Principal Engineer, Data Platforms Ready for a challenge? Then Just Eat might be the place for you. We're a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it's a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe. About this role We are seeking a highly accomplished and visionary Principal Engineer to join our Data Platforms leadership team. You will serve as the top technical authority, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, and closely pairing with the Head of Engineering. This role defines the technical strategy and architecture that enables our organisation of 50+ engineers to build and operate robust, scalable, and high-performance data systems. We value your ability to lead on strategy, deliver technical excellence, and care for the continuous growth of our engineering team. Location: Hybrid - 3 days a week from our London or Amsterdam office & 2 days working from home Reporting to: Director of Engineering These are some of the key components to the position: Define the long-term technical vision and roadmap for our modern Data Platform, Mobius (including Data Warehousing, Data Lake, Streaming, and Governance tooling). Design and govern the reference architecture for core data infrastructure, ensuring optimal scalability, reliability, and security. Act as a hands-on contributor, tackling the most complex technical challenges and providing code-level guidance for critical components. Establish and enforce technical standards for code quality, observability, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) across all data platform teams. Act as a technical mentor and coach for Senior and Staff Engineers, raising the technical bar across the organisation. Focus on platform engineering principles to improve the developer experience, velocity, and efficiency of all data engineering teams. Lead the evaluation, prototyping, and adoption of new data technologies, balancing industry best practices with business needs. What will you bring to the team? Extensive experience in software and data engineering, with provable experience operating at a Principal, Staff, or equivalent level. Deep proficiency across the modern data stack (Snowflake, BigQuery, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Kafka, Flink). Proven track record designing scalable, self-service data platforms using cloud-native services (AWS/GCP) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible). Expert proficiency in Python, Scala, or Go, and extensive experience with data transformation frameworks (Airflow, dbt). Exceptional ability to synthesise complex requirements into simple, elegant, and maintainable architectural designs. Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and align engineering, product, and executive stakeholders. Results-driven mindset with the ability to execute quickly, adapt to change, and thrive in high-growth, fast-paced environments. Desired Skills Experience in a rapidly scaling organisation focused on building distributed systems. Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Open Telemetry). Strong understanding of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and how data platforms support the full ML lifecycle. At JET, this is on the menu: Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment. Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat We're committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day. What else is cooking? Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our career site where you can find people's stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels. Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now!
Apr 01, 2026
Full time
Principal Engineer, Data Platforms Ready for a challenge? Then Just Eat might be the place for you. We're a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it's a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe. About this role We are seeking a highly accomplished and visionary Principal Engineer to join our Data Platforms leadership team. You will serve as the top technical authority, reporting directly to the Director of Engineering, and closely pairing with the Head of Engineering. This role defines the technical strategy and architecture that enables our organisation of 50+ engineers to build and operate robust, scalable, and high-performance data systems. We value your ability to lead on strategy, deliver technical excellence, and care for the continuous growth of our engineering team. Location: Hybrid - 3 days a week from our London or Amsterdam office & 2 days working from home Reporting to: Director of Engineering These are some of the key components to the position: Define the long-term technical vision and roadmap for our modern Data Platform, Mobius (including Data Warehousing, Data Lake, Streaming, and Governance tooling). Design and govern the reference architecture for core data infrastructure, ensuring optimal scalability, reliability, and security. Act as a hands-on contributor, tackling the most complex technical challenges and providing code-level guidance for critical components. Establish and enforce technical standards for code quality, observability, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) across all data platform teams. Act as a technical mentor and coach for Senior and Staff Engineers, raising the technical bar across the organisation. Focus on platform engineering principles to improve the developer experience, velocity, and efficiency of all data engineering teams. Lead the evaluation, prototyping, and adoption of new data technologies, balancing industry best practices with business needs. What will you bring to the team? Extensive experience in software and data engineering, with provable experience operating at a Principal, Staff, or equivalent level. Deep proficiency across the modern data stack (Snowflake, BigQuery, Delta Lake, Iceberg, Kafka, Flink). Proven track record designing scalable, self-service data platforms using cloud-native services (AWS/GCP) and infrastructure automation (Terraform, Ansible). Expert proficiency in Python, Scala, or Go, and extensive experience with data transformation frameworks (Airflow, dbt). Exceptional ability to synthesise complex requirements into simple, elegant, and maintainable architectural designs. Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and align engineering, product, and executive stakeholders. Results-driven mindset with the ability to execute quickly, adapt to change, and thrive in high-growth, fast-paced environments. Desired Skills Experience in a rapidly scaling organisation focused on building distributed systems. Familiarity with data governance, lineage, and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Open Telemetry). Strong understanding of Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and how data platforms support the full ML lifecycle. At JET, this is on the menu: Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best-known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment. Fun, fast-paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth and about celebrating every aspect of our JETers. Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat We're committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day. What else is cooking? Want to know more about our JETers, culture or company? Have a look at our career site where you can find people's stories, blogs, podcasts and more JET morsels. Are you ready to take your seat? Apply now!
