Senior Data Engineer — Build AI-Driven Data Platform

aPriori Technologies; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension match

Private medical & dental

Flexible time off

aPriori days

Job summary

aPriori Technologies is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Data Platform Team in Belfast. You will build a modern data platform powering BI, analytics, and AI-driven products, focusing on scalable pipelines and reliable data solutions.

The role requires hands-on experience with cloud data ecosystems, data quality, and production-grade platforms. It offers a hybrid work arrangement in Belfast and the chance to influence enterprise-scale data projects.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in data engineering or similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience in data engineering or software engineering roles.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands-on experience with data pipeline orchestration and ETL/ELT tools (Airflow, Temporal, dbt, Airbyte, Fivetran, or similar).
• Strong understanding of data quality practices, including validation, testing, and monitoring of production data pipelines.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong experience in database and data warehouse design, including patterns such as Medallion, Data Mesh, or similar distributed data models
• Highly proficient in Python and SQL

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain data APIs, semantic layers, and curated data products to enable downstream analytics and AI capabilities
• Partner with Product Management and product teams to translate requirements into scalable data solutions that address internal and external business needs
• Model and structure complex engineering and simulation datasets for analytics, AI/ML, and product integration use cases
• Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, AI Engineers, BI Engineers, and Software Engineers across adjacent product teams to deliver robust, production-grade data capabilities
• Partner with QA, and business stakeholders to support data-driven initiatives, ensuring solutions are reliable, well-tested, and aligned with customer and organisational needs
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps best practices for data services
• Ensure data integrity, quality, and efficiency by applying best practices and tools
• Explore and implement new tools and techniques in data architecture and processing

Skills

Data engineering

Python

SQL

Communication

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Airflow

dbt

Airbyte

Fivetran

Temporal

Job description

aPriori Technologies is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our Data Platform Team in Belfast. You will build a modern data platform powering BI, analytics, and AI-driven products, focusing on scalable pipelines and reliable data solutions.

The role requires hands-on experience with cloud data ecosystems, data quality, and production-grade platforms. It offers a hybrid work arrangement in Belfast and the chance to influence enterprise-scale data projects.