At a Glance
- Tasks: Develop and improve applications, build data pipelines, and troubleshoot technical issues.
- Company: Established manufacturing business investing in technology and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hands-on role, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities to use automation and AI.
- Why this job: Take ownership of critical applications and make a real impact on the business.
- Qualifications: Strong experience with Python, SQL, and cloud deployment; good communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Location: West Midlands, office based
Salary: £45,000 to £50,000
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm. Friday, 8am to 1pm.
I am working with an established manufacturing business that is investing in its internal technology capability. They are looking for a Software and Data Engineer to take ownership of business critical applications, data pipelines and systems integrations. This is a varied, hands on role where you will solve live technical issues while delivering longer term improvements across the business.
The role
- Develop and improve applications using Python, FastAPI, React and TypeScript
- Build and support data pipelines, DAGs and SQL models
- Work with BigQuery, MongoDB and Google Cloud
- Develop APIs and integrations between operational and ERP systems
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve system reliability
- Automate manual processes and improve data quality
- Support testing, deployments, monitoring and code reviews
- Turn business requirements into practical technical solutions
- Identify valuable opportunities to use automation and AI
About you
- Strong commercial experience with Python and SQL
- Experience with APIs, data integrations and cloud deployment
- Good knowledge of data pipelines and data modelling
- Experience supporting live, business critical systems
- An understanding of testing, CI/CD and release processes
- Clear communication and confident stakeholder management
- A practical approach to balancing quality, risk and delivery
Experience with SAP or another ERP system would be advantageous. A background in manufacturing, engineering or distribution would also be useful.
This is an excellent opportunity to take genuine ownership, improve how technology is used across the business and deliver solutions with a clear operational impact.
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