Data

Engineer

  • London

  • £

    500 Per Day

  • Contract

Reference: 46529

Description

Data Engineer | London (Hybrid) | up to £500/day - Outside IR35 | Initial 6-Month Contract

We're partnering with a leading organisation undergoing a major transformation of its data and AI capabilities. They are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a growing engineering team building strategic data solutions that support business-critical functions across trading, analytics and commercial operations.

This is a hands on engineering role where you'll design and build scalable data pipelines, solve complex technical challenges, and help evolve an enterprise data platform using modern open-source technologies.

What you'll be doing

  • Designing, building and maintaining data ingestion pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows
  • Developing robust data engineering solutions using Python and SQL
  • Building scalable data pipelines that support multiple business functions
  • Working closely with technical and business stakeholders to deliver strategic solutions
  • Solving complex engineering challenges and taking ownership from design through to delivery
  • Contributing to the evolution of a modern on-premise data platform

Skills:

  • Excellent Python and SQL skills
  • Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines and data ingestion frameworks
  • Strong understanding of data architecture and data movement between systems
  • Experience with modern data engineering tools and frameworks
  • Extensive experience working closely with business stakeholders
  • Experience with Apache Spark and Databricks is desirable
  • Experience in Financial services, commodities or another fast-paced commercial environment is highly advantageous
  • Exposure to AI technologies such as LangChain, agentic AI or open-source LLMs is beneficial

*Suitable candidates will be contacted within 24 hours