Description:
We are looking for an experienced Engineer with a blend of software and data experience to join aPriori’s Data Platform Team. This team is building and evolving the platform capabilities and backend services that power aPriori’s products and leverage the company’s proprietary data into insights and AI-driven capabilities
In this role, you will design, build, deploy, and maintain backend services, APIs, and platform infrastructure that support business intelligence, advanced analytics, and AI-driven products. The ideal candidate is a versatile backend engineer with solid software engineering fundamentals, paired with exposure to data warehouse design and modern data architectural patterns; broader exposure to cloud platforms and pipeline orchestration is a plus
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland (Hybrid)
Responsibilities
- Own the design, build, and maintenance of services and APIs, including data-facing interfaces, semantic layers, and curated data products, to enable analytics and AI capabilities.
- Partner with Product Management and product teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions that address internal and external business needs.
- Model and structure complex manufacturing and simulation datasets and domain objects for analytics, AI/ML, and product integration use cases.
- Provide technical guidance, design review and mentoring to Engineers within the data platform team, collaborating closely with AI Engineers, BI Developers, and Platform Engineers to deliver robust, production-grade software and data capabilities.
- Partner with QA and business stakeholders to support product initiatives, ensuring solutions are reliable, well-tested, and aligned with customer and organisational needs.
- Drive CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps best practices for the services you build.
- Ensure data integrity, quality, and system reliability by applying strong engineering best practices and tools.
- Play a key role in shaping direction on architecture, service design, and data processing by evaluating emerging tools and techniques, and translate those decisions into multi-phase technical roadmaps.
Requirements:
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Strong hands-on experience in data engineering or software engineering roles.
- High proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, or similar) and SQL.
- Demonstrated expertise in system design and service architecture, with the judgment to own architectural decisions for scalable, maintainable backend systems, spanning both data-intensive services and general-purpose platform services.
- Strong understanding of software quality practices, including testing, validation, and monitoring of production systems.
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with modern cloud platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Desirable:
- Experience in database and/or data warehouse design, and modern data architectural patterns such as Medallion or Data Mesh.
- Hands-on experience with data pipeline orchestration and ETL/ELT tools (e.g. Airflow, Temporal, dbt, Airbyte, Fivetran, or similar).
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, or event-driven architecture patterns at scale.
- Experience with performance and scalability engineering for high-throughput backend services.
- Experience building data products or customer-facing analytics platforms.
- Exposure to 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 software engineering, data engineering, or a similar role.
- Demonstrated experience delivering production-grade services 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.
- 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 market 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".
Interested in joining our team? We continue to build an organisation of highly talented, self-motivated individuals. Our unique environment empowers employees to bring their best selves each day. Innovation, adaptability, and a desire to increase your value are essential. If you possess these qualities, we want to hear from you!
