Job Description
Founded in 2016 with only a handful of individuals, Quantexa purpose was built that through a greater understanding of context, better decisions can be made. 3 years, 6 locations and 180+ employees later we still believe that today. Working within industries such as Finance, Insurance, Energy and Government, we connect the dots within our Customers data using dynamic entity resolution and advanced network analytics to create context, empowering businesses to see the bigger picture and drive real value from their data.
Our success is driven by the talent of our staff and our commitment to quality. We are looking for Data Engineers to join us in tackling some of the industrys most challenging problems.
WHAT DOES A DATA ENGINEER ROLE AT QUANTEXA LOOK LIKE?
In order to be a successful data Engineer at Quantexa, youll need to be comfortable dealing with both internal and external stakeholders You will be managing, transforming and cleansing high volume data, helping our Tier 1 clients solve business problems in the area of fraud, compliance and financial crime.
Being Agile is an integral part to the success we have at Quantexa and having regular team sprints and Scrum meetings with your Projects team is essential. Youll be working closely with Data Scientists, Business Analysts, Technical Leads, Project Managers and Solutions Architects, with everyone following the same goal of meeting our Clients expectations and delivering a first-class service.
We want our employees to use the latest and leading open source big-data technology possible. You will be using tools such as Spark, Hadoop, Scala and Elasticsearch, with our platform being hosted on Google cloud (GCP). Our primary language is written in Scala, but dont worry If thats not your strongest language or if you havent used it before, we make sure that every Quantexan goes through our training academy so theyre comfortable and confident with using our platform.
REQUIREMENTS
WHAT DO I NEED TO HAVE?
Were looking for individuals who have proven big data experience, either from an implementation or a data science perspective.
The desire to learn and code in Scala
Experience in working in an Agile environment
Expert knowledge of at least one big data technology such as Spark, Hadoop, or Elasticsearch.
A strong coding background in either Java, Python or Scala
Experience of building data processing pipelines for use in production hands off batch systems, including either traditional ETL pipelines and/or analytics pipelines.
Passion and drive to grow within one of the UKs fastest growing Start-ups
BENEFITS
WHY JOIN QUANTEXA?
We know that just having an excellent glass door rating isnt enough, so weve put together a competitive package as a way of saying thank you for all your hard work!