Senior Platform Engineer

Harnham; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a skilled Recruitment Consultant specializing in Data Engineering. This role is pivotal in developing microservices for real-time data processing and analytics, utilizing cutting-edge technologies. You will work closely with a team of analytics engineers and data scientists, enhancing the experimentation framework to support data science and machine learning operations. This opportunity offers a dynamic work environment where you can leverage your expertise in Java and live-streaming technologies while contributing to a sophisticated martech solution. If you're passionate about data engineering and thrive in a collaborative setting, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience with live-streaming technologies and event-driven architecture.
• Solid understanding of CI/CD practices and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Developing microservices for real-time data ingestion and analytics.
• Collaborating with analytics engineers for fast insights.

Skills

Java

Python

Event-driven architecture

Live-streaming technologies

CI/CD practices

Education

Computer Science degree

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Kinesis

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Job description

This range is provided by Harnham. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Recruitment Consultant - Data Engineering (North and Midlands) at Harnham

Location: Primarily Remote (1 day/month in-office)

Join a cutting-edge Data Platform Engineering team working on real-time analytics and microservices architecture to power one of the most sophisticated martech solutions in the industry.

About the Role:

Reporting directly to the Platform Engineering Manager, you'll be a vital part of a team that enables real-time data processing and analytics. This role involves developing and maintaining microservices, capturing user events and feeding them into a Snowflake-powered analytics platform.

What You’ll Be Doing:

1. Developing microservices that handle real-time data ingestion from APIs into the data warehouse
2. Working with live-streaming data
3. Writing clean, efficient Java code (Python is a bonus!)
4. Enhancing and scaling the experimentation framework to support data science and ML operations
5. Collaborating with analytics engineers and data scientists to enable fast insights

This Role Requires:

1. Experience with live-streaming technologies such as Kafka, Flink or Kinesis
2. Solid understanding of event-driven architecture
3. Experience with CI/CD practices and tools
4. Familiarity with microservices and modern cloud-based platforms
5. Exposure to MLOps and Kubernetes is a big plus
6. Computer Science degree or equivalent practical experience

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Other

Industries

Telecommunications