Staff Data Engineer

Bazaarvoice; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bazaarvoice is seeking a seasoned Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain large-scale, distributed data systems and pipelines. You will drive data infrastructure, optimize storage, ensure reliability, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate data needs into robust solutions.

We value strong software engineering practices, technical leadership, and a passion for staying ahead of emerging data engineering trends.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years designing and building robust, scalable, distributed data systems and pipelines using open-source and public cloud tech.
• Strong experience with data orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster).
• Experience with big data storage/processing tech (DBT, Spark, SQL, Athena/Trino, Redshift, Snowflake, PostgreSQL/MySQL).
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures and streaming tech (Kafka, Kafka Streams, Flink).
• Experience with public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform).
• Strong knowledge of software engineering practices (testing, CI/CD, Git, containers).
• Strong technical leadership, problem solving and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Passion for staying up to date with emerging data engineering technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support large-scale distributed data systems.
• Develop data pipelines and optimize storage and retrieval.
• Ensure reliability and scalability of data architecture.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and implement solutions.
• Advocate for software engineering best practices to ensure efficiency and maintainability.

Skills

Distributed data systems

Data pipeline design

Software engineering practices

Communication & collaboration

Technical leadership

Problem solving

Education

BSc in Computer Science or related

Tools

Apache Airflow

Dagster

DBT

Spark

SQL

Athena

Trino

Redshift

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Kafka

Kafka Streams

Flink

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Who we want:

Are you ready to combine your talent for crafting solid data systems and enthusiasm for cutting‑edge technology to harness the power of data at Bazaarvoice? We’re looking for a strong data engineer who thrives on building large‑scale, robust, distributed data systems and pipelines, who understands the importance of good software engineering practices to get it done. If you’re excited about shaping the future of data at Bazaarvoice, come join us.

How you will make an impact:

As a key member of the Insights team, you'll be tasked with designing, building, and supporting large‑scale, distributed data systems that drive our organization's data infrastructure forward and power our products and services. Your responsibilities will include developing data pipelines, optimizing data storage and retrieval processes, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of our data architecture. You'll collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams to understand data requirements, implement solutions, and troubleshoot issues as they arise. You'll also play a pivotal role in advocating for and implementing software engineering best practices to ensure the efficiency, maintainability, and robustness of our data systems.

Qualifications:

• BSc in Computer Science or related discipline.
• 7+ years experience designing and building robust, scalable, distributed data systems and pipelines, using open source and public cloud technologies.
• Strong experience with data orchestration tools: e.g. Apache Airflow, Dagster.
• Experience with big data storage and processing technologies: e.g. DBT, Spark, SQL, Athena/Trino, Redshift, Snowflake, RDBMSs (PostgreSQL/MySQL).
• Knowledge of event‑driven architectures and streaming technologies: e.g. Apache Kafka, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink.
• Experience with public cloud environments: e.g. AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering practices: e.g. testing, CI/CD (Jenkins, Github Actions), agile development, git/version control, containers etc.
• Strong technical leadership, problem solving skills and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively with cross‑functional teams.
• Passion for staying up to date with emerging data engineering technologies and trends.

Bazaarvoice provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants according to their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex (including pregnancy, gender stereotyping, and marital status), sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law in every location in which the company has facilities.

Please note: The successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic AccessNI check prior to starting.