Python Engineer

Based in London and Swindon, with a hybrid office/WFH policy, we have a multi-team approach led by our account managers and supported by our Creative, Advertising, Data Analysis, and Technical teams.

Key role responsibilities:

• Implement data pipelines and systems to connect and process data for analytics and


BI systems.

• Document systems and source-to-target mappings.



• Re-engineer manual data flows to enable scaling and repeatable use.



• Follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines.



• Write clean, secure and well-tested code.



• Operate the services and pipelines you build and identify issues in production.



• Assess and prioritise feature requests.



• Recognise opportunities to reuse existing data flows.



• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.



• Implement data quality checks and validation processes to identify and resolve data


anomalies.

• Support business intelligence report development that can be reused.
  
  Python development proficiency > 3 years experience.



• Strong Software Engineering background.



• Good problem-solving, communication, and organisational skills.



• Ability to work independently and with a team.



• Understand industry-recognised data modelling patterns and standards and when to


apply them.

• Familiarity with data security and privacy principles, ensuring compliance with data


governance and regulatory requirements.

• SQL proficiency and relational database management experience.



• API Implementation and Integration experience, understanding of REST principles


and best practices.

• Knowledge of validation libraries like Marshmallow or Pydantic.



• Expertise in Pandas or similar libraries



• Experience working with Airflow.



• Operating systems (Linux) knowledge.



• Proficiency in modern development practices and infrastructure deployment


(DevOps), including Git, Terraform, Docker, and CI/CD (CircleCI).

• Experience working with GCP stack (CR, CF, GCS, Secret Manager, etc.)



• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT/GitHub, Python: 4 years (required)


• PostgreSQL: 4 years (required)


• Google Cloud Platform: 3 years (required)


• Airflow: 2 years (preferred)
  
  Founded in 2016 as an Amazon agency, Optimizon is one of the UK's most exciting and fast-growing marketplace agencies. It is dedicated to building and protecting brands on marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay, Wayfair, Onbuy, Mano Mano, DIY.com, and many more worldwide.
  
  There is a competitive salary on offer of £ 50,000 - £55,000 per annum, with benefits including social events, generous 33 days holiday including bank holidays, fun working environment and great teammates.


• Paid sick leave



• EMI scheme



• Amazon Prime



• Birthday off in the weekday



• Enhanced Maternity leave



• Paid Travel expenses to company social events, conferences, meetings in any Optimizon office, client meetings etc



• Fully hybrid working



• Free eye tests and frame discounts



• 'Work from anywhere in the world' policy



• Investors In People Accredited



• LinkedIn Learning



• Private healthcare scheme


Does this job sound like the perfect fit?

Please email your CV (With your Github URL) to engineering@optimizon.co.uk cc: chat@optimizon.co.uk.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £50,000.00-£55,000.00 per year