Data Platform Engineer specialising in Python, automation, and scalable backend architecture. I build the robust, automated systems that allow other teams to move faster.
I am a Data Platform Engineer focused on removing toil through intelligent automation. I architect end-to-end data platforms, build bespoke internal tooling, and standardise engineering practices. My philosophy is simple: if a task needs doing twice, it needs a script. If it needs doing three times, it needs a platform.
My primary portfolio and technical blog live here:
I write deep-dives into engineering problems, creative coding experiments (like solving Advent of Code in x86 Assembly), and technical analysis:
- Professional Focus: Python (FastAPI/Flask), PostgreSQL, GCP.
- Architecture: Modular, test-driven, and designed for "lazy" maintenance (i.e., it shouldn't break at 3am).
- Side Projects:
- Algorithmic Trading: A Raspberry Pi-based betting bot using MLP architecture and the Betfair API.
- Low-Level Computing: 6502 Assembly and Fortran
- Automating complex workflows to the point of obsolescence.
- Why a well-structured CLI beats a GUI for developer tooling.
- Circus skills (Juggling, Unicycling, Rolla Bolla).
Looking for my creative CV? I built it as a digital zine: cvzine.edwardatkin.co.uk