Data Engineer

Quantexa is seeking a Data Engineer to join their Delivery team. The role involves contextualizing data and implementing Quantexa's innovative technology across various domains including banking, insurance, government, and healthcare. As a data engineer, you'll be responsible for building end-to-end data pipelines using Quantexa's award-winning software, configuring decision-making platforms to detect key insights, and solving complex business problems in areas such as fraud, financial crime, data management, risk, and customer intelligence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Writing defensive, fault-tolerant, and efficient code for production-level data processing systems
• Configuring and deploying Quantexa software using tools like Spark, Hadoop, Scala, and Elasticsearch on both private and public virtual clouds (Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon)
• Serving as a trusted source of knowledge for clients and articulating technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Collaborating with solution architects and R&D engineers to champion solutions and standards for complex big data challenges
• Promoting knowledge sharing and ensuring best practices are followed

The ideal candidate will have:

• At least 18 months of industry experience in a data engineering role or equivalent
• Proficiency in Scala, Java, Python, or a programming language associated with data engineering
• Expertise in building and deploying production-level data processing batch systems
• Experience with modern development tooling (e.g., Git, Gradle, Nexus) and DevOps technologies (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, Bash scripting)
• Strong technical communication skills and experience working in rapidly changing client environments
• Knowledge of testing libraries and different test types

Quantexa offers a competitive salary, company bonus, generous leave policy, pension scheme, private healthcare, and various other benefits including work-from-home allowance, meal vouchers, and continuous training and development opportunities.

The company prides itself on its diverse and inclusive work environment, with nearly half of its colleagues coming from ethnic or religious minority backgrounds, representing 47 nationalities and speaking over 20 languages. Quantexa is committed to equal opportunity employment and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds who are passionate, curious, and eager to push the boundaries of what's possible in data analytics.