Staff Data Engineer — Real-Time Streaming Leader

Signify Technology; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Signify Technology is seeking a Staff Data Engineer based in England to take ownership of technical decision making and lead the implementation of real-time data solutions. This senior-level position involves designing scalable data streaming platforms, collaborating with stakeholders, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in Python or Scala, and hands-on experience with streaming technologies such as Spark Streaming, Flink, and Kafka. Be part of a dynamic team and help drive best practices!

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills in either Python or Scala.
• Hands on experience with streaming technologies such as Spark Streaming, Flink, and Kafka.
• Proven background in building and scaling distributed data systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of scalable, real-time data streaming platforms.
• Remain hands‑on with development while driving project delivery and architecture.
• Make key technical and architectural decisions on high impact projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
• Promote best practices and mentor other engineers within the team.

Skills

Python programming

Scala programming

Spark Streaming

Flink

Kafka

Building distributed data systems

Job description

Signify Technology is seeking a Staff Data Engineer based in England to take ownership of technical decision making and lead the implementation of real-time data solutions. This senior-level position involves designing scalable data streaming platforms, collaborating with stakeholders, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have strong programming skills in Python or Scala, and hands-on experience with streaming technologies such as Spark Streaming, Flink, and Kafka. Be part of a dynamic team and help drive best practices!