Y
Contract Senior Data Engineer
Contract type
Freelance
Work mode
Remote · European Union
Experience
Senior · Not stated
Level inferred from job title
Job description
Data Engineer role at YLD, a software engineering and design consultancy, building core data platform infrastructure (pipelines, APIs, data modelling) for a client's data platform team on a 3-month B2B contract.
At a glance
- Employment
- Contract · Independent contractor
- Work mode
- Remote · European Union
What you'll do
- Build core infrastructure software (pipelines, APIs, data modelling) as part of the client's data platform team
- Instrument systems for performance and enhancement throughout
- Ensure data offerings serve various internal and external stakeholders using secure authentication patterns
- Choose and implement appropriate technologies for scaling data access patterns, batch processing, and data streaming for soft real-time consumption
- Coach and mentor other engineers to support the growth of their technical expertise
What we're looking for
- Proven experience writing highly maintainable, performant Python code
- Experience building modern data pipelines using dbt, Kafka, Spark, AWS Kinesis, AWS Lambda, and Apache Airflow (or similar)
- Understanding of Data Modelling patterns
- Deep knowledge of complex SQL, with emphasis on Common Table Expressions, window functions, and their performance
- Experience with end-to-end monitoring & alerting (CloudWatch, Datadog, etc.)
- Problem-solving skills that balance innovation with pragmatic technology choices to solve business needs
- Comfortable working in a dynamic production environment and taking care of client expectations effectively
- Distinct customer focus and quality mindset
- Experience working closely with engineering leadership and architects to deliver high-quality solutions
- Experience maintaining a high degree of ownership and transparency in deliverables
- Exceptional communication skills, able to communicate complex ideas simply
Your team
client's data platform team
How to get hired
- 11st Interview with someone from the Talent team (30/45 mins)
- 2Technical Interview with our Senior Developers (1h30)
- 3Call with the Client Partner (30 mins)
Apply
About YLD
YLD is a software engineering and design consultancy; we create digital capabilities for our clients that last beyond our engagement. We have offices in London, Lisbon, Porto.
Mission
Everything we do is to empower our clients to move forward.
Key facts
- software engineering and design consultancy
- Offices in London, Lisbon, Porto
- Remote-first working environment
What they value
- Growing every day
- Including everyone
- Relationships built on honesty and ethics
- Inspiring solutions
- Winning together