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In this role, you will implement innovative data solutions, lead and mentor a team, write efficient code in Scala, and work on challenging projects related to fraud detection and data management.
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Your role in the team
- Our Quantexa Delivery team is all about bringing context to data. Lead Data Engineers are drivers within our fast-paced delivery teams, implementing Quantexa's innovative technology for an ever-expanding list of domains including banking, insurance, government, healthcare.
- We are problem solvers, delivering sophisticated end-to-end big data solutions to our internal and external client stakeholders.
- As a central part of our team, you will experience opportunities beyond those of an engineer.
- You enjoy leading by example, guiding and mentoring data engineers as they solve complex technical problems, sharing success with the team, and taking pride in achieving milestones together.
- You share success with the team and take pride in the sum of its achievements.
- You will balance your time engaging with our business teams and clients to break down requirements into technical tasks, working hands-on as a programmer, and supporting the work of other engineers within a collaborative environment.
- The work you do here will be impactful.
- The challenges we tackle are big, but they're also incredibly rewarding.
- Your leadership in managing, transforming, and cleansing high-volume data helps our clients solve business problems across a wide range of areas, including fraud, financial crime, data management, risk, and customer intelligence.
- You will lead, support, and mentor a team of junior data engineers within an agile framework.
- Write defensive, fault-tolerant, and efficient code for production-grade data processing systems.
- You'll configure and deploy Quantexa's software using tools such as Spark, Hadoop, Scala, and Elasticsearch. Our platform is hosted on both private and public virtual clouds, such as Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services.
- You will be a trusted source of knowledge to your clients.
- You will articulate technical concepts to a non-technical audience, helping them make big decisions.
- Collaborate with both our solution architects and our R&D engineers to champion solutions and standards for complex big data challenges.
- You proactively promote knowledge sharing and ensure best practices are followed.
Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Proficiency in Scala, Java, Python, or a programming language associated with data engineering.
- Our primary language is Scala, but don't worry if that's not currently your strongest language. We believe that strong engineering principles are universal and transferable.
- You'll have expertise building and deploying production-level data processing batch systems maintained by application support teams.
- Importantly, you'll share an appreciation of what makes a high-quality, operationally stable system and how to streamline all areas of development, release, and operations to achieve this.
- You'll be familiar with developing within a version-controlled process that regularly makes use of these tools and technologies.
- Knowledge of testing libraries for common programming languages (such as ScalaTest or equivalent).
- Knows the difference between different types of tests (unit tests, integration tests) and can cite specific examples of tests they have written themselves.
- Candidates for this role must be eligible to obtain government security clearance.
Experience
- You'll have a background in hands-on technical development, with at least five years of industry experience in a data engineering role or equivalent engineering role, and at least two years of experience in a leadership role within a data or software engineering team.
- Experience with a variety of modern development tools (e.g., Git, Gradle, Nexus) and technologies that support automation and DevOps (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, and a little good old-fashioned Bash scripting).
- A strong technical communication ability with demonstrable experience of working in rapidly changing client environments.
What we offer
- Competitive salary & company bonus
- 30 days of annual leave, plus national holidays + your birthday off!
- Regularly benchmarked salary rates
- 5% of employer pension contribution
- Life Insurance and Disability Cover
- Comprehensive Statutory Healthcare & Family Leave Provisions
- Well-being days
- Volunteer Day Off
- Work from Home Equipment
- Free subscription to a meditation, relaxation, and sleep app
- Continuous Training and Development
- Spend up to 2 months working outside your country of employment in any rolling 12-month period with our “Work from Anywhere” policy.
- Team Social Budget & Company-wide Socials
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About your employer
Quantexa is a globally operating software company based in London that offers a platform for decision intelligence. The software connects isolated data sources and enables the analysis of complex relationships for informed business decisions. Founded in 2016, the company serves various application fields such as fraud prevention and risk management.
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