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The grandparent of modern programming languages and still the backbone of performance-critical systems. If your data engineering involves crafting high-performance ETL pipelines, database engines, or wrangling embedded systems, C is the ultimate low-level power tool. It’s lean, fast, and gives you granular control over memory—perfect for squeezing every ounce of performance out of your hardware.
But let’s not romanticize it too much. C is also unforgiving: no hand-holding, no garbage collection, and a single misplaced pointer can cause catastrophic bugs or security nightmares. It’s not the go-to for most data engineering tasks these days (Python, Scala, or Go will get you there faster), but if you’re optimizing critical systems or working close to the metal, C remains unmatched. Use it wisely—like a scalpel, not a chainsaw.

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Software Engineering Full-Time Campus Hire - London @ two-sigma-investments

GB | 2025-12-28
Two Sigma frames itself as a financial sciences firm where software engineers translate data into scalable, low-latency infrastructure for trading and research. The role centers on building and... read more »
Management, Cloud Computing, PhD, Java, C, C++, Python
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Data Engineer II – QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey @ quantumblack

GB | 2025-12-28
London-based Data Engineer II at a McKinsey-affiliated team promises pedigree, scale, and a steady drip of enterprise data problems for ML. The role centers on building scalable, modular... read more »
Analytics, AI/ML, Data Quality, R, Data Engineering, Agile/Scrum, C, Computer Science, Python, Scala, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Spark, Cloud Computing, AWS, Azure, GCP, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, DevOps, DataOps, MLOps, PySpark, SQL, Airflow, Databricks, GenAI, Management
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O'Reilly: Building AI Agents with Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Design and implement composable agent architectures using MCP. Understand the MCP architecture and how it enables AI applications to access external context. Build MCP servers that expose tools, resources, and prompts to LLMs.

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Data Engineer I - QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey @ quantumblack

GB | 2025-12-26
Data Engineer I at a top consultancy places you at the intersection of data pipelines, ML readiness, and client-facing delivery in London. The role promises rigorous on-the-job learning,... read more »
Analytics, AI/ML, Data Quality, R, Data Engineering, Agile/Scrum, C, Computer Science, Python, Pandas, NumPy, Matplotlib, Spark, Cloud Computing, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, DevOps, DataOps, MLOps, PySpark, SQL, Airflow, Databricks, GenAI, Management