Contractor Data Engineer

About us

Codurance is a boutique IT consultancy. One of the good ones!

It's not just about making code that works, we're passionate about crafting quality software which translates to applying Extreme Programming practices and Software Craftsmanship values in continuous delivery.
We are stack agnostic although we have a slight preference for OOP languages, what are yours?

What else?

Easy to summarize: we are passionate about learning and love to share knowledge, internally and externally! Our horizontal structure allows for a truly collaborative environment, with trust and transparency which also enable autonomy at work. You can truly have an impact on how the organization works and are expected to get involved in different areas of the business to participate to a podcast, an event, interviews and you're not limited by your job title.

We aim to create a more sustainable and adaptable future via well-crafted software and positive cultural change. Not only as a partner for our clients but also as an employer/a great place to work so read on!

The Role

We are looking for a contractor Data Engineer who shares the same values of pragmatism, professionalism and transparency that we do.

You will use various methods to transform raw data into useful information systems. For example, you’ll create algorithms and conduct statistical analysis, build and maintain data pipelines and APIs to expose models, architect data solutions with scalability and performance in mind, etc.

To succeed in this data engineering position, you should have strong analytical, communication and teamwork skills and the ability to make an effective use of cloud services and data science related frameworks and libraries to deliver solutions.

Overall, you’ll work on aligning data needs and solutions with business goals and enable the delivery of well-crafted software.

Sounds interesting? Read on!

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architectures and data models
• Analyze and assemble large, complex data sets that meet business requirements
• Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL and NoSQL databases, AWS, Azure or GCP technologies
• Build analytics tools for both business and data scientists
• Provide and generate actionable insights from data around business performance metrics and report on them
• Work with internal and external stakeholders to assist with data-related technical issues and support data infrastructure needs
• Help in the implementation of algorithms and prototypes
• Enhance data quality and reliability
• Collaborate with data scientists, architects and the rest of the business and engineering team to successfully deliver projects

Requirements

• Excellent level of English and Spanish (written and spoken)
• Database systems like SQL and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, CosmosDB, Redis, MSSQL, MySQL…)
• Data warehousing solutions (Azure Synapse, AWS Redshift, etc.)
• ETL tools (Data Factory, Databricks, Amazon EMR, Hadoop, Spark, etc.)
• Machine learning (Tensorflow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, NumPy, Pandas, etc.)
• Data APIs (Knowledge of OData, GraphQL, as well as frameworks like FastAPI, Flask etc.)
• Programming skills (preferably Python, Java and Scala)
• Understanding the basics of distributed systems
• Knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Ideally a master's degree in data engineering

Everyone should have the right to bring their whole self to work and be celebrated for who they are. Our people are hired purely on their commitment to these values and their ambition to deliver outstanding results for our clients. Codurance is proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

What's in it for you?

• As a freelance you'd have the flexibility and autonomy that you were looking for!
• Full-remote option from whatever location you are in (on the Spanish territory)
• Our People - You’ll be working alongside Craftspeople who share your interest in learning, whether that’s on a client project or contributing to our internal projects.

We are interested in all qualified candidates who are based in Spain and eligible to work here. However, we are not able to sponsor visas or provide relocation assistance for this role.