AI Engineer - Transform Government Communications with Cutting-Edge AI. Are you passionate about leveraging AI to drive impactful change? We are seeking an AI Engineer with experience in Large Language API's (from 2021), Generative AI and Python, to play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing AI products for Government. This role is fully remote and Inside IR35. 6 Month contract. Why Apply: 1. Innovative Impact: Be part of a team that has successfully launched Assist, an award-winning service that saves users an average of three hours per week. Assist is a business-critical tool for over 6500 Civil Servants across more than 300 public sector organisations. 2. Future-Focused: Engage with an exciting roadmap that includes developing synthetic AI-driven audiences and personalisation capabilities. Your work will directly contribute to the next generation of AI solutions within the public sector. 3. Collaborative Environment: Work alongside Developers, Data Scientists, User Researchers, and a Product Manager in an agile setting. Your contributions will be integral to the iterative development of a leading AI product. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain and iterate a web API using FastAPI, hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). - Develop improvements to Assist, focusing on data ingestion, UI updates, and agentic possibilities. - Design and deliver new capabilities, such as conversational AI-powered synthetic audiences. - Collaborate with a Product Manager and other Software Developers to organise and complete tasks. - Contribute to technical decision-making, including Generative AI solutions around Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and prompt engineering. - Document and maintain Agile project responsibilities. - Develop features around sentiment analysis, data ingestion, and synthetic audience creation. Skills and Experience: - Proven experience in building Large Language Model-based applications incorporating tool usage and information retrieval. - Proficiency in Python programming. - Experience administering Amazon Web Services accounts. - Ability to take ownership of the entire feature development life cycle, from development and testing to deployment. - Experience in agile product delivery, working within a small interdisciplinary team. Be at the forefront of transforming government communications through AI. Your expertise will help shape a product that delivers real impact for the public, making a tangible difference in the efficiency and effectiveness of government services. For further information, contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People. Inspire People is acting as an employment business to the end user and candidates.
Oct 08, 2025
Contractor
AI Engineer - Transform Government Communications with Cutting-Edge AI. Are you passionate about leveraging AI to drive impactful change? We are seeking an AI Engineer with experience in Large Language API's (from 2021), Generative AI and Python, to play a pivotal role in shaping and enhancing AI products for Government. This role is fully remote and Inside IR35. 6 Month contract. Why Apply: 1. Innovative Impact: Be part of a team that has successfully launched Assist, an award-winning service that saves users an average of three hours per week. Assist is a business-critical tool for over 6500 Civil Servants across more than 300 public sector organisations. 2. Future-Focused: Engage with an exciting roadmap that includes developing synthetic AI-driven audiences and personalisation capabilities. Your work will directly contribute to the next generation of AI solutions within the public sector. 3. Collaborative Environment: Work alongside Developers, Data Scientists, User Researchers, and a Product Manager in an agile setting. Your contributions will be integral to the iterative development of a leading AI product. Key Responsibilities: - Maintain and iterate a web API using FastAPI, hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). - Develop improvements to Assist, focusing on data ingestion, UI updates, and agentic possibilities. - Design and deliver new capabilities, such as conversational AI-powered synthetic audiences. - Collaborate with a Product Manager and other Software Developers to organise and complete tasks. - Contribute to technical decision-making, including Generative AI solutions around Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and prompt engineering. - Document and maintain Agile project responsibilities. - Develop features around sentiment analysis, data ingestion, and synthetic audience creation. Skills and Experience: - Proven experience in building Large Language Model-based applications incorporating tool usage and information retrieval. - Proficiency in Python programming. - Experience administering Amazon Web Services accounts. - Ability to take ownership of the entire feature development life cycle, from development and testing to deployment. - Experience in agile product delivery, working within a small interdisciplinary team. Be at the forefront of transforming government communications through AI. Your expertise will help shape a product that delivers real impact for the public, making a tangible difference in the efficiency and effectiveness of government services. For further information, contact Andrew Medhurst at Inspire People. Inspire People is acting as an employment business to the end user and candidates.
Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Java Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Python, Java and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £90-120k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Java Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Python, Java and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £90-120k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Java Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Python, Java and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £120-150k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Python Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Java Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Python Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Python Java Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Python, Java and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £120-150k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Java Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Python Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Java, Python and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £90-120k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Java Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Python Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Java, Python and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £90-120k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Java Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Python Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Java, Python and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £120-150k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Oct 03, 2025
Full time
Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund) required by my asset management client in London. You MUST have the following: Advanced ability as a Senior Java Software Engineer/Technical Lead/Solutions Architect/Principal Engineer Good design and architecture ability Python Three or more of the following: Iceberg Dremio DBT Arrow Snowflake Glue Athena Airflow Agile The following is DESIRABLE, not essential: Trading, Front Office finance Spark Buy-side asset management (hedge fund, asset manager, investment management) Role: Senior Java Software Engineer (Senior Architecture Programmer Developer Java Python Software Engineer Data Enterprise Engineering Developer Programmer AWS Python Athena Glue Airflow Ignite JavaScript Agile Pandas NumPy SciPy Spark Dremio Snowflake Apache Iceburg Iceberg Arrow DBT gRPC protobuf TypeScript Finance Trading Front Office Investment Banking Asset Manager Financial Services FX Fixed Income Equities Commodities Derivatives Hedge Fund Snowflake) required by my asset management client in London. You will join a relatively new department that is responsible for the data used across the Front Office. The data is sourced from a variety of external vendors and internal departments and held in an AWS data lake, although this is being migrated to a data mesh architecture. They are working heavily with Java, Python and AWS. If you have any experience in Iceberg, Dremio, DBT, Arrow, Spark, Snowflake, Glue, Athena, Airflow or related tools, this would also be very advantageous. You will join a team of 5 that are responsible for pricing data for the Front Office. This is a senior role in the team and will demand a strong ability in design and architecture. If you come in at the right level, you could be the deputy for the team manager. They have a very flexible hybrid working set up. Salary: £120-150k + 15% Bonus + 10% Pension
Senior Developer/Technical Lead - UKIC DV - Contract Rate : £650 to £700 per day Location : London Duration : 12 months (extendable) IR35 : Inside The role :A leading Government client is seeking to appoint a Senior Developer/Tech Lead, to provide Technical Leadership and set the technical direction, for highly motivated and talented development teams.The Role would be London based and active DV Clearance is required. 12-month initial contract (extendable). Essential Criteria : Significant experience of modern development languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go etc) with code written to a common standard. Able to lead and mentor development teams. Infrastructure as Code Cloud technologies (either AWS, GCP, Azure) Expertise in translating user requirements into technical requirements. Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate with Clients, Senior Management and software engineers Experience of using Kubernetes and/or OpenShift as a deployment platform and day-to-day development environment. Understanding of and experience with Modern DevOps methodology and technologies. Automation/configuration management (i.e. Ansible) If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Senior Developer/Technical Lead - UKIC DV - Contract Rate : £650 to £700 per day Location : London Duration : 12 months (extendable) IR35 : Inside The role :A leading Government client is seeking to appoint a Senior Developer/Tech Lead, to provide Technical Leadership and set the technical direction, for highly motivated and talented development teams.The Role would be London based and active DV Clearance is required. 12-month initial contract (extendable). Essential Criteria : Significant experience of modern development languages (e.g. Java, Python, Go etc) with code written to a common standard. Able to lead and mentor development teams. Infrastructure as Code Cloud technologies (either AWS, GCP, Azure) Expertise in translating user requirements into technical requirements. Excellent interpersonal skills and able to communicate with Clients, Senior Management and software engineers Experience of using Kubernetes and/or OpenShift as a deployment platform and day-to-day development environment. Understanding of and experience with Modern DevOps methodology and technologies. Automation/configuration management (i.e. Ansible) If you are available and interested, please apply in the first instance and you will be contacted to discuss the position further.
