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# data engineer

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Platform System, Real Time Data, Restful APIs, Serverless Computing, Docker
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/26656

## About the Role

* Good Python knowledge, especially in RESTful frameworks and cloud deployment
 * Appreciation of the challenges of working with big data
 * Experience working in an Agile environment with CI/CD
 * Understanding of event-based and containerised programming in the cloud

## Description

This is your chance to join a cutting-edge technology company in Cambridge. They need a talented data engineer who is adept at developing high quality, scalable, cloud software capable of processing huge amounts of real-time data.


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