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Senior Data Engineer - UK based - Remote/Hybrid - £75-95k DOE + Equity

Futureheads Recruitment | B Corp
City of London
3 days ago
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Senior Data Engineer - ClimateTech - UK based - Remote/Hybrid - £75-95k DOE + Equity


Futureheads has just partnered with an early-stage climate tech venture tackling one of the world’s most urgent challenges: ocean conservation and the ocean economy. This is a greenfield build where your work will have direct global impact.


In this role, you will own the full data stack from ingestion through to analytics, building and maintaining scalable pipelines across API, streaming, and batch processes. You will manage cloud infrastructure on AWS with a DevOps mindset, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and scaling.


Working closely with engineering and product teams, you will deliver data solutions for analytics, internal tools, and AI models, while establishing and maintaining best practices for data governance, security, and reliability.


What we’re looking for:

  • 5+ years’ experience in data engineering and cloud infrastructure
  • Expertise in Python (PySpark), SQL, and dbt (or similar)
  • Strong DevOps skills: Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring/logging tools
  • AWS experience: S3, ECS/Fargate, RDS, Lambda
  • Data warehousing experience (PostgreSQL or similar)
  • Experience with event streaming (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) a plus
  • Proven ability to deliver scalable, low-latency data services in fast-moving environments


Whats on offer:

  • Real equity ownership and upside potential
  • Remote-first, flexible working with occasional London office days
  • Autonomy, ownership, and high-impact decision-making
  • Collaborative culture with a focus on inclusion and diversity


If you’re passionate about using data to make a real difference for the planet, this is your chance to join a mission-driven, early-stage team with global ambition.

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