Data Engineer III

An Introduction to Primer

Primer is the unified infrastructure for global payments. We give finance and payments teams the visibility and control to reduce complexity, improve performance, and capture more revenue - all from a single platform. Backed by Sofina, Peak XV Partners, ICONIQ, Tencent, Accel, and Balderton, we're building the payments layer the world's best companies rely on.

What We’re Looking For

We're looking for a software engineer who thrives at the intersection of data, software and infrastructure. You've worked in data-intensive environments and enjoy designing clean systems that move and transform data at scale. You’re someone who approaches data engineering as a software discipline — building reliable, tested, maintainable systems that empower others.

You'll work on building internal tools, pipelines, and APIs that support analytics, product features, and machine learning applications. You'll collaborate closely with both product and engineering teams to make our data infrastructure seamless, efficient, and delightful to use.

Stack

• Cloud: AWS
• Data Stores: Relational and non-relational e.g. CockroachDB, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch
• Data Warehouse: Snowflake
• Processing: Batch & streaming including CDC pipelines
• Languages: Python
• Infrastructure: Kubernetes + Helm, Terraform (IaC)
• Orchestration & Transformations: dbt
• Observability: OpenTelemetry, Datadog
• Dev Practices: CI/CD, automated testing, containerisation

Core Skills

• Strong software engineering fundamentals: testing, code reviews, clean abstractions
• Proficient in Python and SQL
• Comfortable working across infrastructure and data systems
• Experience building and maintaining batch and/or streaming data pipelines
• Familiarity with modern data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake) and transformation tools like dbt
• Comfortable navigating cloud-native ecosystems (AWS, K8s, Terraform)

Mindset & Collaboration

• Clear and thoughtful communicator (written and verbal)
• Detail-oriented
• Team player (“our code,” not “my code”)
• Eager to learn and share
• Adaptable — comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities

You may not like it here if:

• You enjoy working in an office-setting, we are remote-first and always will be!
• You are not comfortable with shifting context and navigating ambiguity
• You don’t enjoy testing your code, we have no testers or QA’s here at Primer

A typical interview process

• An initial intro call with a Talent Partner
• An interview with the Hiring Manager
• Challenge Stage - Contextualised to the role
• A final, values-alignment interview

What's the culture like at Primer?

We're building a culture where people can do their best work and be proud of the impact they have. You'll be working with people who are mission-driven, smart, and reflective, and who are genuinely invested in building exceptional products and delivering success for our merchants.

We work remotely, and have done since day one. We believe that building a successful, profitable company goes beyond proximity. We invest in our relationships through great remote working practices and thoughtfully designed face-to-face time, including workations, our annual company retreat, and access to co-working spaces across most major cities.

The work is challenging. Scaleups are a challenge, and building category-defining products is a challenge. But there's a meaningful difference between a challenge and a struggle. At Primer, the right challenge comes with the right support: strong onboarding, a collaborative environment, and a team that is genuinely invested in your success. It's never something you face alone.

Our benefits

• We are fully remote and globally distributed; and have been since day one
• Competitive share options
• Uncapped holiday, with 25 days minimum to be taken
• Co-working space access across major cities
• Workations & Company Retreat
• The best equipment for your role
• £500 towards your home office setup
• Generous learning budget
• Private Medical Insurance
• A broad set of additional perks and benefits (depending on location)

Don’t meet every single requirement?

At Primer, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this or other roles.

Primer is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and adopts a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, regardless of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, or any other background or belief.