Senior Data Engineer
SENIOR DATA ENGINEER
LONDON - HYBRID - £80,000 - £95,000
Company
Our client is a fast-growing, data-driven organisation building a modern analytics and ML platform. The team works across multiple data domains, enabling business partners to access reliable, high-quality datasets and drive impactful insights.
Responsibilities
As a Senior Data Engineer, you will:
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Build and maintain central data models for ML, insights, and search pipelines
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Design production-ready data pipelines delivering high-quality datasets to partner teams
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Work with Databricks, AWS, dbt, Airflow, and Looker to implement robust solutions
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Lead technically complex initiatives and contribute to the team's roadmap
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Improve engineering efficiency through internal tooling, CI/CD, and monitoring
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Mentor junior engineers and support business teams in self-service data capabilities
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Foster a collaborative data culture and promote best practices across the organisation
Requirements
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Proven track record delivering production-ready data engineering projects end-to-end
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Strong SQL and Python skills, with experience on platforms like Databricks, Airflow, dbt, and Looker
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Experience in data modelling, data warehousing, and performance/cost optimisation
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Skilled in stakeholder management, documentation, and project planning
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Experience developing CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions or Jenkins
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Familiarity with Terraform and infrastructure as code best practices
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Passion for mentoring and fostering growth in less experienced engineers
Benefits
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Work with a cutting-edge analytics and ML platform
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Influence the data strategy and shape central data models
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Mentorship and collaboration opportunities within a high-performing team
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Exposure to the full data stack, from pipelines to BI and ML
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Competitive salary and professional development opportunities