Senior Data Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A software engineering firm in Slough is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to collaborate on innovative data solutions. In this role, you'll build robust data platforms, consult on data strategies, and work with a range of technologies from data ingestion to architecture. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in big data applications and proficiency in technologies like Python and Apache Spark. The company offers a culture of creativity and significant growth opportunities.

Benefits

Unlimited annual leave

Life Insurance & Private Health insurance paid by company

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Data Engineer in complex enterprise environments.
• Understanding of technology fundamentals.
• Experience with big data applications and tech stacks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver AI and ML systems.
• Build frameworks for data ingestion from various sources.
• Consult on data strategy and modernization of data infrastructure.

Skills

Python

Apache Spark

HDFS

HBase

Snowflake

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

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Sahaj Software is an artisanal software engineering firm built on the values of trust, respect, curiosity, and craftsmanship, and delivering purpose-built solutions to drive data-led transformation for organisations. Our emphasis is on craft as we create purpose-built solution, leveraging Data Engineering, Platform Engineering and Data Science with a razor-sharp focus to solve complex business and technology challenges, and provide customers with a competitive edge.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll feel at home if you are hands on, grounded, opinionated and passionate about delivering comprehensive data solutions that align with modern data architecture approaches. Your work will range from building a full data platform to building data pipelines or helping with data architecture and strategy.

This role is ideal for those looking to have a large impact and huge scope for growth, while still being hands on with technology. We aim to allow growth without becoming “post-technical”.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Engineers to deliver production quality AI and Machine Learning systems
• Build frameworks and supporting tooling for data ingestion from a complex variety of sources
• Consult with our clients on data strategy, modernising their data infrastructure, architecture and technology
• Model their data for increased visibility and performance
• You will be given ownership of your work, and are encouraged to propose alternatives and make a case for doing things differently; our clients trust us and we manage ourselves.
• You will work in short sprints to deliver working software
• You will be working with other data engineers in Sahaj and work on building Data Engineering capability across the organisation

You can read more about what we do and how we think here: https://sahaj.ai/client-stories/

Skills you’ll need:

• Demonstrated experience as a Senior Data Engineer in complex enterprise environments
• Deep understanding of technology fundamentals and experience with languages like Python, or functional programming languages like Scala
• Demonstrated experience in design and development of big data applications using tech stacks like Databricks, Apache Spark, HDFS, HBase and Snowflake
• Commendable skills in building data products, by integrating large sets of data from hundreds of internal and external sources would be highly critical
• A nuanced understanding of code quality, maintainability and practices like Test Driven Development
• Ability to deliver an application end to end; having an opinion on how your code should be built, packaged and deployed using CI/CD
• Understanding of Cloud platforms, DevOps, GitOps, Containers

What will you experience as a culture at Sahaj? At Sahaj, people's collective stands for a shared purpose where everyone owns the dreams, ideas, ideologies, successes, and failures of the organisation - a synergy that is rooted in the ethos of honesty, respect, trust, and equitability.

At Sahaj you will experience:-

• Creativity
• Ownership
• Craftsmanship
• A culture of trust, respect and transparency
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the finest minds in the industry

What are the benefits of being at Sahaj?

• Unlimited annual leave
• Life Insurance & Private Health insurance paid by Sahaj