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Senior Data Engineer Kafka Python AWS

Client Server
London
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Senior Data Engineer (Kafka Python AWS) London / WFH to £80k


Are you a data technologist with fluent Python coding skills who enjoys working with and continually learning new technologies?


You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on role at a "Tech for Good" company that is enabling life changing education to be accessed by millions of students across the globe (currently 22 countries and growing).


As a Data Engineer you'll help to design, build and operate the data pipelines and data services that power learning experiences. Collaborating with software engineers, data scientists and product managers, you will grow your expertise while contributing to systems that need to process 25-35,000 messages per second to support the learning experiences as well as reporting and analytics requirements across the business as it scales to 10's of millions of students.


Typically you'll be developing and maintaining reliable data pipelines for both real-time streaming and batch workloads, assisting with the evolution of the Lakehouse, collaborating with analytics, product and machine learning teams to make data accessible, trust worthy and reusable.


You'll be encouraged to contribute ideas and investigate new and emerging technologies.


Location / WFH:

You'll join the team in London four days a week with flexibility to work from home once a week.


About you:

  • You have experience as a Data Engineer, working on scalable systems
  • You have Python, Java or Scala coding skills
  • You have experience with Kafka for data streaming including Kafka Streams and KTables
  • You have strong SQL skills (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • You have strong AWS knowledge, ideally including S3 and Lambda
  • You have a good understanding of data modelling and batch / streaming ETL / ELT patterns
  • You're collaborative and pragmatic with great communication skills


What's in it for you:

As a Senior Data Engineer you will receive a competitive package:

  • Salary to £80k
  • 25 days holiday
  • Private medical insurance
  • Training and certifications
  • Perks such as restaurant and retail discounts


Apply now to find out more about this Senior Data Engineer opportunity.


At Client Server we believe in a diverse workplace that allows people to play to their strengths and continually learn. We're an equal opportunities employer whose people come from all walks of life and will never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. The clients we work with share our values.

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