Lead Full-stack Developer Location: Holborn, Central London (Hybrid) Job Type: Full-time Direct Reports: x5 Senior Developers Reporting to: Head of AI & Technology An exciting new permanent opportunity has become available for a Lead Full-stack Developer, to join a juggernaut organisation in the recruitment industry. A highly dynamic, ambitious and fast-growing team dedicated to transforming the recruitment landscape through AI-driven, human-centered technology. This is a pivotal role where you will lead a team of 5 Senior Developers, focusing on hands-on coding and providing technical leadership underneath the guidance of the Head of AI & Technology. Day-to-day of the role: Lead and mentor a team of 5 Senior Developers, maintaining a hands-on approach with coding and problem-solving. Oversee the end-to-end delivery of features, ensuring the software is scalable, speedy, and of high quality. Architect, develop, and maintain core components of our SaaS platform: Backend: Python, PostgreSQL Frontend: TypeScript, NextJS/NodeJS Integrate AI tools, APIs, and data pipelines to enhance platform intelligence. Promote engineering best practices such as testing, CI/CD, and secure coding standards. Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship. Collaborate with the Head of AI and Technology to align development priorities with business objectives. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance. Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, ensuring platform reliability and uptime. Required Skills & Qualifications: 10+ years of commercial software development experience, with at least 5 years in a lead developer role. Proven track record in leading small, high-performing engineering teams in fast-paced environments. Deep expertise in full-stack development, including: TypeScript/JavaScript (NextJS, NodeJS, Tailwind) Python (Django, Flask, or FastAPI) PostgreSQL Experience with building and scaling SaaS platforms in production. Strong background in software architecture, microservices, and API design. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Excellent communication skills, capable of motivating and aligning technical teams. Desirable: Experience with AI tools, APIs, ML pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), event-driven architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ). Benefits: Hybrid working model (minimum 3 days a week in office) 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Flexible holiday scheme Contributory pension scheme Enhanced family leave benefits Insurance benefits including life assurance Regular events and discounts at gyms and popular retailers Wellbeing and mental health support Vibrant office location in Holborn with numerous amenities nearby To apply for the Lead Full-stack Developer position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Lead Full-stack Developer Location: Holborn, Central London (Hybrid) Job Type: Full-time Direct Reports: x5 Senior Developers Reporting to: Head of AI & Technology An exciting new permanent opportunity has become available for a Lead Full-stack Developer, to join a juggernaut organisation in the recruitment industry. A highly dynamic, ambitious and fast-growing team dedicated to transforming the recruitment landscape through AI-driven, human-centered technology. This is a pivotal role where you will lead a team of 5 Senior Developers, focusing on hands-on coding and providing technical leadership underneath the guidance of the Head of AI & Technology. Day-to-day of the role: Lead and mentor a team of 5 Senior Developers, maintaining a hands-on approach with coding and problem-solving. Oversee the end-to-end delivery of features, ensuring the software is scalable, speedy, and of high quality. Architect, develop, and maintain core components of our SaaS platform: Backend: Python, PostgreSQL Frontend: TypeScript, NextJS/NodeJS Integrate AI tools, APIs, and data pipelines to enhance platform intelligence. Promote engineering best practices such as testing, CI/CD, and secure coding standards. Conduct code reviews and provide technical mentorship. Collaborate with the Head of AI and Technology to align development priorities with business objectives. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance. Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues, ensuring platform reliability and uptime. Required Skills & Qualifications: 10+ years of commercial software development experience, with at least 5 years in a lead developer role. Proven track record in leading small, high-performing engineering teams in fast-paced environments. Deep expertise in full-stack development, including: TypeScript/JavaScript (NextJS, NodeJS, Tailwind) Python (Django, Flask, or FastAPI) PostgreSQL Experience with building and scaling SaaS platforms in production. Strong background in software architecture, microservices, and API design. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Excellent communication skills, capable of motivating and aligning technical teams. Desirable: Experience with AI tools, APIs, ML pipelines, containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes), event-driven architecture (Kafka/RabbitMQ). Benefits: Hybrid working model (minimum 3 days a week in office) 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Flexible holiday scheme Contributory pension scheme Enhanced family leave benefits Insurance benefits including life assurance Regular events and discounts at gyms and popular retailers Wellbeing and mental health support Vibrant office location in Holborn with numerous amenities nearby To apply for the Lead Full-stack Developer position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.
