Data Engineer

Oscar Associates Limited
Birmingham
2 months ago
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Role: Data Engineer

Salary: Up to £70000

Technology - Databricks, Data Factory, SQL, Python

Location: Birmingham

Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 days a week in the office.

The Role:

In this role, you will play a critical part in designing and delivering a high-performance, scalable data platform that underpins Intelligence Platform, powering insights for thousands of dealerships worldwide.

You will own the end-to-end data lifecycle - from ingesting and transforming complex data sets, to optimising performance and architecting secure, resilient, cloud-native storage solutions. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building clean, robust data pipelines at scale, enjoys solving challenging data problems, and is excited to leverage modern cloud technologies and emerging AI capabilities to drive real-world impact.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and own a unified, cloud-native data platform that ingests and processes global data across our Automotive Intelligence Platform.
  • Architect scalable, reusable data solutions, with a strong focus on componentisation, standardisation, and long-term maintainability.
  • Deliver high-performance, highly reliable data pipelines, optimising throughput and latency to enable fast, dependable access to large and complex d...

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