Senior Data Engineer in Belfast

We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join aPriori’s growing Data Platform Team, building and evolving a modern, scalable data platform which will leverage aPriori’s proprietary data to deliver powerful insights and AI capabilities.

Job Type: Full‑time

Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (Hybrid)

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain data APIs, semantic layers, and curated data products to enable downstream analytics and AI capabilities.
• Partner with Product Management and product teams to translate requirements into scalable data solutions that address internal and external business needs.
• Model and structure complex engineering and simulation datasets for analytics, AI/ML, and product integration use cases.
• Collaborate closely with Data Engineers, AI Engineers, BI Engineers, and Software Engineers across adjacent product teams to deliver robust, production‑grade data capabilities.
• Partner with QA and business stakeholders to support data-driven initiatives, ensuring solutions are reliable, well‑tested, and aligned with customer and organisational needs.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure‑as‑code, and DevOps best practices for data services.
• Ensure data integrity, quality, and efficiency by applying best practices and tools.
• Explore and implement new tools and techniques in data architecture and processing.

Requirements:

• Strong hands‑on experience in data engineering or software engineering roles.
• Experience with modern cloud data platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Hands‑on experience with data pipeline orchestration and ETL/ELT tools (e.g. Airflow, Temporal, dbt, Airbyte, Fivetran, or similar).
• Strong understanding of data quality practices, including validation, testing, and monitoring of production data pipelines.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong experience in database and data warehouse design, including modern architectural patterns such as Medallion, Data Mesh, or similar distributed data models.
• Highly proficient in Python and SQL.

Desirable:

• Experience building data products or customer‑facing analytics platforms.
• Experience with traditional AI/ML/MLOps or GenAI, LLMOps.

Education And Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in data engineering or similar role.
• Demonstrated experience delivering production‑grade data pipelines and platforms in a product‑led environment.

aPriori Offers:

A team environment where your experience is valued, your voice is heard, and the work that you do makes an impact for our customers and employees. We offer competitive compensation and unique benefits including pension match, private medical & dental, flexible time off, aPriori days, and more in a dynamic, growing, innovative environment!

About aPriori:

Founded in 2003, aPriori is disrupting the industry’s status quo with groundbreaking work helping manufacturers digitally transform their businesses. Through our unique, patented, intellectual property, we enable manufacturers to accelerate product design and bring products to markets faster while providing visibility to the sustainability of their design and manufacturing choices. Our impact is profound – our customers save millions of dollars each year, accelerate time to market, all while creating a better world for future generations. Though we are an established software firm, through our continued growth, we have maintained the dynamic, collaborative nature of a start‑up. With a global presence, including North America, Europe, Asia, and India, we encourage an inclusive work environment and support employees’ growth through education, training, wellness, and other programs. As our greatest asset, employees’ contributions are acknowledged through monthly company‑wide meetings, often with promotions and awards. We promote a positive work culture, employee‑friendly policies, flexible work schedules, pub nights, and an additional day off each quarter known as “aPriori Day”. If you possess these qualities, we want to hear from you!