Senior Data Engineer - Python - 736DEEP

Interface Recruitment UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their dynamic team in Leeds. This role offers the chance to work with pioneering cloud technologies and engage in a creative environment. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will collaborate with product development teams, utilizing Agile methodologies to deliver high-quality solutions. Your responsibilities will include mentoring team members, maintaining best practices, and ensuring robust code quality. If you're passionate about technology and eager to contribute to innovative projects, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Free Parking

Flexible Working Hours

Creative Environment

Friendly Team Atmosphere

Qualifications

• Experience in creating scalable solutions and web development.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and data modelling principles.

Responsibilities

• Maintain knowledge of technology landscape for consultancy services.
• Assist clients in enterprise-scale projects with best practices.
• Mentor and assist in the progress of team members.

Skills

Web Development

Server-side Development

Data Modelling

Agile Methodologies

Stakeholder Management

Cloud Technologies

TDD/BDD

Job description

Job Title: Senior Data Engineer
The Role:

• Chance to work with Cloud technology
• Big data environment
• Pioneering technology
• Truly creative / studio environment
• Flexibility
• Leeds City location but with free parking
• Friendly team with a one for all attitude

Summary of position

The senior data engineer will be working across our client and SaaS product development teams, working in a variety of Agile (Scrum, DSDM, Kanban) and traditional project delivery frameworks. Our data engineers are expected to know at least two scripting/OO/functional languages.

Responsibilities

The senior data engineer will have the following responsibilities:

• Maintain a broad knowledge of the technology landscape helping the client provide market-leading consultancy services.
• Assist our clients in enterprise-scale projects utilising best-practice development methodologies, well-tested code, and elegant solutions.
• Get stuff done properly, first time around.
• Make it right and only then make it fast.
• Spend as much time thinking about tests and security as on writing code.
• Work with a team of like-minded high-calibre engineers to translate user requirements into working code.
• Mentoring and assisting in the progress of others.
• Lead definition and maintenance of best practice and standards in development and design principles and process.
• Have excellent teamwork, leadership and communication skills.

If you see something that’s broken, fix it. That includes the coffee machine.

Skills & Experience

The senior data engineer should have a broad experience of highly available, transactional and scalable solutions.

• Strong web & server-side development experience.
• An understanding of data modelling – from 3NF through to denormalisation for analysis.
• A working knowledge of software development delivery in a Scrum environment.
• Broader knowledge of IT – Networking, platform, hardware, security.
• TDD/BDD.
• Experience of moving in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Working knowledge of at least one Cloud provider (PaaS, IaaS, SaaS).

Exceptional stakeholder management skills & experience. Above all, the senior data engineer must be open to new technologies, quick to adapt, and quick to learn.

Location

The Role will be based at a Leeds office. Travel to client sites may be required from time-to-time.