At DATAPAO, data ignites passion, community fuels collaboration, and growth knows no bounds. We are a leading Data Engineering and AI consulting company backed by Databricks and recognized for our unmatched delivery standards and rapid growth. We have been named Databricks EMEA Emerging Business Partner of the Year (2024), achieved the Golden Tier status in the Databricks Partner Program , and made three consecutive appearances on the Financial Times FT1000 list .

We are currently looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join us remotely in the UK as we plan to set up a hub in the UK in the following 6-12 months to enable our GTM strategy. You will work with our EMEA and US customers to help them solve their data engineering, ML, ML Ops, and cloud migration puzzles. "As a Data Engineer at DATAPAO, you will have the unique opportunity to push the boundaries of technology and lead the way in how data transforms the world.

We work with customers who want to innovate and change their industries. So it never gets boring! Sorting out a complex technical puzzle, setting up a new data architecture from scratch, or guiding our customers through adopting the latest technologies is our routine here.

Hence, we'd expect you to be more than just a (data) engineer. We'd expect you to breathe and live data, to thrive for knowledge and excellence, and to be keen to build something enduring and impactful for our customers. " (Máté Gulyás, CEO) What will you do?

As a Senior Data Engineer , you are expected to deliver (across industries) on some of our most complex projects - individually or by leading small delivery teams. Although we work for the biggest multinational companies where years-long behemoth projects are the norm, our projects are fast-paced, typically 2 to 4 months long. Most are delivered using Apache Spark/Databricks on AWS/Azure and require you to directly manage the customer relationship alone or in collaboration with a Project Manager.

Additionally, at this seniority level, we expect you to compound your impact across the team and the organization - by supporting our pre-sales process, mentoring more junior engineers, and contributing to hiring best-in-class data talent. What does it take to fit the bill? ); You’re proficient in SQL and Python , using them to transform and optimize data like a pro; You know your way around CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Bicep); You’ve hands-on experience integrating Databricks with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Looker).

Requirements

, designing solutions, and communicating effectively with stakeholders. If you bring a product company background with you, that's also fine as long as you can show a good consulting mindset and desire to be customer-facing; You’ve successfully delivered projects like Data Lakehouse buildouts and cloud data migrations; You excel in explaining technical concepts to non-technical audiences and drive decision-making. Operational Readiness Soft Skills You’re (almost) ready to hit the ground running , immediately contributing to live client projects; In a fast-paced consulting environment, where no two days are the same, flexibility and problem-solving comes naturally to you.

Senior Data Engineer (Databricks) - UK