Overview
The Company
This business is a rail software and consulting company with a growing team and a solid foundation of project-based revenue. It works with leading organisations across the UK rail industry, helping them harness data to solve complex operational challenges.
Data Engineers are key to this mission – building robust data infrastructure and tooling that powers insights, analytics, and software products used across the rail network.
The Role
As a Data Engineer, you’ll be part of a collaborative technical team, working across the data lifecycle: from designing ETL pipelines and integrating real-time data streams, to developing APIs and backend systems that deliver rail data securely and reliably.
You’ll work closely with engineers, consultants, and project managers to translate real-world rail problems into scalable technical solutions. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, data architecture, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Data Engineering & Infrastructure
- Design and implement robust data pipelines (batch and real-time) for ingesting, transforming, and serving rail-related datasets.
- Develop and maintain data APIs and services to support analytics, software features, and reporting tools.
- Build data models and storage solutions that balance performance, cost, and scalability.
- Contribute to codebases using modern data stack technologies and cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS).
- Collaborative Delivery
- Work with domain consultants and delivery leads to understand client needs and define data solutions.
- Participate in agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Help shape end-to-end solutions from ingestion and transformation to client-facing features and reporting.
- Best Practices & Growth
- Write clean, well-documented, and tested code following engineering standards.
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and collaborative development sessions.
- Stay up-to-date with new tools and trends in the data engineering space.
- Contribute to internal learning sessions, tech talks, and shared documentation.
The Candidate
You might be a good fit if you have experience with:
- Building ETL/ELT pipelines using tools like Kafka, dbt, or custom frameworks.
- Working with structured and unstructured data at scale.
- Backend development in Python (or similar), and familiarity with data APIs.
- Cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, Azure Synapse).
- SQL and database design for analytics, reporting, and product use.
- Agile collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- You don t need experience in rail just curiosity and a willingness to learn the domain.
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