Lead Data Engineer (Palantir)

Location: Belfast, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global is a high-growth IT services company providing digital technology solutions and agile software development for enterprise customers, including government, NHS, and private-sector organizations.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, and resolve defects in data-processing and data-persistence components or subsystems that handle data at scale.
• Lead hands-on development using open-source and commercial platforms, including responsibility for software product due diligence and integration.
• Define and enforce development, testing, deployment, and operational-readiness standards.
• Work with architects and Operations teams on the robustness, performance, tuning, troubleshooting, and operational readiness of ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Collaborate with Security Architects and accreditors to meet legal and security requirements.
• Advise customers, managers, and team members on estimates and technical implications; contribute to technical proposals and manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff.

Requirements

• Experience leading a team of engineers implementing data-intensive system components.
• Experience applying design patterns, development style guides, automation, deployment, and operational-readiness standards.
• Proficient software development experience in Java, Scala, or Python.
• Strong commercial experience working with Palantir.
• Software development experience with data-processing platforms from AWS, Azure, GCP, or Databricks.
• Expertise in SQL or SQL extensions for analytical use cases, distributed data stores, and data-processing frameworks.
• Ability to communicate technical designs clearly in writing and verbally.
• Proficiency in designing analytical and operational data models.

Nice to have

• Comfort with data warehouse methods and techniques.
• Active contribution of thoughts and views on data practices.
• AWS, Azure, or GCP certification in data services.
• Expertise in continuous improvement and sharing input on data best practices.
• Participation in development or technology communities.

Culture & Benefits

• People-first culture focused on creativity, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Values include determination, honesty, respect, creativity, and cooperation.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
• Candidate accommodations and recruitment-process adjustments are available on request.