Data Engineer

Burns Sheehan
London
3 days ago
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🚀 Data Engineer / Python Engineer – Customer Acquisition Team


London one day a week — £50,000–£80,000


Are you excited by the idea of building tools, data pipelines, and integrations that directly drive business growth? Want to work in a fast-paced environment where your work has immediate impact? If so, this role could be perfect for you.


We’re on a mission to empower small businesses with flexible, fast, and accessible finance. Our technology helps entrepreneurs act with confidence in the moments that matter — and we’re now looking for a talented engineer to help expand our reach to even more SMEs.


🌟 The Role

You’ll a team where you’ll build the systems and tools that help attract new customers across multiple channels. You’ll collaborate closely with marketing and sales while ensuring we meet high standards for data privacy and compliance.


Expect a wide variety of engineering challenges, including:

  • Building and maintaining data pipelines using Python and SQL
  • Developing internal tools and REST APIs
  • Integrating with third-party APIs
  • Feature engineering for machine learning models
  • Managing and validating data across multiple systems


This is a role for someone who thrives in a dynamic, sometimes unstructured environment and enjoys full ownership of their work.


🔧 What We’re Looking For

Essential

  • Strong Python engineering experience
  • Solid SQL skills
  • Comfortable working autonomously in a fast-moving environment

Bonus Points For

  • Expertise with SQLAlchemy, scikit-learn, pandas, PostgreSQL
  • Experience building and designing relational databases
  • Strong quantitative background (maths, physics, engineering, computer science, etc.)
  • Exposure to DevOps practices such as containerisation and CI/CD


đź’° Salary & Progression

  • ÂŁ50,000–£80,000, depending on experience
  • We benchmark compensation regularly and run quarterly performance and salary reviews
  • Open to hearing your salary expectations


🌱 Culture & Growth

We prioritise learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement. You’ll have access to:

  • A dedicated learning & development budget
  • Regular talks from internal and external experts
  • Access to learning platforms like Treehouse


We value diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skill sets — and encourage exploration of new ideas that improve our products and services.


🏢 Offices & Team Life

Offices based in London, Leeds, and Frankfurt offer:

  • A friendly, informal atmosphere with plenty of snacks and drinks
  • Clubs and events including yoga, football, comedy nights, bingo, and more
  • Twice-yearly company retreats (past trips include Italy, France, Spain and more)

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