Data Engineer

Job description

OVERVIEW APEXX is pioneering payment orchestration, transforming the global payments landscape with cutting-edge technology and innovation. As a leader in Fintech, we're committed to excellence, driving forward-thinking solutions that empower businesses worldwide. We're looking for a Data Engineer to join our growing technology team. You'll play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers our platform - enabling trusted insights, real-time analytics, and data-driven decision-making across the business. You'll work with modern cloud technologies and data engineering tools to develop robust batch and streaming pipelines, manage large-scale datasets, and ensure data is accurate, secure, and accessible. Collaborating closely with analysts, engineers, product teams, and stakeholders, you'll help transform complex data into a strategic asset that drives innovation and growth. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and enjoy solving complex data challenges at scale, this could be a great fit. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING: - Build and operate batch and streaming data pipelines with strong scalability, performance, and fault tolerance. - Implement and monitor ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes to gather data from various sources. - Write clean, testable Python/PySpark code using object-oriented principles and unit testing. - Develop and manage databases and data warehouses and optimise database performance and storage across multipul platforms, e.g. Snowflake, PostgreSQL RDS & Aurora. - Ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability, whilst adhering to data security best practices. - Work closely with data analysts, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements. - Collaborate with teammates in an agile, dynamic environment to deliver reliable outcomes - Partner with Customer Support & Relationship Management for data-related queries and issues, - Collaborate with the wider Engineering Team to integrate data solutions into the overall architecture. ABOUT YOU: - Previous experience in Data Engineering, we're looking for around 3-7 years worth of experience. - Strong SQL skills and experience working with relational databases such as Snowflake, PostgreSQL, or MySQL. - Experience building and maintaining data pipelines and ETL workflows using technologies such as AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, AWS EMR, Talend, or Azure Data Factory. - Strong Python development skills, including experience with AWS SDKs such as Boto3. - Experience working with cloud platforms and data services, preferably AWS. - A solid understanding of data warehousing, distributed data processing, and modern data architecture principles. - Experience within the FinTech, payments, or financial services industry is advantageous but not essential. - A proactive mindset, strong problem-solving skills, and a passion for building reliable data solutions at scale. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Great people deserve great rewards. We believe in recognising the impact you make with competitive compensation and benefits that support you both at work and beyond. Whether it's taking time to recharge, looking after your health, working from somewhere new, or investing in your growth, we've built a benefits package designed to help you thrive, because when our people do well, so does APEXX. 💰 Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salaries that recognise your skills, experience, and the impact you make. 🏖️ Generous Time Off :Take the time you need to rest and recharge with annual leave, public holidays, and wellbeing-focused time away from work. 🌍 Work From Anywhere: Enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from eligible locations for up to 90 days per year, subject to our Work From Anywhere policy.* ❤️ Comprehensive Health Insurance: Your wellbeing matters. We provide comprehensive health insurance to help support you and your loved ones when it matters most. 🛡️ Personal Accident Insurance: Additional protection and peace of mind with personal accident insurance coverage. 👶 Enhanced Family Leave: Supporting you through life's biggest milestones with enhanced parental and family-friendly leave policies. 📈 Learning & Growth: We're invested in your development, with opportunities to learn, grow, and build a meaningful career at APEXX. WHO WE ARE & WHERE WE ARE APEXX is a global payment orchestration platform with teams across the UK & India, helping enterprise businesses simplify the complexity of payments. For more than a decade, we've been building technology that enables merchants to connect to the world's payment ecosystem through a single, scalable integration. Our platform gives businesses access to 200+ acquirers, 150+ alternative payment methods, and 10+ Buy Now, Pay Later providers, helping them optimise payment performance, improve acceptance rates, and expand into new markets with confidence. Trusted by leading global brands including Ryanair, TUI, Hotelbeds, CarTrawler, Avon, and Jet2, we're redefining enterprise payments by making them smarter, faster, and more reliable. As we continue to grow, so do the opportunities to make an impact. Whether you're building products, solving complex engineering challenges, or supporting the teams behind them, you'll play a meaningful role in shaping the future of global payments at APEXX. To learn more about APEXX and experience the dynamics of being part of our team, feel free to check out the provided media channels below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apexxglobal/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexx.global/?hl=en Main Website: https://apexx.global/ APEXX is an equal opportunities employer committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our employees and eliminating discrimination. We do not accept speculative CVs or candidate profiles from Recruitment Agencies.