Data Engineer

So, who are we?

Hello, we're IG Group. We are a publicly-traded FTSE250 FinTech company who run mobile, web and desktop platforms that help our clients trade stocks & shares, leveraged products, Futures & Options and Crypto.

We are ambitious. Over 340,000 people already use our platforms. We're global with offices in 18 countries and products in 16 regions. We're hungry to move faster, ship better product for our customers and grow our user base. We believe in high autonomy, and we want people who are looking to do things differently in order to create better experiences for our customers.

We work in cross-functional teams and are laser focused on increasing the number of active clients we serve to drive sustainable growth.

Your team

We are looking for a Data Engineering for our team in our Krakow office. The role, as well as the projects in which you will participate on, is crucial for the entire IG. Data Engineering is responsible to collect data from various sources and generate insights for our business stakeholders.  

What you'll do

As a Data engineering you will be responsible fot

• The delivery of our projects and participate in the whole project  life cycle (development and delivery) applying Agile best practices and you will also ensure good quality engineering . 

•  You will be working other technical teams members to build ingestion pipeline, build a shared company-wide Data platform in GCP as well as supporting and evolving our wide range of services in the cloud. 

• You will be owning the development and support of our applications which which also includes occasional early morning meetings (around 6/6:30 AM) for collaboration with APAC stakeholders.

What you'll need for this role

You will be someone who can demonstrate: 

• Good understanding of IT development life cycle with focus on quality and continuous delivery and integration 

• Good communications skills being able to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audience. 

• Proven experience in working on Agile environments. 

• Experience on working in data related projects from data ingestion to analytics and reporting. 

• Good understanding of Big Data and distributed computes framework such as Spark for both batch and streaming workloads 

• Proficient in Python, SQL, DBT 

• Familiar with kafka and different data formats AVRO/Parquet/ORC/Json. 

• It would be great if you have experience on: 

• Cloud (preferred GCP) 

• GitLab 

• Containerisation (Nomad or Kubernetes). 

How we work

We try to take a thoughtful approach to our ways of working as a company. We follow a hybrid working model with 3 days in the office -- which we think balances the need to collaborate effectively and connect with each other. When it comes to how we deliver, there are 5 things we want everyone to do to drive high performance, better learning and career satisfaction:

• Lead and Inspire: Drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm

• Think Big: Focus on the problems that most impact commercial outcomes

• Champion the client: Understand and prioritise client's needs

• Deliver at pace: Push for fast, sustainable growth;

• Raise the bar: Take ownership, be accountable and share feedback

We believe that diversity is vital to success, it fuels creativity, drives innovation and sets us up for global success. We're committed to building teams with a variety of perspectives and skills to help us realise our vision and strategy, that's why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us on this journey. Learn more about our D&I approach here.

The Perks

Your growth fuels our success! Thrive with tailored development programs, mentoring opportunities with leaders, and clear career progression. Expand your network through committees, sports and social clubs. Enjoy extra time off for volunteering and community work.

• Home office equipment reimbursement  

• Performance related bonus

• Private medical cover for you and your family/partner (Medicover)

• Multikafeteria system (you can choose a multisport card, vouchers, etc.) 

• Life insurance (Generali) 

• LinkedIn Learning platform free access

• Share Plans for Employees

• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black, and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organizing events & projects that foster an open, diverse, and inclusive culture  

• Career-focused technical and leadership training in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform

• Well-being events as well as Employee Assistance Programme

• Summer picnic, New Year party and other social events  

• 3 additional days off a year - 1 to celebrate your Birthday and 2 for voluntary work

• App-based parking spots booking system

• Stretching sessions

• Well-being weeks

Learn more about the Perks here!

Join us for this exciting journey. Apply now!