Data Engineer - Python - Up To £140,000 P/A + Comps - London

Hunter Bond; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Bond is seeking an experienced engineer to join a team building and maintaining critical data infrastructure. You’ll work across software development, platform engineering and reliability to develop tools and systems for data-intensive environments.

This hands-on role focuses on Python-based tooling, automation and platform improvements, with opportunities to optimize pipelines, containers and cloud infrastructure while taking ownership of reliable, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial software engineering experience, with strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience building software, data pipelines or tooling within a complex, data‑intensive environment.
• Familiarity with platforms, infrastructure or containerisation technologies such as Kubernetes; deeper expertise is not essential.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, a practical problem‑solving mindset and an interest in reliability, automation and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve Python-based tools, services and systems supporting large‑scale data processing workflows.
• Build and maintain platform capabilities, automation and tooling to improve system reliability, performance and operational efficiency.
• Work with databases, containerised environments and modern infrastructure to support robust, scalable engineering solutions.
• Contribute to platform support and continuous improvement, collaborating with engineering teams to investigate issues and strengthen system resilience.

Skills

Python

SQL

Software engineering

Reliability

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

We’re partnering with a highly technology-driven firm seeking an experienced engineer to join a team focused on building and maintaining critical data infrastructure. You’ll work across software development, platform engineering and reliability, helping to develop the tools and systems that keep complex, data-intensive environments running efficiently.

This is a hands‑on engineering role combining software development with platform improvements, automation and ongoing system optimisation. It would suit Data Engineers, Python Engineers and Software Engineers who enjoy working across different areas of technology, solving challenging problems and taking ownership of reliable, scalable systems.

What you’ll do

• Develop and improve Python-based tools, services and systems supporting large‑scale data processing workflows.
• Build and maintain platform capabilities, automation and tooling to improve system reliability, performance and operational efficiency.
• Work with databases, containerised environments and modern infrastructure to support robust, scalable engineering solutions.
• Contribute to platform support and continuous improvement, collaborating with engineering teams to investigate issues and strengthen system resilience.

What we’re looking for

• 4+ years of commercial software engineering experience, with strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience building software, data pipelines or tooling within a complex, data‑intensive environment.
• Familiarity with platforms, infrastructure or containerisation technologies such as Kubernetes; deeper expertise is not essential.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, a practical problem‑solving mindset and an interest in reliability, automation and scalable systems.

If you’re a Python Engineer, Data Engineer or Software Engineer looking for a varied role combining hands‑on development with modern platforms and challenging technical problems.