Senior Data Engineer

Simply Business
London
1 year ago
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Senior Data Engineer

Here’s what you’ll be doing:This is an exciting role where you get access to a fantastic training and conferences budget, and a team who will support you to succeed.We’re an international team, driving our class-leading data platform forwards as well as developing greenfield data products. We spend our time bug fixing, and pushing ourselves outside of our comfort zone. Reporting into James (our Data Engineering Manager), who’s hands on and interested in pretty much everything technology, you’ll be joining a team that is highly collaborative and not afraid to share exciting ideas that we then bring to life.

As one of our Senior Data Engineers, you’ll:

work as part of a centre of excellence for data specialists. You’ll help to look after our data, business intelligence and machine learning platforms be able to develop your own scripts and triage any potential bugs  contribute ideas and help to prioritise technical work operate in an Agile environment utilising scrum methodology be part of an open, friendly, and distributed team. We love being proactive and simplifying very technical concepts to the business

We’re looking for someone who is:

hands-on when building data pipelines able to demonstrate coding knowledge in JVM languages (Java, Kotlin, or Scala), as well as Ruby or Python (you don’t have to be great at coding in them all) adept at working with Graph Databases knowledgeable in data stream processing using Kafka Streams or similar able to demonstrate understanding of containerised micro services architecture

(We know it’s tough, but please try to avoid the ​​confidence gap​.​​ You don’t have to match all the bullet points above to be considered for this role.)We encourage people of all different backgrounds and identities to apply. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive, supportive place for you to be you and do your very best work.Ready to build the future of Simply Business with our Data Engineering team? Apply today.About Simply BusinessWe insure small businesses and enable big dreams – not just for our customers, but for our people and communities too. With over 1,000,000 active insurance policies, we protect builders, bakers, landlords and more than 1,200 other trades.We’re a technology company as well as one that sells insurance. That means we build, we fail, we learn and we improve. We’re a B Corp too, which recognises our strong track record of having a positive impact on people, society and the environment.Why not check out our advert on YouTube:What are the benefits?•ㅤwork-life balance– we support every team member in maintaining a manageable workload•ㅤhybrid working– you have the flexibility to work remotely and connect with your colleagues in one of our hubs•ㅤmental health and wellbeing– we give you access to tools and counselling to support your mental health•ㅤflexible parental leave– we understand how important this time is, that’s why we offer six months full pay to the primary caregiver and four weeks full pay if you’re the secondary caregiver•ㅤpaid sabbatical– as a thank you to our long-serving employees, we offer a two-week sabbatical when you’ve been here for five years. And four weeks off for those who’ve been with us for 10,15, and 20 years•ㅤlife event leave– you can get an extra days leave every two years for those big moments in your life like moving house, welcoming a new pet, or your birthday•ㅤa dedicated learning platform– our platform helps you develop on your personal and professional goals, including management and leadership programmesWe also make sure you’re compensated fairly•ㅤcompetitive salary– we aim to offer a fair salary based on your experience and the market we’re in from day one•ㅤannual bonus– the potential to earn a bonus based on business performance•ㅤpension– we’ll match what you put into your pension up to five per cent•ㅤprivate medical insurance– you’ll get medical insurance through BUPA that covers any pre-existing medical conditions as a core benefit•ㅤhealth cash plan– we reimburse your everyday medical expenses•ㅤholiday entitlement– 25 days leave, plus bank holidays (and you can also use your flexible benefits to get up to five more days)•ㅤlife assurance– pass on a tax-free sum that’s four times your basic salary (core benefit). With the option to increase it to ten times through our flexible benefit scheme•ㅤsalary sacrifice car scheme– option to buy a brand new, fully insured and maintained car for a convenient fixed monthly amount taken from your gross salary (after 6 months service)•ㅤflexible benefits scheme– everyone gets an allocated allowance to use each year on things likecritical illness cover,dental insurance,travel insurance, agym membership, and up tofive days extra holidayReady to join us and drive our success as a high-performing team? Apply today.

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