A well-established business is looking for an accomplished Software Engineer with expert Python skills to join its organisation. Please note, this role is Outside IR35. The company embraces hybrid and flexible working so you will be able to work remotely most of the time, with 1 or 2 days per week at the office in Birmingham. In order to be suitable for this role you must be an accomplished developer with a passion for technology and ability to lead a team. You will hold proven experience of architecting solutions using Python (FastAPI / FlasK) and will lead the technical designs for APIs, data pipelines, cloud infrastructure and backend orchestration. You will also have experience with AWS, while familiarity with MongoDB would be advantageous to your application. In this role of significant responsibility, you will architect solutions and guide the in-house development team. You will act as a technical authority on software written in Python, lead architectural discussions, code, ensure technical quality and deliver complex software projects. You will also partner with key stakeholders to drive forward technological innovation and business growth.This is a great opportunity for a capable Lead Software Engineer with an established track record of analytical thinking and well-developed people skills to provide technical leadership at an impressive business.
Sep 24, 2025
Full time
A well-established business is looking for an accomplished Software Engineer with expert Python skills to join its organisation. Please note, this role is Outside IR35. The company embraces hybrid and flexible working so you will be able to work remotely most of the time, with 1 or 2 days per week at the office in Birmingham. In order to be suitable for this role you must be an accomplished developer with a passion for technology and ability to lead a team. You will hold proven experience of architecting solutions using Python (FastAPI / FlasK) and will lead the technical designs for APIs, data pipelines, cloud infrastructure and backend orchestration. You will also have experience with AWS, while familiarity with MongoDB would be advantageous to your application. In this role of significant responsibility, you will architect solutions and guide the in-house development team. You will act as a technical authority on software written in Python, lead architectural discussions, code, ensure technical quality and deliver complex software projects. You will also partner with key stakeholders to drive forward technological innovation and business growth.This is a great opportunity for a capable Lead Software Engineer with an established track record of analytical thinking and well-developed people skills to provide technical leadership at an impressive business.
A well-established business is looking for an accomplished Solutions Architect with a passion for building robust, scalable and secure systems using Python, to join its team. Please note, this role is Outside IR35. The company embraces hybrid and flexible working so you will be able to work remotely, with 1 or 2 days per week at the office in Birmingham. In order to be suitable for this Solution Architect role you must be an accomplished developer with a passion for technology and desire to mentor a team. You will hold proven experience of architecting solutions using Python (FastAPI / FlasK) and will lead the technical designs for APIs, data pipelines, cloud infrastructure and backend orchestration. You will also have experience with AWS, while familiarity with MongoDB would be advantageous to your application. In this role of significant responsibility, you will architect solutions and guide the in-house development team. You will act as a technical authority on software written in Python, lead architectural discussions, code, ensure technical quality and deliver complex software projects. You will also partner with key stakeholders to drive forward technological innovation and business growth.This is a great opportunity for a capable Solutions Architect with an established track record of analytical thinking and well-developed people skills to provide technical leadership at an impressive business.
Sep 24, 2025
Full time
A well-established business is looking for an accomplished Solutions Architect with a passion for building robust, scalable and secure systems using Python, to join its team. Please note, this role is Outside IR35. The company embraces hybrid and flexible working so you will be able to work remotely, with 1 or 2 days per week at the office in Birmingham. In order to be suitable for this Solution Architect role you must be an accomplished developer with a passion for technology and desire to mentor a team. You will hold proven experience of architecting solutions using Python (FastAPI / FlasK) and will lead the technical designs for APIs, data pipelines, cloud infrastructure and backend orchestration. You will also have experience with AWS, while familiarity with MongoDB would be advantageous to your application. In this role of significant responsibility, you will architect solutions and guide the in-house development team. You will act as a technical authority on software written in Python, lead architectural discussions, code, ensure technical quality and deliver complex software projects. You will also partner with key stakeholders to drive forward technological innovation and business growth.This is a great opportunity for a capable Solutions Architect with an established track record of analytical thinking and well-developed people skills to provide technical leadership at an impressive business.
