Senior Data Engineer — Real-Time Events Platform

Algolia; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI search technology firm in London is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to scale and enhance their Events platform. You will design and maintain data pipelines, optimize low-latency systems, and contribute to architectural improvements. Ideal candidates should have solid experience with data pipelines, proficiency in Go, and strong knowledge of distributed systems. This role emphasizes collaboration within cross-functional teams, ensuring impactful contributions to production-critical systems, within a flexible workplace environment.

Benefits

Flexible workplace model

Autonomy in work location

Supportive and inclusive culture

Qualifications

• Solid experience with data pipelines and event-driven architectures.
• Proficiency in Go or another backend language.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems and APIs.
• Hands-on experience with BigQuery or similar data warehouses.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain reliable data pipelines for real-time and batch data.
• Optimize systems for low-latency event delivery.
• Contribute to architectural improvements for the event ingestion platform.
• Mentor new engineers and share knowledge across the team.

Skills

Data pipelines

Event-driven architectures

Proficiency in Go

Distributed systems

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Tools

BigQuery

GCP

Kubernetes

Pub/Sub

Job description

A leading AI search technology firm in London is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to scale and enhance their Events platform. You will design and maintain data pipelines, optimize low-latency systems, and contribute to architectural improvements. Ideal candidates should have solid experience with data pipelines, proficiency in Go, and strong knowledge of distributed systems. This role emphasizes collaboration within cross-functional teams, ensuring impactful contributions to production-critical systems, within a flexible workplace environment.