Data Engineer

Data Engineer – Manchester

I’m currently partnering with a high‐growth Manchester-based business that’s making a serious investment in its data platform and expanding its Data Engineering team.

This is a genuinely exciting opportunity to join at a pivotal moment. Over the next 18–24 months, the business is delivering a major digital transformation, moving away from traditional batch ETL processes and towards a real‐time, streaming-first architecture.

They’re looking for a Data Engineer who enjoys building scalable, cloud-native platforms and working in data‐heavy, high‐volume environments.

Why It’s Worth a Chat

• Joining at a genuinely exciting transformation stage
• Salary from 45K-65K DOE
• Company bonus scheme
• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in Manchester city centre
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off
• Enhanced parental leave
• Income protection (up to 5 years) & life assurance (3x salary)
• Health cash plan, virtual GP & therapy access
• Gym discounts, cycle to work scheme, free food, Friday bar & more

The Role:

As a Data Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping and scaling the data platform, working closely with analytics and wider engineering teams. You’ll be involved in:

• Building and managing cloud-based data pipelines in an AWS-heavy environment
• Working with data lakes, RDS and Matillion
• Integrating new data sources and transforming raw data for analytics and reporting teams
• Supporting the transition from batch ETL to real-time streaming architecture
• Ensuring scalability and performance across large, complex datasets

What They’re Looking For:

They’re keen to speak with engineers who have:

• Strong data engineering experience in a cloud environment
• AWS experience preferred (Data Lakes, RDS, Matillion), but Azure engineers with prior AWS exposure are absolutely encouraged to apply
• Excellent SQL / T-SQL skills
• Experience building and maintaining ETL / ELT pipelines
• Exposure to batch ETL, real-time streaming, or ideally both
• Experience supporting analytics teams, including working with tools like Tableau and/or Power BI
• Backgrounds in ecommerce, betting, or other high‐transaction platforms would be a strong plus.

If you’re a Data Engineer looking for a role with modern tech, genuine progression and a long-term platform rebuild, this one is well worth a conversation.

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Data Engineer – Manchester