Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer
£600 per day Outside IR35
6 Month Contract
A VC-backed life sciences software company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to architect and deliver the core data layer powering its next-generation modelling and simulation platform.
The business is scaling fast, building a unified environment that combines mechanistic models, AI and workflow automation into one platform. You will take a hands-on role across the full data stack, making architectural decisions that directly shape how the platform grows, working closely with engineering, product and ML teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver scalable, self-healing data pipelines from ingestion through to consumption
- Architect and implement graph models and ontologies at the core of the data layer
- Own semantic data modelling and dimensional design
- Make and own architectural decisions across the full stack in close collaboration with engineering, product and ML
Skills & Key Requirements:
- End-to-end data platform architecture and delivery
- Hands-on with Python and Azure (low-code and full stack)
- Semantic data modelling, ontology design and graph databases
- Workflow automation and AI-adjacent data structures
- Scientific or pharmaceutical data environments desirable, not essential
Contract Details:
- Day Rate: Competitive, open to discussion
- IR35: TBC
- Contract Length: TBC
- Location: Hybrid, Liverpool Street, London
- Start Date: ASAP
If you are a Senior Data Engineer who wants to make real architectural impact at a scaling software business, get in touch.
Due to high application volumes, not all submissions will receive feedback.
Senior Data Engineer | £600 per day Outside IR35 | 6 Month Contract