Torvald Klaveness - Data Engineer
First Engineers, Norway
Job Description
How about disrupting the shipping industry with us as our new Data Engineer?
With great ambitions, we need great people, and now we are looking for a Data Engineer who will be responsible for the continuous development of our data platform.
The position is based in Oslo. You will be in a team with a Data Platform Architect and Data Engineer in Oslo and one IT developer in Manila and will report to Head of Research amp; Data Platform.
Our current tech stack is built on Azure and features products built mainly in Python, with a data pipeline using Azure Data lake, TimescaleDB, and SQL. We leverage modern tools like Fivetran, DBT and are looking to evolve and expand our data platform to include real-time streaming from IoT devices and other workloads. You will have an important voice in the identification and vetting of technology stacks to support these.
The team’s goal is to facilitate collaboration among internal divisions and with external data providers through a democratized data platform that enables end-users to ingest, model, and consume data in an efficient way. We believe that the success of this team is central to the competitive ability of the company and that your contributions will have a very visible and lasting impact.
The shipping industry is faced with increased regulatory pressure to increase efficiency and transparency. A key success factor for Klaveness going forward will be our ability to drive this change process through increased collaboration, consolidation, and digitization. The right candidate will play an important part in facilitating this change process through the continuous development of our data platform.
Who you are:
You are a seasoned developer who knows how to structure and present your data in a good way. You like to dive into the code and work until you come up with the best possible solution. A small, but effective team is what you prefer, and your previous colleagues describe you as a very proficient software developer. You build technology with the long game in mind, whilst recognizing and utilizing emerging best practices and patterns.
What you’ll do:
- Directly contribute to high-performance batch and stream data processing systems
- Manage and evolve cloud-based data warehousing services
- Work with amazing products and business managers to deliver compelling features
- Partner with team members to implement and design interfaces and abstractions
- Sharpen your skills as a developer and build technical domain knowledge on data
infrastructure modernization
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar
- Minimum 2 years experience as a data engineer or similar.
- Strong fundamentals of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns
- Software development experience in strongly typed languages
- Experience building solutions using public clouds
- Strong Python development skills
- Experience with Kubernetes and Kubernetes monitoring
- Proficiency with SQL
- A passion and instinct for data quality
What you could bring as a bonus:
- Prior experience with DBT, Job Scheduling frameworks (Apache Airflow, Prefect)
- Integration Platform As a Service and Metadata management solutions
- Building of web applications in Django
- Experience in Rust
- Experience with Notebook driven development (R, Python, Julia)
- Azure data lake
- Power BI
Why you’ll love working here
We offer an exciting role with great operational impact and importance in an international and progressive company with clear ambitions for the future. You will be part of a highly skilled working environment that encourages long-term professional and personal growth. The position is based in Oslo. We offer a competitive compensation package. We have a castle in Hafjell which is great for skiing, and a penthouse in Spain great for relaxing. A great cantina and exceptional coffee.
Should you have any questions regarding the position, please contact our advisor at First Engineers, Johanne Kolsrud Ellingsen, at +47 406 46 305 or . All contacts will be treated in full confidence.
About Klaveness
Torvald Klaveness is a pioneering shipping company with the vision to improve the nature of shipping and the ambition to make seaborn supply chains resilient, decarbonized, and cost-effective. The group today consists of five business units; Through Klaveness Combination Carriers, the company takes an active part in the transition to low-carbon shipping with the unique concept of combination carriers. Our Dry Bulk unit is a leading operator and service provider to the global dry bulk industry and manages the world’s largest Panamax P