Senior Data Engineer
Our Technology team is growing and we'd love you to grow with us. We're looking for a skilled and experienced Senior Data Engineer to help design and build a robust, scalable, and high-performance real-time data backbone. In this role, you'll take a leading hand in the design, development, and implementation of a real-time data backbone. Your focus will be on building and maintaining scalable, high-performance data pipelines that support real-time data processing and analytics. You'll work closely with teams across the business to ensure our infrastructure meets growing data needs, leveraging modern technologies for efficient data ingestion, storage, and analysis.
- Shape, develop, and maintain scalable real-time data pipelines and infrastructure
- Integrate various data sources and ensure seamless real-time data flow across the organisation
- Build efficient, fault-tolerant, and highly available data ingestion processes
- Monitor and improve data pipeline performance and scalability for low-latency and high-throughput
- Partner closely with cross-functional teams - including software engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders - to ensure data infrastructure aligns with business objectives
- Solid hands-on experience in data engineering, with a strong track record of building and managing real-time data pipelines across multiple initiatives
- Strong expertise in developing data backbones using distributed streaming platforms (Kafka, Spark Streaming, Flink, etc.)
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure for real-time data ingestion and storage
- Programming skills in Python, Java, Scala, or a similar language
- Proficiency in database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, time-series databases) and data modelling
- Solid understanding of data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g. Apache Airflow, Kubernetes)
- You do your best work as part of a team and enjoy sharing knowledge as much as gaining it
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and a fast-moving environment
- Excellent written and verbal English skills
- Collaborative and grounded - you value others' perspectives and create space for them
- Private Health Care (Bupa)
- Hybrid Working (3 days in office)
- Travel Insurance
- Competitive Base Salary
- Company Bonus Scheme
- Paid for AI Subscription (Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini)
- Market-Leading Training Programme
- Recognition & Reward Scheme
- Annual Company Conference
- Regular Happy Hours & Team Lunches
- Free Coffee, Drinks & Snacks
Quantum is a performance-driven affiliate marketing and digital comparison company that connects global brands with high-intent consumers. Headquartered in London, it builds data-driven comparison services and campaigns designed to be measurable, optimised in real time and scalable. The company combines in-house technology, full-stack analytics and a compliance-first approach to operate in regulated and high-growth sectors. Quantum aims to help users make faster, smarter buying decisions while driving growth for its partners.
