Senior Big Data Engineer

Gaming Innovation Group; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in IT Services is seeking a Big Data Engineer to join their agile team. You will work with cutting-edge technologies to enhance a platform that processes thousands of messages per second. The role offers remote or hybrid working options and a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

International Health Insurance

Health and Wellbeing Package

Birthday Day Off

Me Time - 1 day off per year

Free office lunches

Qualifications

• Experience with Python and Scala.
• Worked with both Linux and Windows environments.

Responsibilities

• Support real-time data collation across multiple products.
• Maintain and add features to a high-throughput data platform.

Skills

Object oriented programming

Data modelling

ETL processes

CI/CD

Docker

Version control

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 be supporting an event driven micro service lambda architecture.

Your focus is to work with the current agile team and contribute to the platform's objectives and continue being an enabler to many other data technology stakeholders such as the Business Intelligence, Data Science and Quality Assurance teams. You will be up for a challenge, to continue maintaining and adding new features to a platform that ingests up to 5000 messages per second across multiple products such as Lottery, Sports and Casino.

Reporting to the Lead Big Data Engineer and supported by the Big Data Architect to follow best practices, you'll be guided into delivering world class product increments that support our Tier 1 Platform.

You're really awesome at:

• Object oriented programming (Java)
• Data modelling using any database technologies
• ETL processes (ETLs are oldschool, we transfer in memory now) and experience with Apache Spark or Apache NiFi
• Applied understanding of CI\CD in change management
• Dockerised applications
• Used distributed version control systems
• Excellent team player
• Meticulous and passionate about your work

You're also good at:

• Functional oriented programming (experience with Python, Scala)
• Analytical mindset
• Low latency databases such as ClickHouse
• Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Can collaborate in scoping exercises
• Mentoring skills
• Have worked with both Linux and Windows environments
• Unix/Linux

What will you get in this role?

You'll give us your ideas and knowledge, and if we're a good match we'll back you up with a salary you can be proud of and industry perks like daily lunch. On top of the perks, you'll even get to work with the best talent the industry has to offer.

Benefits:

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

Additional Benefits:

• Great career development opportunities
• Hybrid or remote working model
• International Health Insurance
• Health and Wellbeing Package (350 EUR per year)
• Birthday Day Off
• Me Time - 1 day off per year

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting