Data Engineer

My client are a Hedge Fund based in London looking for a Data Engineer. You must have built data systems and processes from scratch previously. The successful candidate will;

Optimise and Develop the Data Platform

  • Design, develop, and maintain software using C# and Python.
  • Follow high engineering standards across architecture, implementation, testing, and CI/CD.
  • Focus on data quality, reliability, and operational simplicity when designing both data and software systems.
  • Enhance and maintain existing systems and legacy code, including microservices, ETL pipelines, Excel add-ins, and other components.
  • Work closely with the team, contributing to code reviews and collaborative problem-solving.

Improve Software Infrastructure

  • Develop and improve infrastructure management, including Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and disaster recovery.
  • Strengthen observability across the platform, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and system health checks.
  • Manage Windows and Linux environments, diagnosing and resolving network and system-level issues.
  • Maintain databases, including backup processes, replication, and general database reliability.

Support and Maintain Platform Operations

  • Provide technical support to help maintain platform reliability and resolve user issues.
  • Monitor system health, carry out regular checks, and investigate and resolve problems as they arise.
  • Respond efficiently to ad hoc technical queries and requests.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Experience designing and operating data-intensive, distributed systems.
  • Experience working with databases, including relational, NoSQL, and columnar databases.
  • Comfortable working in a hands-on, end-to-end environment where you may own a wide range of technical responsibilities.
  • Able to work effectively in a dynamic environment with multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
  • Interest in, or experience with, DevOps practices is a plus.
  • Experience working with financial or market data is a plus.
  • Interest in, or experience with, data engineering or data science is a plus.

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