Senior Data Engineer

TechPods is a British-Bulgarian-owned and managed technology co-sourcing company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Unlike traditional IT outsourcing companies, our fully transparent model enables companies to scale quicker, while mitigating risk and reducing costs. We strongly believe that traditional outsourcing is obsolete, and the key to long-term success is co-sourcing, NOT outsourcing.

We’re currently looking for a Senior Data Engineer who will work collaboratively within a fast-driven software development team and act as a key member of the Data and Analytics Team. The position is available within one of our well-established UK-based partners, which has been on the market for over 30 years, specialising in road safety and training solutions. As the company continues to grow through strategic acquisitions, it is pivoting into AI-driven technologies to enhance its offerings. The team develops core SaaS products, shapes the technological direction, and builds scalable solutions that make a difference. The role holder will be responsible for developing the data platform, testing, improving and maintaining new and existing data technologies and data feeds.

If you think you could be the talent we’re looking for, then come and join the adventure!

What you’ll be doing

Act as a key member of the Data and Analytics Team, working directly with various stakeholders from across the business, designing stable and reliable data repositories, proactively monitoring the company’s existing reporting solutions and participating in the design and implementation of the associated data hub, storage and integration environments.

• Developing the data platform, testing, improving and maintaining new and existing data technologies and data feeds
• MS Azure PaaS and IaaS technologies (Azure Databricks, Data Factory, Synapse, Azure Storage, CI/CD)
• Drive best practices for our Azure Data Warehouse – payload design, logical data modelling, implementation, metadata and testing standards.
• Proactive cost optimisation of our Data Warehouse, spotting opportunities to refactor to reduce the cost of our batch jobs
• Support the building of robust data models downstream of backend services that support internal business intelligence, as well as financial/regulatory reporting
• Designing a stable, reliable and effective data platform
• Designing and developing transformations and pipelines for processing data into our Data Hub platform
• Supporting the operational functionality, availability, efficiency, backup/recovery and the security of the company’s data technology
• Managing solutions across distributed data centres and data platforms
• Maintaining all relevant documentation and knowledge bases
• Escalating application problems and following up on resolution

What we’ll expect from you

• You have experience and a passion for data warehousing, big data and ETL projects as a designer or architect
• SQL is second nature to you
• You are an expert with general data warehousing concepts
• You have experience teaching and training others
• You’ve worked on a wide range of Data Warehouse problems -regulatory reporting, Business Intelligence, financial reporting projects and supporting Machine Learning
• You have experience building robust and reliable data sets requiring a high level of control
• You strive for improvement in your work and that of others, proactively identifying issues and opportunities
• Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL Database or Cosmos DB technologies
• Azure Data Bricks and Azure Data Factory
• In-depth understanding of data governance and management (e.g. permissions, recovery, security and monitoring)

Why us?

• Excellent opportunity to work with leading-edge technologies
• Additional private health and dental care
• Flexible working hours, either from our new modern office, from home, or even remotely
• Co-funded MultiSport Card / Cool Fit Card to enjoy hundreds of indoor, outdoor, and wellness activities
• Co-funded Transportation card
• Having the great opportunity to work with passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced people where your opinion is highly valued
• High team autonomy to make a significant impact on the company
• Part of a strong local tech community with lots of technology events
• Keep up-to-date with weekly company clubs, initiatives & regular teambuildings
• Self-development annual budget to spend on books, courses, and events

To apply for this role, please send your CV in English.

Аll applications will be treated in a timely and confidential manner.