Data Engineer (Backend)

Ocean Infinity; Porto; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 61.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ocean Infinity in Porto is seeking a Data Engineer - Backend to turn fleet data into actionable insights. You will work with data from shipboard and underwater cameras, plus lab imagery, building scalable pipelines, APIs, and backend services that feed AI models and customer-facing products.

Collaborate with product teams and data platform engineers to design solutions, ensure data quality, manage data lakes, and optimize performance.

Formación

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field, plus 3+ years as a Data/Backend Engineer.
• Strong Python, proficient SQL, and understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience building pipelines, APIs or backend services linked to data platforms.
• Experience with data lakes and both structured and unstructured data; familiar with orchestration tools.

Responsabilidades

• Collaborate with product teams, AI engineers and data platform engineers to design solutions.
• Build pipelines and integrations moving data between lakehouse, AI systems, and products.
• Create datasets for AI training, testing, and inference.
• Develop APIs and backend services for datasets and model outputs.
• Help AI engineers build small model services and prototypes.
• Monitor data quality, identify issues, fix them, and improve performance.
• Document your work clearly for other teams.

Conocimientos

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

APIs

Backend services

Airflow

Prefect

Flyte

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Kubernetes

Delta Lake

Data lakes

REST APIs

Communication

Educación

Bachelors in CS/Math

Herramientas

Airflow

Prefect

Flyte

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Kubernetes

Delta Lake

Descripción del empleo

At Ocean Infinity , we're on a bold mission to subsea data using innovative technology. Using cutting-edge robotics, autonomous technology and world-class software, we're transforming how complex operations are carried out at sea. Our uncrewed systems are making ocean exploration and operations safer, smarter and more sustainable , helping unlock the vast potential of our oceans while reducing environmental impact.

This isn't a vision for the future. It's happening right now. As we continue to push the boundaries of innovation and redefine what's possible in the maritime industry, we're looking for exceptional talent to join our fast-growing team. Ocean Infinity is looking for a Data Engineer - Backend to help turn data our fleet captures into operational information and products our customers rely on. Day-to-day, that means working with data from shipboard and underwater cameras as well as imagery data produced in lab settings.

What you will do!

• Work closely with product teams, AI engineers, subject-matter experts, and data platform engineers to understand goals and design appropriate solutions.
• Build pipelines and integrations that move data between our lakehouse, AI systems, and the products we ship.
• Build the datasets for AI engineers to train, test, and run models on.
• Build APIs and backend services so other teams can access datasets and model outputs.
• Help AI engineers quickly build and test small model services and prototypes.
• Watch over data quality, identify problems early, fix them, and improve performance where you can.
• Write clear documentation so other teams can understand and use what you've built.

What we look for!

• A degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field, plus 3+ years as a Data Engineer, Backend Engineer, or similar.
• Strong in Python, comfortable with SQL, and a solid grasp of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience building pipelines, APIs, or backend services connected to data platforms.
• Comfortable working with data lakes and both structured and unstructured data.
• Hands-on experience with orchestration tools like Airflow, Prefect, or Flyte.
• Familiar with databases such as Postgres, MongoDB, or Redis.
• A clear communicator who works well across different teams.

Nice to have!

• Prior experience with ocean data or robotics/IoT/edge device data
• Experience with Delta Lake or similar platforms, and with streaming data.
• Experience with CI/CD and containerized services (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Some experience with ML model serving and observation.

*Salary: London £65,000 / Porto up to 55,000 EUR Per Annum*