Senior Data Platform Engineer
Posted 1 day ago by rmg digital
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Senior Data Platform Engineer role is a 6-month maternity cover contract within a leading global investment trading organization, focusing on the development and enhancement of robust data platforms. The position requires collaboration with engineers and data scientists to support trading and research workflows in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment. The contractor will be responsible for building reliable services that handle complex financial data efficiently. This role is ideal for someone with strong Java and Python skills who thrives in challenging data environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Designing, building and maintaining data platform services using Java and Python
- Working closely with engineers, data scientists and quantitative teams to support trading and research workflows
- Ensuring platforms are performant, resilient and production-ready
- Contributing to best practices around code quality, testing and automation
- Supporting ongoing platform improvements during the maternity cover period
Key Skills:
- Strong commercial experience with Java and Python
- Background in data-intensive or platform-led engineering environments
- Experience working with complex, high-volume data systems
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, technically demanding settings
- Prior exposure to financial services or trading environments is beneficial, but not essential
Salary (Rate): £500 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Data Platform Engineer (Contract – Maternity Cover) 6 months | Day rate: £500 | Outside IR35 | Hybrid – London
A leading global investment trading organisation is seeking an experienced Senior Data Platform Engineer to join its high-performing data platform team on a 6-month maternity cover contract . This is a rare opportunity to work within a sophisticated, technology-driven trading environment where data sits at the heart of decision-making. The team supports large-scale, mission-critical data platforms used by quantitative researchers, traders and analysts operating across global markets.
The role
Working as part of a highly skilled engineering function, the contractor will contribute to the development and enhancement of robust, scalable data platforms. The focus will be on building reliable services that ingest, process and distribute complex financial data at speed and scale.
Key responsibilities
- Designing, building and maintaining data platform services using Java and Python
- Working closely with engineers, data scientists and quantitative teams to support trading and research workflows
- Ensuring platforms are performant, resilient and production-ready
- Contributing to best practices around code quality, testing and automation
- Supporting ongoing platform improvements during the maternity cover period
Key experience required
- Strong commercial experience with Java and Python
- Background in data-intensive or platform-led engineering environments
- Experience working with complex, high-volume data systems
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, technically demanding settings
- Prior exposure to financial services or trading environments is beneficial, but not essential
This role would suit a contractor who enjoys solving complex data challenges and wants to make an immediate impact within an elite engineering team. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without any visa restrictions.