Jobs in London - Data Engineer (London, Hybrid) • UK

Company: Alex Staff Agency

UK

About the company and the project:An international company, a leader in developing large-scale energy storage and grid-stability technologies, is in search of a highly skilled and experienced Data Engineer to be a part of its core team.The company has been operating since 2006 and is currently expanding its portfolio of commercial power plants. The successful candidate will contribute to the fastest-growing direction, integrating advanced software with physical energy infrastructure.The company has offices in London, Dubai, and India.This position is only available for candidates based in London as regular on-site presence in the London office is required.Your tasks on the position:Maintaining and extending existing Python-based data grabbers (e.g., Elexon/Iris) that collect data from market and operational APIsDesigning and implementing new data grabbers for additional data sourcesImplementing logging, monitoring, and notification for grabber pipelinesDeveloping and maintaining ETL/ELT workflows using dbt and GitHub ActionsEnsuring data quality, completeness, and reproducibility across ingestion layersDesigning and evolving PostgreSQL schemas for analytical workloadsCreating and maintaining dbt models that transform raw data into curated, analysis-ready datasetsOptimizing SQL queries and transformations for performance and maintainabilityRequirements3+ years of experience as a Data EngineerStrong Python programming skills (especially for API data ingestion and ETL)Advanced SQL and data modeling experience with PostgreSQLProficiency with dbt for transformation pipelines and version-controlled data modelsExperience managing data pipelines in GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD systemsSolid understanding of data quality, testing, and reproducibility principlesEnglish B2+Will be a plus:Familiarity with Apache Superset or similar BI toolsExperience working with time-series or market dataExposure to AWS-based analytics environments (EKS, S3, CloudWatch) as a user or contributorInterest in energy markets, grid operations, or related analytical domainsBenefitsCompetitive salary according to your experience and skillsOfficial employment according to the UK Labor LawPaid vacationPlenty of opportunities for learning and professional growthStarting next year, everyone will be issued Macs with tracking software