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Lead Data Engineer

Curve Analytics
City of London
3 days ago
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Overview

Curve is a next-gen insights, analytics and technology consultancy that leverages digital consumer data and advanced technology to help businesses unlock consumer opportunities. Our software, machine learning and AI are key to delivering impact, centred on natural language processing, marketing data science & personalisation, data engineering & data architecture, and software engineering. We are looking for a Lead Data Engineer to join our growing team and help design, build and deploy innovative data solutions in the cloud.

What You’ll Be Doing
  • Lead technical delivery of strategic programmes, taking ownership for designing and building innovative data solutions, including managing teams of Data Scientists & Engineers
  • Work with a mix of cloud services (majoring in Databricks and Azure, alongside AWS and Snowflake)
  • Set direction and vision for the Data Engineering part of the business, establishing frameworks and guidance to support quality, reliability and innovation
  • Develop and deploy automated ETL/ELT pipelines using Python, PySpark and SQL
  • Design Data and Solution Architectures to ensure robustness, security, scalability and client needs
  • Help deploy machine learning models and AI capabilities
  • Act as a technical counterpart to project leads, interfacing with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams
  • Interrogate rich data sources such as social, search, surveys, reviews, clickstream, sales and more
  • Identify and explore opportunities to acquire new data sources to deliver innovative perspectives
  • Work with increasing autonomy to shape the data engineering and technology work now and in the future
What We’re Looking For
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Statistics, Maths or a similar field
  • 4+ years of professional experience developing leading data solutions in cloud environments (Azure, AWS or GCP) including Databricks
  • Expert in designing efficient physical data models/schemas and developing ETL/ELT scripts for large data platforms
  • Strong experience leading teams and managing individuals
  • Strong Python and other programming skills (Spark/Scala desirable)
  • Experience using and building APIs
  • Strong SQL background
  • Exposure to big data technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Presto, etc.)
  • Collaborative and independent, with ability to form and manage relationships with colleagues and clients
  • Ability to help others apply technical best practices
  • Proactive about identifying issues and opportunities to improve code, methods, practices and the team
NICE TO HAVES OR EXCITED TO LEARN
  • Experience with Solution, Integration and Network Architecture design
  • Experience using consumer datasets such as eCommerce, CRM, Social Media
  • Experience with Object Oriented Programming, CI/CD pipelines and broader DevOps practices
  • Experience shaping technology and data strategies and leading technical teams
Interview Process
  • 30 minute video interview with the People & Operations Team
  • 45 minute technical video interview with our Lead Software Engineer
  • Final interview with our Partner, Head of Technology

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