This is a remote contract position for those based in Poland.
About NearformNearform is an independent team of data & AI experts, engineers, and designers who build intelligent digital solutions and capability at pace. We create AI-enabled solutions that enhance digital experiences, empower developers, and deliver measurable results. In these ways, we partner with ambitious enterprises to deliver enduring impact.
Our deep expertise in solving the world’s most complex digital problems, along with our collaborative, people-first approach, enables enterprises to build breakthrough products and modernise legacy systems by unleashing the power of AI.
Today, our team of 500 experts in 20+ countries is trusted by leading enterprises including Lululemon, Puma, Sun Life, Starbucks, Travelex, Virgin Media 02, and Walmart.
As part of our Engineering function, you will work closely with clients to translate complex business requirements into innovative digital products. Whether you are a Senior Engineer, Tech Lead, or DevOps Engineer, you will collaborate with distributed teams, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build secure, high-performance applications. Our Nearform engineers are known for building high quality, scalable solutions that solve real world problems.
About the Senior Data Engineer role
As a Senior Data Engineer at Nearform your main task will be designing, building, and maintaining scalable data platforms, pipelines, and warehouses using SQL, Python, Spark, Databricks and other relevant technologies. You will play a key role in building efficient data solutions, optimizing performance, and ensuring seamless data integration. However as you’ll likely work on a variety of projects your responsibilities may also include:
Designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines and ETL processes for large-scale data ingestion and transformation.
Developing and maintaining data platforms and warehousing solutions to support analytics and business intelligence needs.
Implementing scalable data storage solutions and ensuring high availability and performance.
Enhancing performance in data processing workflows for maximum speed and scalability.
Collaborating with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into data engineering solutions.
Ensuring data quality, governance, and compliance across all systems.
Supporting CI/CD processes for data pipeline deployments and implementing best practices in DevOps for data workflows.
Conducting code reviews and enforcing best practices in version control, automation, and testing.
Assisting with defining structured source code management and deployment processes.
Working with and supporting Technical Leaders in project execution and timely delivery.
Collaborating with client teams.
What we are looking for in this person
Significant experience delivering at a Senior Engineer level, specialising in Data engineering. Our Seniors typically have at least 6 years’ commercial experience.
Experience with Databricks and Azure Fabric
Practical experience of delivering in an agile environment.
Practical experience and knowledge of developing real-world solutions.
Extensive hands-on experience in SQL, Python, and Spark for large-scale data processing.
Databricks experience
Strong expertise in data warehousing technologies (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or similar).
Experience with distributed data processing frameworks (Spark, Hadoop, or similar).
Deep understanding of ETL processes, data modeling, and schema design.
Strong experience with cloud-based data solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data lake architectures.
Experience with automation, CI/CD for data pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Deep understanding of versioning control tools - e.g. Git.
Experience building software collaboratively using pull requests and code reviews.
Familiarity with data governance, security, and compliance best practices.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Benefits
Work remotely; we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance.
Work flexibly; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem!
The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving NearFormers’ wellbeing; we offer resources and support, including a NearForm advice line which offers confidential support for anything from relationship issues to staying healthy.
Please get in touch to discuss remuneration.
Recruitment/Application process
A TalentCall with someone from the Talent team (30 mins approx.) to introduce to you NearForm and the role, and to make sure your experience is relevant for the position and to discuss life as a NearFormer
An assessment with a member of the hiring team (1 hr approx.), this session is carried out using a screen share. You will be given a challenge and asked to provide a working solution to a specified problem.
A video call with one of our Hiring Managers (45 mins approx.) which allows us to gain a better insight into what interests you, your technical background, and give you an overview of the work we do at NearForm.
Although we are widely dispersed, NearFormers are a tightly-knit team. We trust one another and care about our colleagues. We all get together in person at our annual company retreat, of course when we’re not faced with a global pandemic! Building on our open-source origins, we promote the sharing of thoughts, knowledge and ideas.
NearForm is committed to shaping a better world in all that we do. Our global team is built based on respect, inclusivity, diversity and excellence.