Hybrid Staff Software Engineer, Data

at Arrive

• Job title: Staff Software Engineer, Data
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Airflow, Apache, AWS, Cloud, Docker, Linux, Numpy, Pandas, Python, Spark
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Technical leader in Data Science Products developing machine learning solutions at Arrive. Driving engineering excellence and architecting robust data services for urban mobility.

Responsibilities

• Architect and Implement: Own the technical roadmap for our Spark-based data processes to ensure our Airflow pipelines are performant, cost-effective, and scalable.
• Drive Engineering Excellence: Define standards for efficient, testable and reusable Python code across the organisation that ensure our services remain reliable, robust, and easy for other engineers to extend.
• Bridge Strategy and Execution: Partner with Data Scientists to translate modeling requirements into high-performance production services.
• Modernize Infrastructure: Evolve our infrastructure-as-code (AWS) and CI/CD pipelines to keep up with cutting-edge approaches.
• Advance Data Capabilities: Lead the hands-on development of platform enhancements, such as establishing feature stores for machine learning and building automated data monitoring systems to ensure data integrity and model reproducibility.
• Scale AI Practices: Lead the adoption of AI throughout the software development lifecycle, evolving our internal coding practices while ensuring systems remain reliable and maintainable.

Requirements

• Extensive history of building and scaling data-intensive applications in production, with a track record of leading technical initiatives from conception to deployment.
• Expert-level Python and its data ecosystem (Numpy, Pandas), including designing frameworks for data tasks.
• Deep understanding of distributed data processing engines like Apache Spark.
• A strong command of Linux, containers (Docker), and infrastructure as code for cloud deployments (AWS preferred).
• A passion for elevating engineering standards through pair programming and detailed code reviews to help other engineers grow their technical depth.

Benefits

• Flexible working - hybrid home and office-based opportunities.
• Paid Leave if you participate in an event for Charity.
• 25 Days holiday entitlement.
• An enhanced Workplace Pension Scheme - 5% by Arrive, 3% by you.
• Private Medical Health Insurance.
• Fantastic wellbeing programmes, including On-site Sports massages, Reiki and Head massages every week.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Access to Blue Call, a mental health support platform.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity offering.