Data Engineer

Summary

Join Ripjar, a UK-based software company using data and machine learning to combat financial crimes and terrorism, as a Data Engineer. You will contribute to the Data Collection Hub, a central system processing and distributing data from various sources. This role requires at least two years of experience in data processing systems and fluency in one programming language. Ripjar prioritizes problem-solving skills and a willingness to learn new technologies. The company offers a competitive salary, remote work options, and various benefits including private healthcare, pension contributions, and enhanced parental leave. You will work with a team of software engineers, data engineers, and data scientists.

Requirements

• The specific technical skills you possess aren’t as important to us as the ability to understand complex systems and get to the heart of problems
• We do, however, expect you to be fluent in at least one programming language, have at least two years experience working with moderately complex software systems in production and have a curiosity and interest in learning more
• You will be using Python (specifically pyspark) and Node.js for processing data
• You will be using Hadoop stack technologies such as HDFS and HBase
• You will be using Ansible to manage configuration and deployments

Responsibilities

• Contributing production quality code and unit-tests to our Data Collection Hub
• Contributing improvements to the test and build pipelines
• Considering the impact and implications of changes and communicating these clearly
• Helping to support the data processing pipelines as needed
• Modelling data in the best way for specific business needs
• Staying abreast of the latest developments in Data Engineering to contribute to Ripjar’s best practices
• Adding to Ripjar’s culture and make it a fun and rewarding place to work!

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using MongoDB and Elasticsearch for indexing smaller datasets would be beneficial
• Experience using Airflow & Nifi to co-ordinate the processing of data would be beneficial

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave + your birthday off, in addition to bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service
• Remote working
• Private Family Healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company contributions to your pension
• Pension salary sacrifice
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• The latest tech including a top of the range MacBook Pro