Wood Mackenzie
Software Engineer – Data Engineering Platform (Python _ SQL _ PostGIS
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Develop and maintain Python ETL pipelines, PostgreSQL/PostGIS schemas, spatial data workflows, validation controls, and Linux-based automation for large geospatial and energy datasets. Diagnose pipeline and database issues, monitor data quality, and collaborate with product, GIS, and data science teams to deliver reliable data products.
Wood Mackenzie is the global leader in analytics, insights and proprietary data across the entire energy and natural resources landscape.
For over 50 years our work has guided the decisions of the world’s most influential energy producers, utilities companies, financial institutions and governments.
Now, with the world’s energy system more complex and interconnected than ever before, sector-specific views are no longer enough. That’s why we’ve redefined what’s possible with Intelligence Connected.
By fusing our unparalleled proprietary data with the sharpest analytical minds, all supercharged by Synoptic AI, we deliver a clear, interconnected view of the entire value chain. Our trusted team of 2,700 experts across 30 countries breaks siloes and connects industries, markets and regions across the globe.
This empowers our customers to identify risk sooner, spot opportunities faster and recalibrate strategy with confidence – whether planning days, weeks, months or decades ahead.
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Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive – we succeed together
- Trusting – we choose to trust each other
- Customer committed – we put customers at the heart of our decisions
- Future Focused – we accelerate change
- Curious – we turn knowledge into action
Company
Wood Mackenzie is a global research, analytics and consultancy business serving the natural resources industry.We provide data, analytics and insights that help customers make informed decisions across oil, gas and LNG, power and renewables, chemicals, metals and mining.Our sector teams are located around the world and support customers with intelligence on assets, companies and market indicators. Together, we help customers address complex challenges and support the transition to a more sustainable future.LandGate, a Wood Mackenzie business, is a fast-growing vertical intelligence platform specialising in energy, infrastructure, and data centre site selection.Through proprietary datasets and market intelligence, it helps customers identify, evaluate, and develop energy and infrastructure opportunities across the United States.Role Purpose
The Software Engineer will join the team responsible for the core data platform supporting valuation and analytics products. The platform ingests, processes and maintains large-scale geospatial and energy datasets used across oil and gas, renewables, electrical infrastructure, carbon and land intelligence. This is a backend data engineering position focused on Python, PostgreSQL/PostGIS and Linux. The role will design, develop and maintain data pipelines, spatial data processes and data-quality controls that provide reliable information to downstream products and users. It is not primarily an application or front-end development role. Main Responsibilities·Design, develop, test and maintain Python-based ETL pipelines for large geospatial and energy datasets. ·Build and optimise PostgreSQL/PostGIS schemas, SQL queries and spatial data workflows. ·Develop automated processes for data ingestion, validation, transformation and promotion. ·Monitor data quality and investigate issues affecting the accuracy, completeness or reliability of data products. ·Maintain Linux-based data-processing environments, scheduled jobs and automation tooling. ·Support data engineering across energy infrastructure, land, oil and gas, renewables and carbon datasets. ·Collaborate with product, GIS and data science colleagues to understand requirements and deliver reliable data products. ·Diagnose pipeline, database and processing issues, implementing maintainable solutions. ·Contribute to documentation, engineering practices and the continuous improvement of data-platform processes. About YouEssential experience and capabilities·Practical software development experience using Python. ·Advanced working knowledge of PostgreSQL and SQL, including database design and query-performance optimisation. ·Experience using PostGIS or comparable geospatial database technologies. ·Experience building and maintaining ETL or data-engineering pipelines. ·Experience processing large or complex datasets. ·Experience implementing validation and data-quality controls. ·Working knowledge of Linux administration, scripting and automation. ·Effective analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills. ·Ability to communicate technical information clearly and work collaboratively across disciplines. Desirable experience·Elasticsearch. ·AWS services, particularly Amazon S3. ·TypeScript, Node.js or REST API development. ·GIS formats such as Shapefile and GeoJSON. ·Spatial indexing or geospatial analytics. ·Data modelling, machine learning or statistical analysis. ·Energy, land, mineral rights, oil and gas, renewables, electrical-grid or carbon/CCUS datasets. We recognise that experience can be gained in different ways. If you meet most of the essential requirements and are interested in the role, we encourage you to apply.Working Arrangements
We are a hybrid working company and the successful applicant will normally be expected to be physically present in the office at least two days per week to foster and contribute to a collaborative environment. Remote working arrangements will also be considered for this role, subject to the applicable approval process.Due to the global nature of the team, a degree of flexible working will be required to accommodate different time zones. Any out-of-hours collaboration should be planned proportionately and shared fairly across the team.Wood Mackenzie Values
- Inclusive: we succeed together.
- Trusting: we choose to trust each other.
- Customer committed: we put customers at the heart of our decisions.
- Future focused: we accelerate change.
- Curious: we turn knowledge into action.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer. This means we are committed to recruiting the best people regardless of their race, colour, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability or protected veteran status. You can find out more about your rights under the law at www.eeoc.gov
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179 Lincoln Street, Boston, United States, 02111
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