[Hiring] Senior Python Engineer @FXC Intelligence

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Python Engineer to join our Data Ingest team, responsible for scraping the data that fuels our products. You’ll play a key role in shaping how we capture, process and scale the data pipelines that underpin our insights to some of the world's biggest companies, central banks and non-governmental organisations.

• Carrying out research and technical investigations
• Implementing new scrapers and maintaining existing ones
• Improve the scraping platform in the areas of data quality, performance and observability
• Taking on ownership of architectural or conceptual components of the platform (e.g. owning reliability or QA processes or AI scrapers)
• Gain sufficient understanding of the codebase to be able to make contributions aimed at reducing overall complexity and removing technical debt
• Performing code reviews, participating in intra and cross-team technical initiatives and discussions

Qualifications

• Engineer robust solutions using advanced Python and SQL to solve complex data and backend challenges
• Work with data processing and distributed high-load systems
• Experience with event-driven architecture and message queues (RabbitMQ/Kafka)
• Perform basic exploratory data analysis and make technical decisions on the basis of observed data rather than just assumptions
• Take proactive ownership of projects, setting a high bar for technical excellence
• Thrive in fast-paced environments, pivoting quickly to meet changing priorities without losing momentum
• Articulate complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Deep-dive into the business domain to ensure your technical output aligns with product goals and user needs
• Approach every challenge with a positive attitude and a proactive drive to learn new technologies and methodologies

Requirements

• Prior experience working for a data product company or being involved with Big Data
• Build and maintain scalable web scraping architectures and backend systems that power core product features
• Experience with documentation of system architecture
• Experience collaborating with a BI, DA and/or ML team

Tech Stack

• Python
• PostgreSQL
• RabbitMQ
• Redis
• Puppeteer
• Playwright
• Selenium
• Pandas
• Numpy
• SKlearn

Company Description

FXC Intelligence is a leading provider of cross-border payments data and intelligence, providing some of the world's biggest companies, central banks and non-governmental organisations with the strategic insights, expertise and awareness to effectively compete in their chosen markets.

We are proud to produce industry-changing data and intelligence, aided by our company values of being customer-focused, taking ownership, knowledge, communication and leadership.

We’re an innovative company that strives to look after its team, and we take pride in providing a positive company culture.