I'm an experienced engineer, coach and advisor, helping build teams and deliver data intensive systems
(among other types) for over 13 years.
I consult and provide the following short term services, for companies of all sizes:
I consult and provide the following short term services, for companies of all sizes:
Technical Advisory Services
- System Architecture Design review and advice.
- Data management review, including governance and privacy concerns.
- Data Infrastructure & Tools assessment and implementation advice.
- Ad hoc Data Architect – expert data guidance without the full-time hire.
- General data technology consulting, for those unsure about what they need.
For example:
- "Are we ready for AI Agents?"
- "Where in our system, should be we worried about data leaks that we might have missed?"
- "Why do we keep experiencing the same issues with our data?"
Interviews and Job Specifications
- Data & Analyst Engineer coding interviews.
- System Architecture Design interviews.
- Job specifications for Founders seeking first technical hire.
- Job specs for Data, Backend or Analyst engineers.
Training
Training is customised to the audience.
- Introduction to TDD workshop.
Useful for teams or individuals needing to upskill on TDD quickly.
- Modern Data Engineering and Architecture principles.
Great for engineers looking to pivot to data engineering, or management teams wanting to understand how modern data systems should work.
Cost: £85 an hour. I offer discounted time for folks under-represented in the global system, and non-profit organisations.
Testimonials:
Data Engineer Interview Service - Feb 2023
Sarah interviewed a potential data engineer candidate for us. Before approaching the assessment, she first established an understanding of the needs of the business. This included the expectations of the role, the data management needs of business, and the nuances of the current team make-up.
We required the candidate to display an ability to lead the data engineering efforts in the organisation in order to further bridge technical teams, AI and business. This was a critical hire for the team and Sarah made us feel confident in her ability to assess the candidate right from the get-go.
Sarah prepared a well-thought-out architecture technical interview over a 90-minute session. In this session, she explored the candidates ability to reason, and holistically think about data. She further assessed the technical understanding of the tools and the appropriate use thereof as part of a pragmatic scenario-based discussion.
Within a few days, we received a comprehensive report that detailed the shortcomings and strengths of the candidate with a firm conclusion on where the candidate's experience lies. This report allowed us to make the decision easily. It also provided constructive feedback that we shared directly with the candidate. The candidate even praised the level of transparency and openness, and said they would use it going forward to improve in their career.
Sarah conducted herself in a professional manner, both in communication and execution. She made us feel confident in our ability to assess the candidate and ran an exceptionally efficient technical interview with the candidate. We plan to continue to use her services in future even beyond hiring candidates.
We required the candidate to display an ability to lead the data engineering efforts in the organisation in order to further bridge technical teams, AI and business. This was a critical hire for the team and Sarah made us feel confident in her ability to assess the candidate right from the get-go.
Sarah prepared a well-thought-out architecture technical interview over a 90-minute session. In this session, she explored the candidates ability to reason, and holistically think about data. She further assessed the technical understanding of the tools and the appropriate use thereof as part of a pragmatic scenario-based discussion.
Within a few days, we received a comprehensive report that detailed the shortcomings and strengths of the candidate with a firm conclusion on where the candidate's experience lies. This report allowed us to make the decision easily. It also provided constructive feedback that we shared directly with the candidate. The candidate even praised the level of transparency and openness, and said they would use it going forward to improve in their career.
Sarah conducted herself in a professional manner, both in communication and execution. She made us feel confident in our ability to assess the candidate and ran an exceptionally efficient technical interview with the candidate. We plan to continue to use her services in future even beyond hiring candidates.
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