National AI Awards 2025Discover AI's trailblazers! Join us to celebrate innovation and nominate industry leaders.

Nominate & Attend

Python Developer with Pyspark

N Consulting Ltd
3 months ago
Applications closed

Related Jobs

View all jobs

Data Engineer – Python | Databricks | PySpark

Data Engineer – Python | Databricks | PySpark

Data Engineer – Python | Databricks | PySpark

Data And Machine Learning Developer

Data And Machine Learning Developer

Deputy Head of Data Engineering

Job Title:Python Developer with PySpark

Location:Northompton

Job Type:Contract

About the Role:
We are seeking a skilled Python Developer with expertise in PySpark to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in building and optimizing large-scale data processing pipelines and a deep understanding of distributed data systems. You will play a key role in designing and implementing data solutions that drive critical business decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, optimize, and maintain large-scale data pipelines using PySpark and Python.
  • Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and stakeholders to gather requirements and implement data solutions.
  • Perform ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes on large datasets and ensure efficient data workflows.
  • Analyze and debug data processing issues to ensure accuracy and reliability of pipelines.
  • Work with distributed computing frameworks to handle large datasets efficiently.
  • Develop reusable components, libraries, and frameworks for data processing.
  • Optimize PySpark jobs for performance and scalability.
  • Integrate data pipelines with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (if applicable).
  • Monitor and troubleshoot production data pipelines to minimize downtime and data issues.

Key Skills and Qualifications:

Technical Skills:

  • Strong programming skills inPythonwith hands-on experience inPySpark.
  • Experience with distributed data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark).
  • Proficiency in SQL for querying and transforming data.
  • Understanding of data partitioning, serialization formats (Parquet, ORC, Avro), and data compression techniques.
  • Familiarity with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, and Kafka (optional but preferred).

Cloud Platforms (Preferred):

  • Hands-on experience with AWS services like S3, EMR, Glue, or Redshift.
  • Knowledge of Azure Data Lake, Databricks, or Google BigQuery is a plus.

Additional Tools and Frameworks:

  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control tools (Git, Jenkins).
  • Experience with orchestration tools like Apache Airflow or Luigi.
  • Understanding of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes (preferred).

Experience:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in Python programming.
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience with PySpark.
  • Experience with Big Data ecosystems and tools.
National AI Awards 2025

Subscribe to Future Tech Insights for the latest jobs & insights, direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service.

Industry Insights

Discover insightful articles, industry insights, expert tips, and curated resources.

How to Present Machine Learning Solutions to Non-Technical Audiences: A Public Speaking Guide for Job Seekers

Machine learning is driving change across nearly every industry—from retail and finance to health and logistics. But while the technology continues to evolve rapidly, the ability to communicate it clearly has become just as important as building the models themselves. Whether you're applying for a junior ML engineer role, a research position, or a client-facing AI consultant job, UK employers increasingly expect candidates to explain complex machine learning solutions to non-technical audiences. In this guide, you’ll learn how to confidently present your work, structure your message, use simple visuals, and explain the real-world value of machine learning in a way that makes sense to people without a background in data science.

Machine Learning Jobs UK 2025: 50 Companies Hiring Now

Bookmark this page—we refresh the Hotlist every quarter so you always know who’s really scaling their ML teams. The UK’s National AI Strategy, a £2 billion GenAI accelerator fund and a record flow of private capital have kicked ML hiring into overdrive for 2025. Whether you build production‑grade LLM services or optimise on‑device models for edge hardware, employers need your skills now. Below you’ll find 50 organisations that advertised UK‑based machine‑learning vacancies or announced head‑count growth during the past eight weeks. They’re grouped into five quick‑scan categories so you can jump straight to the type of employer—and mission—that excites you. For each company we list: Main UK hub Example live or recent vacancy Why it’s worth a look (stack, impact, culture) Search any employer on MachineLearningJobs.co.uk to see real‑time adverts, or set a free alert so fresh openings drop straight in your inbox.

Return-to-Work Pathways: Relaunch Your Machine Learning Career with Returnships, Flexible & Hybrid Roles

Returning to work after an extended break can feel like starting from scratch—especially in a specialist field like machine learning. Whether you paused your career for parenting, caring responsibilities or another life chapter, the UK’s machine learning sector now offers a variety of return-to-work pathways. From structured returnships to flexible and hybrid roles, these programmes recognise the transferable skills and resilience you’ve developed, pairing you with mentorship, upskilling and supportive networks to ease your transition back. In this guide, you’ll discover how to: Understand the current demand for machine learning talent in the UK Leverage your organisational, communication and analytical skills in ML contexts Overcome common re-entry challenges with practical solutions Refresh your technical knowledge through targeted learning Access returnship and re-entry programmes tailored to machine learning Find roles that fit around family commitments—whether flexible, hybrid or full-time Balance your career relaunch with caring responsibilities Master applications, interviews and networking specific to ML Learn from inspiring returner success stories Get answers to common questions in our FAQ section Whether you aim to return as an ML engineer, research scientist, MLOps specialist or data scientist with an ML focus, this article will map out the steps and resources you need to reignite your machine learning career.