Associate Software Engineer (United Kingdom)

Associate, Software Engineer – Data Focus

I am searching for an Associate, Software Engineer – Data Focus for my client, a leading technology-driven commercial real estate firm focused on bringing digital innovation to the sector through advanced data and software solutions . You will join a collaborative team of software engineers, machine learning scientists, and UX/UI designers, working on the buildout of transformative data-driven products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, and maintain efficient, scalable, and reliable data pipelines.
• Curate, onboard, and document external datasets for internal use.
• Conduct forensic data analysis and troubleshooting to ensure data quality.
• Produce high-quality, maintainable code and contribute actively to peer reviews.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand analytical and product requirements.
• Integrate diverse data sources (APIs, S3 buckets, web interfaces) in multiple formats.
• Develop programmatically validated data schemas and supporting documentation.
• Explore and recommend alternate technologies for enhanced data engineering solutions.

Key Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant industry experience, ideally within financial services, capital markets, or asset management sectors.
• Proficient in Python 3, including pandas, GeoPandas, boto3, Pydantic, and Data Version Control (DVC).
• Familiar with Django 4 and core API development.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, EKS, and Docker.
• Solid understanding of data concepts (relational databases, validation, cleansing) and algorithms/data structures.
• Experienced in Agile development environments and test-driven development.
• Background working with geospatial data and feature engineering for machine learning applications.
• Good communicator, team player, with strong attention to detail and creativity.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated portfolio of work (e.g., open-source contributions, blogs, talks).
• Experience working with Mac and Linux environments.
• Broad interest or background in financial services.

Full-Time (Fixed-Term 9 month contract)