Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment.
Job DescriptionProject – the aim you’ll have
Data Delivery Team is responsible for provisioning new data assets onto our Data Platform, which are then consumable for use in Reporting and Analytic software and tools.The teams focus on publishing re-usable, trusted and high-quality data assets to our data catalogue. As our organisation allocates more resources on data science (including AI and Machine Learning) – the demand on the data delivery teams is growing
Position – how you’ll contribute
- Develop and deliver data pipelines and transformations in line with existing design specifications and delivery standards.
- Build and maintain data products within Snowflake, using dbt and ADF to orchestrate and transform data.
- Implement robust testing and validation to ensure data quality, consistency, and accuracy.
- Follow established development patterns and governance standards, ensuring alignment with Baillie Gifford’s data delivery framework.
- Manage deployment and documentation of developed components, ensuring solutions are well-structured and maintainable.
- Support troubleshooting and issue resolution during development and delivery cycles.
Expectations – the experience you need
- Experience developing data pipelines using Azure Data Factory (ADF) and dbt.
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Snowflake (including performance optimisation and
- modelling concepts).
- Hands-on experience delivering data integrations, transformations, and loads within a
- governed enterprise environment.
- Experience working from detailed technical designs or specifications, delivering against
- defined requirements.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and quality.
- Familiarity with CI/CD processes and version control (e.g. Git).
- Experience working within a cloud data platform and modern delivery environment.
- Exposure to data validation frameworks or automated testing approaches.
- Prior experience delivering projects in financial services or other data-intensive
Our offer – professional development, personal growth
- Flexible employment and remote work
- International projects with leading global clients
- International business trips
- Non-corporate atmosphere
- Language classes
- Internal & external training
- Private healthcare and insurance
- Multisport card
- Well-being initiatives
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