Data Engineer

Data Engineer (Streaming, Kafka, Databricks)

Location: Bristol (3 days on‐site)

Salary: £62,000 – £70,000 + 20% bonus, pension, 37-38 days holiday inluding bank holidays, Perkbox

The Opportunity:

This is a career‐defining Data Engineer role for someone who wants real ownership, real scale, and a clear path to senior‐level responsibility.

We’re building and scaling a modern, real‐time data platform that processes over 1 billion records per month, and we’re looking for a Data Engineer who either:

• Is ready to step into a senior‐level role, or
• Is already operating at that level and wants more technical ownership rather than titles and hierarchy

If you enjoy solving hard problems, designing systems that scale, and want a clear progression roadmap, this role is built for you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Building high‐throughput streaming data pipelines
• Processing ~500 messages per second from real‐time data sources
• Working with Kafka on AWS, integrating Lambda and ECS
• Developing data pipelines using Databricks / PySpark
• Delivering time‐series data into ClickHouse
• Partnering closely with data scientists to support analytics and modelling
• Taking increasing ownership of design decisions as the platform evolves

This is a hands‐on engineering role with scope to influence architecture as the data platform expands over the next 6–12 months.

Technology Stack:

Core

• Python (production)
• Kafka (streaming data)
• Databricks or PySpark
• SQL (MySQL used internally)
• Cloud: AWS (experience with GCP or Azure also welcome)

Nice to have:

• ClickHouse or time‐series databases
• MLflow
• IoT or high‐volume data environments

Who This Role Is For

This role is ideal if you:

• Are a strong Data Engineer looking to step up
• Want exposure to senior‐level responsibility without needing the title today
• Enjoy building systems rather than maintaining legacy platforms
• Want ownership, visibility, and influence in a growing team
• Are comfortable working in a high‐scale, real‐time environment

Formal leadership or line management experience is not required, but there’s a clear pathway into increased technical and platform ownership.

Progression Roadmap

This role is designed to grow with you.

In the first 6 months

• Own core streaming pipelines
• Become the go‐to engineer for key parts of the platform
• Contribute to architectural decisions

Beyond 6–12 months

• Increased ownership of Databricks and streaming strategy
• Influence platform standards and best practices
• Natural progression into a senior‐level engineering role as the team scales

Location & Working Pattern

• Bristol‐based
• 3 days per week on‐site (non‐negotiable)
• Flexible working on remaining days

Salary & Benefits

• £62,000 – £70,000 base salary (depending on experience)
• 20% annual bonus
• Learning and development support
• Opportunity to work on genuinely large‐scale, real‐time systems

If you need more information please contact me ,Kumbirai Mafini, kumbirai.mafini@opusrs.com