Senior Python Engineer

Job description

About the job

Tasks

• You will be part of the Data Platform Engineering team, which is part of the Data & Machine Learning department.
• Our goal is to enable data scientists, quants and ML engineers to focus on their data science problems.
• We use Codex and have three main areas of focus:
• Data Acquisition - an ETL/ELT platform for research and production that scales to multi-terabyte datasets.
• Codex Onyx - a unified platform for thousands of datasets with a focus on scaling, data provenance mapping and the UK.
• You will work on exciting projects that will shape the future of our company.
• You will be part of a team that focuses on solving data science problems.

Requirements

Required skills

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, ideally in Python.
• A strong academic background and a university degree with a high mathematical and computational content (e.g. computer science, mathematics or finance).
• Proven ability to work well in cross-functional teams with excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Experience in the development of reliable, production-ready applications.
• In-depth knowledge of one or more relevant database technologies (e.g. Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Cassandra).
• Strong interest in solving data-related challenges on a large scale.
• Mastery of at least one programming language, software development principles and clean coding practices.
• Self-motivated with the ability to manage time effectively across multiple projects and with competing priorities and deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to build and maintain close working relationships with quantitative researchers, technology and business teams across the organization.

Advantages

• In-depth knowledge of data modeling, data warehousing and mediation architecture.
• Familiarity with one or more relevant databases or data lake formats (e.g. Apache Avro, PostgreSQL, Snowflake etc.).
• Experience of working with large and unstructured data sets.

We offer

• A working environment that promotes equal opportunities.
• A workplace where inclusion is fundamental and deeply rooted in our culture and values.
• Employee-led networks and affinity groups as well as professional development, learning and development programs.
• Equal rights in the recruitment of employees.