Senior Data Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Data Engineer: Building and maintaining scalable, resilient data pipelines and architectures with an accent on Python, JavaScript, and modern data tools like dbt, Kafka, and Apache Airflow. Focus on designing fault-tolerant systems, optimizing complex SQL queries, and ensuring production reliability with monitoring and alerting.

Location: UK or Portugal, remote-first with teams based in London, Lisbon, and Porto

Company

hirify.global is a remote-first consultancy specializing in software engineering, product design, and data, focused on building lasting digital solutions and fostering growth for clients and employees.

What you will do

• Build new features and data products meeting client needs
• Deliver continuous changes in a full CI/CD environment
• Collaborate closely with engineering teams and leadership
• Mentor and support career growth of engineering team members
• Architect and deliver highly available, zero downtime products
• Manage production operations and monitoring aligned with SLAs

Requirements

• Location: Must be based in the UK or Portugal
• Proven experience with Python and JavaScript development
• Experience building data pipelines using dbt, Kafka, Spark, AWS Kinesis, Lambda, and Apache Airflow
• Strong SQL skills including complex queries and performance optimization
• Experience with production monitoring and alerting tools like CloudWatch and Datadog
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Culture & Benefits

• Company private health care and pension scheme (UK only)
• Enhanced paid maternity and paternity leave up to 6 months
• Annual training and hardware allowances
• Mental health and meditation app support
• Generous holiday allowance and referral schemes
• Remote-first work environment with flexible work-life balance

Hiring process

• Initial interview with Talent team (30-45 minutes)
• Technical interview with Senior Developers (1.5 hours)