Big Data Engineer

Gaming Innovation Group; Manchester; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the gaming industry is seeking an entry-level Big Data Engineer to join their innovative team. You'll work with cutting-edge technologies, contributing to a platform that processes thousands of messages per second. This role offers a competitive salary, remote or hybrid work options, and a supportive environment for career development.

Benefits

Great career development opportunities

100% remote or hybrid working model

International Health Insurance

Health and Wellbeing Package (€350 per year)

Birthday Day Off

Me Time - 1 day off per year

Free lunches in the office

Qualifications

• Experience with functional programming (Python, Scala).
• Strong understanding of low latency databases.
• Mentoring skills and collaboration in scoping exercises.

Responsibilities

• Work with the agile team on platform objectives.
• Support data technology stakeholders.
• Maintain and add features to a high-throughput platform.

Skills

Object-oriented programming

Data modeling

ETL processes

CI/CD

Docker

Team player

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Apache Spark

Apache NiFi

ClickHouse

Linux

Windows

Job description

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As part of the Big Data Team, you will be using cutting-edge technologies to work on collating data across different sources within GiG. Sources are all in real-time, and you will support an event-driven microservice Lambda architecture.

Your focus is to work with the current agile team, contribute to the platform's objectives, and enable other data technology stakeholders such as Business Intelligence, Data Science, and Quality Assurance teams. You will be challenged to maintain and add new features to a platform that ingests up to 5000 messages per second across multiple products like Lottery, Sports, and Casino.

Reporting to the Lead Big Data Engineer and supported by the Big Data Architect, you will follow best practices and deliver world-class product increments supporting our Tier 1 Platform.

You're really awesome at:

• Object-oriented programming (Java)
• Data modeling using various database technologies
• ETL processes (transferring data in-memory, moving away from traditional ETLs) and experience with Apache Spark or Apache NiFi
• Applied understanding of CI/CD in change management
• Dockerized applications
• Using distributed version control systems
• Being an excellent team player
• Meticulous and passionate about your work

You're also good at:

• Functional programming (experience with Python, Scala)
• Analytical mindset
• Low latency databases such as ClickHouse
• Holding a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Collaborating in scoping exercises
• Mentoring skills
• Working with Linux and Windows environments

What will you get in this role?

You'll share your ideas and knowledge, and if we're a good match, we'll support you with a competitive salary and industry perks like daily lunch. You'll also work with top industry talent.

Benefits:

• Great career development opportunities
• 100% remote or hybrid working model
• International Health Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Package (€350 per year)
• Birthday Day Off
• Me Time - 1 day off per year
• Free lunches in the office

Additional Information

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting