Staff Data Engineer (GCP + dbt)

Staff Data Engineer

Hybrid - 2 days per week in London

We’re working with a fast-growing business scaling its data function as part of a wider transformation. They operate in a product-led environment and are investing heavily in their data platform to drive better decision-making across the business.

The Role

You’ll play a key role in designing, building, and scaling a cloud-based data platform, enabling teams across the business to make data-driven decisions.

This is a hands-on senior role with ownership across data pipelines, modelling, and platform performance, while also supporting more junior engineers.

The team is evolving towards a GCP-first stack (BigQuery) over the next 12–18 months.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines (ETL/ELT)
• Develop and optimise data models
• Own data quality and platform performance
• Partner with stakeholders across product, marketing, and commercial teams
• Drive improvements to the data platform
• Support and mentor junior engineers

What They’re Looking For

• Strong SQL (complex queries, optimisation)
• Experience with tools like DBT, Dataflow, ADF, Fivetran, Databricks
• Solid data warehousing and modelling experience
• Cloud experience (GCP)
• Experience with Git / version control

Nice to have:

• Python
• API integrations
• BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik)
• Agile/SCRUM experience

Package & Benefits

• Competitive salary + discretionary bonus
• Hybrid working + “work from anywhere” flexibility (up to 30 days per year)
• £300 home office allowance
• Private medical insurance + critical illness cover
• Pension contribution (3–5% employer)
• 25 days holiday (rising to 30) + 2 additional personal days
• Strong parental leave policies (enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental)
• Learning & development support and training budget
• Electric vehicle + cycle to work schemes
• Employee wellbeing support, discounts, and regular company events

Why Join

You’ll be joining a high-growth business where you’ll have real ownership in shaping a modern data platform, with strong backing and clear direction.