Data Engineer

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Agio Ratings is a VC-backed risk analysis firm focused on the digital asset market. Founded in 2022, our all-star team of PhDs developed advanced models that capture the market's unique risk factors. We were early in flagging FTX’s high risk and in recognizing Bybit’s resilience following a $1.5B hack. Today, our ratings power risk teams at top trading firms, insurance companies, and banks worldwide.

With market and regulatory momentum driving demand, Agio Ratings is entering a new phase of growth. We’re seeking an energetic, creative, and experienced Data Engineer to scale mission‑critical capabilities and help us win the market.

• Design and implement scalable ETL pipelines using Apache Spark or Apache Flink.
• Build real‑time streaming data pipelines to ingest blockchain transaction data.
• Create data validation and QA frameworks to ensure pipeline reliability.
• Design and optimise data schemas for high‑volume analytical databases.
• Integrate with node APIs (Bitcoin Core, Geth, etc.) and 3rd‑party data vendors.
• Implement horizontal scaling strategies for compute‑intensive data processing algorithms.
• Design fault‑tolerant systems with proper error handling and recovery mechanisms.

This role is only open to candidates based in or willing to commute to London, UK at least 3 days a week.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in distributed computing:
  Apache Spark (PySpark/Scala), Apache Flink or equivalent.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in data warehousing:
  Click House/Snowflake, or similar DBs.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in data lakes: AWS S3/Glue, Azure Data Lake, GCP Big Query.
• Proficiency in programming:
  Python, Scala, or Java for data pipeline development.
• Experience with streaming platforms:
  Kafka, Pulsar, or other.
• Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP data services.

• Knowledge of blockchain data formats and parsing techniques.
• Experience working with blockchain node APIs and RPC interfaces.
• Knowledge of data modelling for graph‑based analysis.
• Understanding of data compression and storage optimisation techniques.

• Competitive pay starting at £70,000 per year.
• Equity ownership that grows as the company grows.
• Comprehensive health insurance offered by Vitality.
• A dynamic office in Central London with unlimited coffee, snacks and gym access.