Software Engineer

Are you ready to shape the future of data? Matillion is the company behind Maia, the AI Data Automation platform. In the AI economy, demand for data is exploding. Manual data engineering can’t keep up. Maia fixes that by combining 15 years of data expertise with agentic AI to eliminate the manual work that slows data teams down. Organisations like Cisco, DocuSign, and Slack are already using it to deliver real business impact, faster.

We started in Manchester and now we’re global - with teams across the UK, US and India. We are driven, curious, energetic people who move fast, think big and hold ourselves to a high standard. We’re here to make a dent in the universe bigger than ourselves. And we’re looking for people who want to be part of it.

About the role: Matillion is built around small development teams with responsibility for specific themes and initiatives. Each team is a mix of engineers with various levels of skills and experience. The Software Engineer works within a team to write, test, and release new features and fix problems in the Matillion products.

What you will be doing:

• Software Development: A Software Engineer is expected to spend almost all of their time hands-on in the production of software for Matillion products.
• Work alongside senior engineers to refine and break down stories to levels implementable by development.
• Development and improvements in confirmation testing (unit test, API test, automation, etc.).
• Innovation Research projects, including prototyping, to explore future opportunities.
• Investigate new technologies.
• Optimise the development process through use of automation, in-house and open source solutions.

Self Development and Growth:

• Develop new skills by working with other members of the team.
• Be a self-starter and use your own initiative to recognise areas for personal development and growth.
• Work with the Team Lead and Manager to identify training goals.
• Partake in technical discussions within the team.
• Actively identify and complete opportunities for self-training and external training.
• Contribute to the team’s process of continual improvement.

Support:

• Responsive support to the customer-facing colleagues.
• Analysis of logs to identify issues and provide solutions.

What we are looking for:

Essentials:

• Demonstrable Java programming ability with some understanding of underpinning techniques.
• Object Oriented Design and Programming.
• Understanding of Databases and query languages (SQL).
• Experience of writing tests to a level of production code, using JUnit.
• Redshift, Snowflake, BigQuery, GWT, Gradle, Jenkins, Linux, Scripting for CLI, CICD, tool automation, etc.
• Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Working knowledge of public cloud platforms like AWS, GCP or Microsoft Azure.

Personal Capabilities Required:

• Inquisitiveness - digging into problems and solutions to understand the underlying technology.
• Autonomy - ability to work on a task and solve problems independently.
• Motivation - sets personal challenges and constantly looking to stretch themselves.
• Problem solving - recognition of problems and recasting difficult-to-solve problems in order to find unique and innovative solutions.
• Integrity - honest and transparent in dealing, open to voice and accept criticism, is trustworthy and builds credibility through actions.
• Detail focussed - pays attention to the details and can make a conscious effort to understand causes instead of just the effects.
• Big picture aware - understands the scope and impact of a problem or solution.

At Matillion, we are committed to providing competitive salaries in line with market standards. Our estimated compensation range for this position is 47,200 - 70,800, but the final salary will be based on your relevant skills, experience and qualifications demonstrated in the hiring process.

More about Matillion:

We operate a flexible working culture that promotes work-life balance, with benefits including:

• Company Equity
• 30 days holiday + bank holiday
• 5 days paid volunteering leave
• Private Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Pension
• Access to mental health support

Your Safety:

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Find out more about life on #TeamGreen here. Matillion is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our team. Matillion prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Matillion does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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