Data Engineer

Citywire
City of London
3 weeks ago
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We’re looking for a Data Engineer with strong Python skills and experience in event-driven systems to join our growing data team. This isn’t your typical “pipelines-for-analysts” role -you’ll be building real-time systems that power applications, tooling, and commercial products across the business.


What you’ll be doing

  • Build and maintain event-driven data pipelines that power Citywire’s Catalyst platform.
  • Design resilient, fault-tolerant workflows using AWS services such as Lambda, Kinesis, SQS, DynamoDB Streams, and EventBridge.
  • Implement processors that ensure data consistency across DynamoDB, PostgreSQL (Aurora), OpenSearch, and BigQuery.
  • Modernise legacy batch processes into stream-first architectures.
  • Build and integrate APIs to enable smooth publishing and consumption of events across systems.
  • Collaborate with engineers on greenfield and existing projects, balancing speed with resilience.
  • Take ownership of key pipelines and services, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability.
  • Share best practices and mentor others in event-driven data engineering.

What we’re looking for

  • Technical Skills: Proven experience in data engineering or backend development, with solid Python skills and hands-on use of AWS event-driven services.
  • Event-Driven Knowledge: Understanding of DLQs, retries, buffering, idempotency, and resilient design patterns.
  • Cloud & CI/CD Experience: Familiarity with Terraform, Git-based workflows, and cloud-native deployments.
  • Database Skills: Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, or OpenSearch.
  • Problem-Solver: Comfortable working in Linux environments and confident debugging logs, scripts, and production issues.
  • Additional Skills: Exposure to Kafka, Spark, or dbt Core, with an interest in domain-driven data contracts.

We cover - and connect - all sides of the $100 trillion global asset management industry - through our news, events and insights.


Location: London, England, United Kingdom.


Culture and Values

At Citywire, we uphold a culture rooted in honesty, integrity, and fairness, where every voice is valued and heard. Our culture promotes constructive dialogue and collaboration on a global scale.


Benefits

  • Generous holiday entitlement: Start with 25 days per annum, increasing to 28 days after three years' service, and 30 days after five years' service, in addition to bank holidays.
  • Flexible working options.
  • £480 annual allowance for well-being activities or gym memberships, with assistance available for monthly or annual costs.
  • Eye-test and glasses allowance.
  • Critical illness cover and group life assurance from day one of employment.
  • Well-being support: Access to an independent Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7.
  • Cycle to work scheme and annual travel card loans.
  • Techscheme: Purchase the latest tech through our employer scheme, spreading the cost over 12 months with National Insurance savings.
  • After two years of continuous service, access group income protection, private medical, and dental insurance.

Citywire is an equal opportunities employer.


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