Python Data Engineer

Data/Python Engineer | Short-Term Contract Role (Immediate Start) Inside IR35 | £800/day | Hybrid London (1–2 days/week) or Remote | Initially 4 week contract | Start within 1 week We’re supporting a client with an urgent short-term requirement for a hands-on Data/Python Engineer to support a focused delivery workstream over the next month. This role is ideal for someone who can operate autonomously, pick up context quickly, and deliver high‑quality data engineering outputs in a fast-paced environment. You’ll be working across Python-based data pipelines, integrations, cleansing, automation, and analytics-ready data outputs. You must be immediately available and able to start within the next 7 days. Key Responsibilities • Build, enhance, and optimise Python-based data pipelines • Cleanse, transform, and prepare datasets for downstream consumption • Support ad‑hoc data engineering tasks across ingestion, modelling, and integration • Work with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver rapid solutions • Ensure code quality, testing, and reliable deployment of pipelines • Operate independently and communicate progress clearly in a short delivery cycle Ideal Candidate • Strong commercial experience with Python for data engineering • Comfortable working with ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations • Experience with cloud environments ideally with Azure • Strong SQL development skills • Ability to rapidly understand data structures and produce clear, reliable outputs • Proactive communicator able to deliver autonomously in a compressed timeline Tech Requirements: • Python • SQL • Pandas / PySpark • Azure • Data ingestion & ETL/ELT pipelines • APIs / integrations • Version control (Git) If you are interested, please apply or drop me a message ASAP.