Proprietary Intelligence Engineer — Local Government

Role overview Build and operate intelligence systems that turn municipal records, regional regulatory information, and public funding data into useful signals for public-sector decision-makers. You’ll own the full pipeline, from finding and collecting source material through data processing and production APIs, with room to make technical decisions and work directly with leadership.

Responsibilities - Identify relevant local-government sources and build reliable, high-volume collection systems for web content, PDFs, XML, and undocumented APIs. - Model, transform, and move collected data through ETL/ELT pipelines and data warehouses. - Develop applied language-model and NLP capabilities such as entity resolution, document classification, sentiment analysis, and summarisation. - Deliver results through production APIs and applications, including FastAPI services deployed in containers and Kubernetes. - Maintain data quality with explicit error handling, monitoring, and proactive alerts. - Take systems from initial source discovery through deployment and ongoing operation.

Requirements - Strong Python skills, including asynchronous programming, typing, and performance-aware development. - Strong SQL and PostgreSQL knowledge, including query plans, window functions, CTEs, indexes, and partition design. - Experience debugging Linux hosts and managing Docker containers. - Experience building dependable production data pipelines and deploying models or embeddings. - A firm commitment to privacy, compliance, and contractual boundaries.

Benefits and work setup - Competitive base compensation; equity may be discussed. - Performance rewards and direct attribution to business outcomes. - Private healthcare. - Remote flexibility within EU working hours, with regular team gatherings and international travel.