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Senior Data Engineer

Data Idols
City of London
1 month ago
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Overview

Data Idols is recruiting for a Senior Data Engineer to join a high-growth, product-led tech company. The role sits at the heart of the data platform strategy and will power real-time decisions across Product, Growth, and Marketing teams.

Base pay range

This range is provided by Data Idols. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Salary: £80,000 - £100,000 per annum
Location: London hybrid

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on, impactful position where you\'ll have full ownership of the data engineering stack. You\'ll be responsible for designing and maintaining scalable pipelines and orchestration systems that enable product innovation, campaign optimisation, and personalised user experiences at scale. Working closely with Engineering, Growth, and Product, you\'ll ensure that data is reliable, unified, and readily accessible for both analytics and experimentation.

Responsibilities
  • Hands-on ownership of the data engineering stack.
  • Design and maintain scalable pipelines and orchestration systems enabling product innovation, campaign optimisation, and personalised user experiences at scale.
  • Collaborate with Engineering, Growth, and Product to ensure data is reliable, unified, and accessible for analytics and experimentation.
Qualifications & Skills
  • Strong expertise with Google Cloud Platform, especially BigQuery
  • Proficient in SQL and Python
  • Experience with analytics engineering tools like dbt
Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Location

London hybrid

Data Idols is an equal opportunity employer. Referrals and internal applications are welcome.


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