DATA ENGINEERING

    The data moat your ambitions are waiting on

    We build the foundational pipelines, lakehouses and platforms that turn your data into defensible value.

    Creating value with data for clients including

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    THE LIFECYCLE

    Most AI-enabled software initiatives stall on the data

    You understand that your data is a genuine asset to your business. But scattered, inconsistent and untrusted data traps the value. A modern and secure data platform is the answer.



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    WHAT TEAMS WANT TO BUILD

    Data Engineer_checkPersonalisation & recommendations

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    Forecasting & predictive models

    Data Engineer_checkGenAI copilots & search

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    DATA ENGINEERING
    the missing foundation

    WHAT'S USUALLY IN THE WAY

    Data Engineering_flagData scattered across systems and teams

    Data Engineering_flagNo single, trusted source of truth

    Data Engineering_flagInconsistent quality and schema drift

    Data Engineering_flagGaps in governance, lineage and access

    WHAT WE DO

    Data engineering, end to end

    We’ll work alongside your team to get your data out of the systems its trapped in, store it somewhere sensible and shape it into something usable.

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    Data Architecture & Migration

     

    Lakehouse and warehouse architectures on Databricks and your cloud of choice, designed from day one to serve BI and AI/ML workloads, not bolted on afterwards.

    Pipeline Engineering & Integration

     

    Resilient batch and streaming pipelines that unify scattered source data into the governed, model-ready datasets your AI initiatives depend on.

    Data Quality, Testing & Governance

     

    Automated data contracts, lineage and observability, because a model is only as reliable as the data it's trained and served on. 

    AI & ML Enablement Solutions

     

    Feature stores, vector-ready data and MLOps foundations that turn a pipeline into a launchpad for recommendation engines, forecasting and AI products.

    YOUR DATA

    How mature is your data and AI practice?

    Codurance’s data and AI maturity scale measures your company's own data and AI capability and its defensibility.

    Codurance Data and AI Maturity Scale, levels 1 to 10

    OUR APPROACH

    Software craftsmanship, applied to AI-ready data

    Building data platforms and AI solutions doesn't change our principles, it raises the bar for them. We bring the same craftsmanship practices that shape all Codurance delivery to pipelines, platforms and the data products that feed your models.



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    CRAFTSMANSHIP PRACTICE

    APPLIED TO DATA ENGINEERING

    Test-Driven Development

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    Data contracts and pipeline tests written first, so schema drift and bad records are caught before they reach a model or a dashboard.

    Continuous Delivery

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    Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD for pipelines, jobs and model retraining. Every change is releasable, every release is safe.

    Pair & Mob Programming

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    Engineers pair with your analysts and data scientists, transferring skills as we build rather than leaving a black box behind.

    Clean Code

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    Modular, well-documented data models and features that the next engineer, or the next model can safely build on.

    Minimum Valuable Increment

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    We deliver the smallest data foundation that unlocks a real AI use case, then iterate, instead of a big-bang platform build with no proof of value.

    DevOps Culture

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    DataOps: automated monitoring, alerting and cost visibility so platforms stay reliable and observable in production.

    CRAFTSMANSHIP PRACTICE APPLIED TO DATA ENGINEERING

    Test-Driven Development

    Data contracts and pipeline tests written first, so schema drift and bad records are caught before they reach a model or a dashboard.

    Continuous Delivery

    Infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD for pipelines, jobs and model retraining. Every change is releasable, every release is safe.

    Pair & Mob Programming

    Engineers pair with your analysts and data scientists, transferring skills as we build rather than leaving a black box behind.

    Clean Code

    Modular, well-documented data models and features that the next engineer, or the next model can safely build on.

    Minimum Valuable Increment

    We deliver the smallest data foundation that unlocks a real AI use case, then iterate, instead of a big-bang platform build with no proof of value.

    DevOps Culture

    DataOps: automated monitoring, alerting and cost visibility so platforms stay reliable and observable in production.

    HOW WE WORK

    4 steps to capability that compounds

    • Step 1

      Discover & Assess

      Map data sources, quality and gaps against your intended AI or analytics outcomes.

    • Step 2

      Platform Design

      Choose the right architecture sized to serve both BI and AI/ML from the start.

    • Step 3

      Build & Integrate

      Deliver AI-ready data solutions in small, tested, valuable increments.

    • Step 4

      Operate & Evolve

      Safe & structured hand over, or extend the partnership aligned to growth

    Success Story: Future-Ready Data Platform Enabling Long Term Forecasting

    10 year  

    forecasting horizon achieved

    Successful Exit

    from PE ownership

    4x 

    release cadence increase

    Our data and AI partners

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    Frequently asked questions

    What is Codurance’s data engineering service?

    It’s how we get your data ready for AI. We build the pipelines, lakehouses and platforms that unify scattered data into governed, trusted datasets, so your analytics and AI initiatives have something dependable to run on. 

    Why do AI initiatives stall on data?

    Because the data is usually scattered across systems, inconsistent in quality and short on governance, so nobody trusts it enough to build on. We fix the foundation first, which is what lets use cases like personalisation, forecasting and GenAI search reach production.

    What does a data engineering engagement include?

    Four areas, which are data architecture and migration, pipeline engineering and integration, data quality, testing and governance, and AI and ML enablement. That runs from lakehouse design on Databricks and your cloud of choice through to feature stores, vector-ready data and MLOps foundations. 

    Will our team become dependent on Codurance?

    No. Our engineers work with your team, so skills transfer as we build rather than leaving a black box behind. Modular, well-documented data models mean the next engineer, or the next model, can safely build on them. 

    Has Codurance built data platforms for businesses?

    Yes. With IWSR we built a scalable data platform that delivered a 10 year forecasting horizon and a 4x increase in release cadence, culminating in a successful private equity exit. We also create value with data for clients including YFM Equity Partners, Artlogic, Croner and Alphatax. 

    Ready to turn your data into value?

    Most conversations start with a 30-minute call to understand the situation and confirm whether we are the right fit.