• Shoreditch, London, UK
• Contract
• Mid
• IT, Development & Engineering role within the IT & Services industry

Job Description:

Data Engineer – Initial 3 Month Contract

The group is looking for a Data Engineer to help shape our next set of features and deliver insights to our in-house teams and clients. We expect the ideal

candidate to have 2 years of industry experience, however we are open to strong candidates who demonstrate a practical aptitude for analytics.

Details

The position will entail analysing a corpus of data and work directly with the C suite and software engineers to identify, develop and implement data driven features for our users.

Your analysis will improve our core search algorithms and shape new customer experiences.

They are in the process of identifying features that expand and improve on the functionality of our core product suite. While this role informs existing key software, the permits greenfield projects in respect to identifying features and defining our data pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Research, identify and develop a feature pipeline
  
• Contribute with your expertise to deliver exceptional search
  
• Devise and maintain business metric reports and dashboards-based user behaviour.
• Manage regular reporting to business stakeholders and partners
  
• Research and develop integrations with 3rd party data sources

They’re looking for a problem solver and a creative thinker; who can work within the remit of the current tech stack and has the vision to create solutions that will inform our next iteration of development.

The ideal candidate should be deeply well versed in the subject matter. 

They are looking for someone who is comfortable analysing the job at hand and can provide a clear-cut solution for how they aim on implementing their remit.

Must Have

• Advanced knowledge in the Elastic stack
  
• Expert knowledge in using machine learning, data mining to help design & implement algorithms
  
• Detailed knowledge of Natural Language processing algorithms for text classification, sentiment analysis, opinion mining, and identifying topic of discussion
• Understanding of how to work with large sets of data and optimise for performance and execution time
  
• A passion for finding patterns & relationships in data

Bonus Points

• Proof of Machine Learning experience.
  
• Proficiency and interest in ElasticSearch, Kibana and/or Google Analytics/Mixpanel.
• Experience in agile methodology, and data driven development.
  
• Experience with node.js/typescript

Benefits

Location

They are located 4mins from Old St Station, which is a central hub for commuting. Don’t like the tube? They are also a bunch of cycling enthusiasts with a collection beautiful bikes between them all.

Work/Life Balance

They prefer autonomy and taking pride and ownership in our work, and in-turn you’ll be part of a flexible, fun and rewarding team environment. Underscored by the rule of delivering value to our customers.

Progression

Reporting directly to the CEO and other Technical Advisors, this is a great opportunity to enhance your technical skills and develop a pathway to Senior Management.

They’re committed to making the group an enjoyable and rewarding place to work.

Screener questions

• How many years of Advanced knowledge in the Elastic stack experience do you have?
• How many years of machine learning, data mining to help design & algorithm experience do you have?
• How many years of Detailed knowledge of Natural Language experience do you have?
• How many years of processing algorithms for text classification experience do you have?
• How many years of optimise for performance and execution time experience do you have?
• How many years of passion for finding patterns & relationships in data experience do you have?
• Do you have the following licence or certification: legal to work in the UK?
• Do you speak Proficient English (Must)?