The staggering growth rate of digital content and its distribution is creating amazing opportunities. But trying to make sense of all that data can be difficult, confusing and downright frustrating.
At Trading.co.uk, we have a sole purpose of creating a super simple tool that is completely unique to give you a market advantage. We are a group of data junkies, who love to solve problems, (it’s what get’s us up in the morning) that created our proprietary Artificial Intelligence engine to mine the web universe to find unique, meaningful, actionable insight.
By the numbers
10
GB
of data per second
50 million
sources per day
22 billion
signals interpreted per day
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Matt Jenkins
CDO
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CTO
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Data Engineer
| Salary: | Subject to experience |
|---|---|
| Location: | Rochester, Kent |
We’re on the quest for… an experienced Data Engineer to come and use cutting edge technology to helps us revolutionise how customers get the best from our data sets.
More infoThe Data Team is part of our growing and versatile team. We work closely with the whole business to make sure our clients access the right data, at the right time. We have some exciting goals to achieve and we are constantly working towards ensuring our data gets better, enabling our clients to make more informed and smarter decisions.
You will be joining at an exciting period of exceptional projected growth; Our people move fast and deliver excellence at pace, never accepting second best. Digital Contact is an innovative and entrepreneurial fintech business with an awesome mentality.
What we’re looking for...
A versatile and experienced data engineer with expertise in writing advanced SQL.
Demonstrable ability to work with a variety of data infrastructure, including relational databases (e.g. MSSQL, MySQL ), columnstores (e.g. Hbase, HD Insights).
Expertise in building and maintaining reliable ETL jobs.
Experience designing new data models based on multiple data sources.
A desire to understand the business and where it’s heading.
A track record of being solutions focused and an excellent problem solver, not afraid to make decisions and act quickly.
Always determined to acquire new skills and learn.
You’ll have good numerical skills and approach every task with a flexible ‘can do’ attitude.
Would be great if you had…
Experience in the following scripting languages; Python, Shell or Java.
Experience working with Hadoop, specifically with Hive, Oozie and Pig.
Experience working with NoSQL platforms such as Elastic search or Redis.
What you’ll be doing...
You will have the autonomy and responsibility to solve the interesting problems we face daily.
You will be learning and working with cutting-edge tech and solutions.
You will develop your career in a strong team with a well-defined culture, that is building a fast-moving, disruptive business.
You will lead and assist in solving challenges and delivering innovative new data with our global clients.
You will be responsible for making data accessible to various clients and with the support of the client solutions team engage with them to understand what their data requirements are.
You will learn where our data is stored and processed to do this job well.
You will have the opportunity to work on new stimulating projects as well as using our existing platforms.
A bit more about us…
Digital Contact specialises in real time big data analysis of social media and digital content and produces signals and insights for the financial markets. It was established five years ago and is a fast-growing technology company in the financial signal sector - with a strong and growing team of developers and data scientists. Digital Contact’s consumer product, Trading.co.uk, has gained critical acclaim from leading publications, including: The Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Independent, to name a few. We have a diverse and inclusive workplace where learning from each other is core to Digital Contact's values and successes. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a great place to work.
If this sounds like the job for you then please email us a CV to: recruitment@digitalcontact.co.uk.
Lead Developer- Back End
| Salary: | Market Leading Salary and Benefits |
|---|---|
| Location: | Rochester, Kent |
We are are looking for an experienced developer who wants to take their next career step and become our Lead Developer for our backend solutions. You will be responsible for building and managing a versatile team of developers and working closely with the whole business to make sure our clients get the right data at the right time to fulfill their needs.
More infoWe’re on the quest for… Over the last 12 months we have seen huge growth and decided to split our technology teams into three, Backend, Data Science and Data Interaction/ UX.
We are are looking for an experienced developer who wants to take their next career step and become our Lead Developer for our backend solutions. You will be responsible for building and managing a versatile team of developers and working closely with the whole business to make sure our clients get the right data at the right time to fulfill their needs. We have some exciting goals to achieve and we are constantly working towards ensuring our technical solutions get better, enabling our clients to make more informed and smarter decisions.
You will be joining at an exciting period of exceptional projected growth; Our people move fast and deliver excellence at pace, never accepting second best. Digital Contact is an innovative and entrepreneurial fintech business with an awesome mentality.
What we’re looking for...
Strong experience in working with the .NET framework, particularly with ASP.NET Core, C#, Web API.
Experience in working with Cloud technology, either Azure or AWS.
Experience Test Driven Development (TDD) & Continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI)
Jira/YouTrack, Git, Teamcity and Octopus Deploy.
Strong software design and architecture skills.
Strong mathematical skills
Demonstrable ability to work with a variety of data infrastructure (Elasticsearch and Redis), including relational databases (e.g. MSSQL, MySQL ).
Working knowledge of message brokers, such as RabbitMQ
A desire to understand the business and where it’s heading.
A track record of being solutions focused and an excellent problem solver, not afraid to make decisions and act quickly.
Always determined to acquire new skills and learn.
Good numerical skills and approach every task with a flexible ‘can do’ attitude.
Degree educated from a top tier university with strong A-level results (MSc highly advantageous) – Computer Science, Maths, Physics, Biology or Genetics preferred.
An advocate of Agile methodologies.Would be great if you had…
Experience in the following scripting languages; Python, Shell or Java.
Experience working with Hadoop, specifically with Hive, Oozie and Pig.
Awareness of common design patterns.
Good understanding of n-tier development.
What you’ll be doing...
You will have the autonomy and responsibility to solve the interesting problems we face daily.
You will be learning and working with cutting-edge tech and solutions.
Running a team of top developers.
You will develop your career in a strong team with a well-defined culture, that is building a fast-moving, disruptive business.
You will lead and assist in solving challenges and delivering innovative new data with our global clients.
You will be responsible for improving our technology solutions for various clients and with the support of the client solutions team engage with them to understand what their data requirements are.
You will learn where our data is stored and processed to do this job well. You will have the opportunity to work on new stimulating projects as well as using our existing platforms.
A bit more about us…
Digital Contact specialises in real-time big data analysis of social media and digital content and produces signals and insights for the financial markets. It was established five years ago and is a fast-growing technology company in the financial signal sector - with a strong and growing team of developers and data scientists. Digital Contact’s consumer product, Trading.co.uk, has gained critical acclaim from leading publications, including: The Financial Times, The Telegraph and The Independent, to name a few. We have a diverse and inclusive workplace where learning from each other is core to Digital Contact's values and successes. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We are an equal opportunity employer and a great place to work.
Job Type: Full-time
If you think this is the job for you, please send your CV to recruitment@digitalcontact.co.uk
