Junior Data Engineer: Build the Infrastructure Behind Smart Cities

Junior Data Engineer: Build the Infrastructure Behind Smart Cities
UK Based Role | Remote-First with Quarterly In-Person Meetings

They're Transforming How Cities Work

Our client is a pioneering digital twin platform software company, revolutionising urban planning and construction projects worldwide.  

To continue the evolution of their platform, they need a talented Junior Data Engineer to build the next generation of data infrastructure.

What You'll Actually Build

Geospatial Data Pipelines That Matter
 

• Architect and maintain complex pipelines bridging 3D software, GIS frameworks, and cloud infrastructure
• Integrate data from WFS/WMS services and manage Geoserver deployments
• Transform massive geospatial datasets that shape how cities are planned and built

Production Systems at Scale

• Optimise PostgreSQL databases handling millions of spatial records
• Automate processes that currently require manual intervention
• Build ETL solutions that feed real-time city intelligence to thousands of users

Cross-Platform Integration

• Connect 3D modelling tools, planning databases, and cloud services seamlessly
• Support data migrations and system updates across complex technical stacks
• Collaborate with product teams to prioritise and deliver data requirements

Your Technical Growth Path

Essential Skills:

• Pipeline Experience: Building third-party and first-party software pipelines and ETL solutions
• Database Knowledge: Working across common database implementations and cloud technologies, particularly PostgreSQL/PostGIS
• Programming: Good understanding of Python for data processing and ETL workflows
• Version Control: Using, managing, and maintaining version control solutions
• Core Understanding: Integrations, data structures, software architecture, design patterns, and Agile principles
• Code Quality: Applying best practices and delivering readable, maintainable code

Nice to Have:

• Experience with game engines (Unity, Unreal)
• GIS and 3D modelling software knowledge (Revit, AutoCAD, 3ds Max, Blender)
• AWS data systems (Lake Formation, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache)
• Scripting language proficiency

What's In It For You

• Career Acceleration: As a Junior Data Engineer, you'll work on infrastructure that supports multi-million pound urban developments, gaining exposure to problems most data engineers never encounter.
• Technical Breadth: Develop expertise across 3D, GIS, and cloud technologies. This combination of skills is rare and increasingly valuable as cities digitise.
• Learning Environment: Work alongside senior data engineers and cross-functional teams who'll accelerate your technical development

Technical teams creating AI models for spatial intelligence

Industry Positioning: Position yourself as a data engineer who understands spatial technology, 3D workflows, and urban planning systems.

Growth Trajectory: Clear path from junior to senior data engineer roles in an expanding company working on genuinely impactful projects. Many data engineers in this space progress quickly due to the specialised skill set.

Why This Role Hits Different

• Real Impact: Your pipelines will process data that influences how millions of people live and work in cities.
• Technical Challenge: Go beyond typical CRUD applications. You'll work with spatial databases, 3D rendering pipelines, and geospatial web services that power intelligent city planning.
• Future Skills: Urban planning is digitising rapidly. Build expertise in technologies that data engineers with traditional backgrounds rarely encounter.

Next Steps

Ready to build the data infrastructure that shapes cities?

As a Junior Data Engineer looking to make your mark in spatial technology, send us your CV and tell us about a data challenge that excited you.

Must be available for quarterly in-person company meetings.