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# Staff Software Engineer

- **Company:** Ocho People
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £75,000.0 - £85,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Big Data, C++ (Programming Language), Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Relational Databases, Distributed Systems, Github, Apache HBase, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Apache Maven, Object-Oriented Software Development, Apache Oozie, Open Source Technology, Ruby, Scripting, System Availability, Spring-boot, Caching, Database Performance, Electronic Medical Records, Indexer, Backend, Cloudformation, Build Tools, Jenkins
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5921064206

## About the Role

* 7 or more years of experience building and supporting scalable, distributed systems using open source tools
 * Proven hands on experience with an object oriented programming language such as Java or C++ and at least one scripting language such as Python or Ruby
 * Strong SQL skills across any dialect, with PostgreSQL experience a plus
 * Experience with an API framework such as Spring Boot
 * Experience with big data infrastructure including HBase, RDBMS or Redshift
 * Experience optimising database performance through indexing, caching and related techniques
 * Experience with a public cloud provider, ideally AWS
 * Experience with ETL, data modelling and large-scale data warehousing solutions
 * Experience with scheduling services such as Airflow or Oozie
 * Experience with modern build tools such as Maven, Jenkins and GitHub
 * Prior technical leadership and/or mentorship experience
 * Strong analytical, technical and communication skills

Nice to Have:

 * Deep AWS experience across CloudFormation, EMR, S3, EC2 and Athena
 * Experience developing prototypes and proof of concept systems

## Description

* Own, design, implement and support major components of the unified back end data platform
 * Define how data should be aggregated and made available to consuming applications while maintaining high availability and performance
 * Implement the mechanisms, systems and software to power client-facing dashboards, reporting and data products
 * Use your technical depth to guide the direction of the stack and evaluate the right technologies for the job
 * Drive engineering best practices and mentor talent across the team, Staff level backend roles with genuine data platform ownership, at a globally recognised product company with a strong engineering culture, do not come up often. This is an opportunity to work at real scale, drive technical direction and build the kind of career that matters - without the bureaucracy that often comes with large organisations.