:

We are seeking a Data Engineer to join our team and contribute to building, optimising, and maintaining our real-time data streaming infrastructure. This role is perfect for someone passionate about distributed systems, stream processing, and data engineering best practices. You will work alongside experienced engineers to design, develop, and deploy scalable data pipelines that power mission-critical applications.

What You Will Do:

1. Design, develop, and maintain real-time data pipelines using Apache Kafka, Flink, and other streaming technologies.
2. Work with structured and unstructured data to enable analytics, monitoring, and event-driven applications.
3. Optimise data ingestion, transformation, and storage for performance, reliability, and scalability.
4. Collaborate with software engineers, data scientists, and DevOps teams to integrate data solutions into production environments.
5. Implement data quality, observability, and governance best practices.
6. Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues in streaming applications and distributed systems.

What You Will Bring:

1. A degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field.
2. Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.
3. Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
4. Basic understanding of Kafka, Flink, Spark, or other stream processing technologies (hands-on experience is a plus).
5. Exposure to cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and infrastructure as code.
6. Interest in distributed systems, data architectures, and real-time analytics.
7. Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment.

What Gives You an Edge:

1. Experience with Apache Kafka.
2. Knowledge of batch and streaming data architectures.
3. Product mindset to understand business needs, and come up with scalable engineering solutions.

Come As You Are

At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

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