Data Products Engineer

at  Peabody

Salary Circa £60,000
Location South East London
Contract type Permanent
Weekly hours Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00
As a Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our data infrastructure. You will be responsible for connecting operational systems, data for analytics, and business intelligence (BI) to ensure efficient processing, storage, and retrieval of large datasets. This role requires a deep understanding of data engineering best practices, data architecture, and the ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data solutions.
You’ll be a highly skilled Data Engineer who can lead the implementation of our data infrastructure, enabling seamless data flows and delivering cutting-edge solutions. You’ll collaborate with data analysts, platform engineers, and business SMEs to develop Reporting and Analytics Products through the Data Platform, and provide appropriate solutions and outcomes based on a thorough understanding of business problems and use cases. You’ll have strong programming skills in Python and SQL; familiarity with Scala is an advantage. An understanding of the social housing sector and its unique challenges is desirable. You’ll be required to work in the office two days per week.
You’ll engage with internal stakeholders to understand their data requirements, delivering products that meet their needs, and explore patterns and connections within Peabody’s data, identifying areas requiring transformation beyond traditional performance indicators. You’ll hold a degree in a Data or IT related subject, or ideally have a high level of experience in a data-related role within housing. You will have experience in designing and maintaining data platforms like Azure Data Lake, Amazon S3, or Google Cloud Storage. Experience with Databricks including Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow would be advantageous.

At Peabody, our purpose is to help people flourish. Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

• 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Family friendly policies
• Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1

• 30 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year
• Family friendly policies
• Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1: