AI-Driven Data Engineer for Real-Time Pipelines

Zego; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-competitive salary

Annual performance bonus

Share options

Private medical insurance

Pension and generous holiday

£1,000 a year to spend on commuting or

Learning budget

Job summary

Zego is hiring a Data Engineer to join our data engineering function. You will build and maintain scalable, secure data pipelines within an established platform, collaborating with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Product to ensure efficient data infrastructure.

You will be encouraged to use AI tools to automate routine and accelerate value. As part of an AI-driven engineering culture, you will learn from experienced engineers, grow your technical skills, and contribute to high-quality,

Qualifications

• 2+ years as a Data Engineer or equivalent
• Experience building and operating ETL/ELT pipelines
• Experience with modern data stacks (Python, SQL, Snowflake, Airflow, dbt, Spark)
• Ability to collaborate with engineering, data science, analytics, and product teams

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and improve data pipelines and related systems
• Uphold best practices in data engineering (CI/CD, testing, observability)
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver on the data roadmap

Skills

Data Pipelines

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Airflow

dbt

Spark

AWS

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Tools

Snowflake

Iceberg

AWS S3

PostgreSQL

Airflow

dbt

Spark

Docker

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Zego is hiring a Data Engineer to join our data engineering function. You will build and maintain scalable, secure data pipelines within an established platform, collaborating with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, and Product to ensure efficient data infrastructure.

You will be encouraged to use AI tools to automate routine and accelerate value. As part of an AI-driven engineering culture, you will learn from experienced engineers, grow your technical skills, and contribute to high-quality,