Senior Data Engineer

Mirai Talent
Bromsgrove
2 days ago
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An award-winning e-commerce platform is looking for a Founding Data Engineer to help build and scale its data capability.

With around 120 people and growing, the business operates in a fast-moving B2B e-commerce environment where data is becoming increasingly central to how the platform evolves, supports partners, and drives decision-making across the company.

This is a rare opportunity to be the first dedicated Data Engineer, working closely with leadership and an external data consultancy in the early stages while bringing long-term ownership of the platform in-house.

It’s a hands-on role with real autonomy and influence. You’ll help establish the foundations of the data platform and play a key role in shaping the future data architecture, tooling and team as the company continues to scale.

What you’ll be doing

  • Building and developing the core data platform and pipelines
  • Working alongside an external consultancy to establish best-practice architecture
  • Designing and optimising the data warehouse and data models
  • Supporting analytics, reporting and product teams with reliable data access
  • Helping shape the longer-term data strategy and engineering function

What they’re looking for

  • Strong experience in data engineering and building production data pipelines
  • Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks
  • Strong Python and SQL skills
  • Experience with data warehousing and data modelling
  • Someone comfortable taking ownership in a growing environment
  • A pragmatic, hands‑on engineer who enjoys building and improving systems
  • Foundational data hire with real ownership and influence
  • Opportunity to shape the data platform and future team
  • Join an award-winning e-commerce business in a strong growth phase
  • Salary up to £80,000

This is a brilliant opportunity for a Data Engineer who enjoys building platforms from the ground up and wants real ownership of direction.

Diversity & Inclusion

Mirai believes in the power of diversity and the importance of an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, understanding that a range of perspectives strengthens both our team and our partners’ teams. This is one of the ways we’re helping shape a more collaborative and diverse future in the workplace.


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