Analytics Engineer

Premier Inn; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Discounts

Annual bonus

Job summary

Whitbread is seeking an Analytics Engineer to build trusted data products on our modern data platform. You’ll work at the intersection of data engineering and analytics on a Databricks-based FLOW, turning raw data into analysis-ready datasets used across the organization.

Collaborate with stakeholders, own testing and governance, and help shape the evolution of Whitbread's data capabilities. This on-site role is based at Whitbread Court, Dunstable, with a permanent, full-time contract.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building data products on Databricks or Spark/lakehouse.
• Strong SQL and Python development skills.
• Solid knowledge of data modelling, transformation and dimensional design.
• Passion for high-quality data solutions and modern analytics engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain robust data models and transformation pipelines.
• Turn raw data into analysis-ready datasets for analytics, reporting and data science.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, ensure accuracy, testing and governance, and document data products.
• Coach juniors and contribute to the evolution of Whitbread's data platform.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modelling

Analytics engineering principles

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Job description

At Whitbread, we're transforming how data powers decisions across our business. As we continue to evolve our modern data platform, we're looking for an experienced Analytics Engineer to help build trusted, scalable data products that enable analytics, reporting, data science and automation across the organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to sit at the intersection of Data Engineering and Analytics, combining technical expertise with business impact. You'll work with modern cloud technologies, helping shape data products that are reliable, reusable and trusted by teams throughout Whitbread.

Contract Type: Full time, Permanent

Location: Whitbread Court, Dunstable

Why You'll Love It Here

• Healthcare: Family BUPA healthcare
• Discounts: Up to 60% discount on Premier Inn stays and 25% discount on our Restaurant brand
• Annual Incentive of up to 20% Bonus

Check out all our benefits here: https://www.whitbreadcareers.com/about-us/benefits/

What you'll be doing:

As an Analytics Engineer, you'll play a key role in building and developing trusted data products that power decision-making across Whitbread. Working within our modern Databricks-based FLOW platform, you'll design, build and maintain robust data models and transformation pipelines, turning raw data into high-quality, analysis-ready datasets that can be confidently used by teams across the business.

You'll work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements, translate them into scalable technical solutions and ensure that data products are accurate, well-documented and easy to reuse. You'll take ownership of testing, governance and continuous improvement, applying engineering best practices to deliver reliable and cost-effective solutions.

Alongside managing your own priorities within an agile delivery environment, you'll contribute to the development of standards across the team, support junior colleagues through coaching and mentoring, and help shape the future evolution of Whitbread's data platform and analytics capabilities.

What you'll need:

• Strong Experience developing data products within Databricks or a similar Spark/lakehouse environment.
• Strong SQL and Python development skills.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, transformation and dimensional design.
• A passion for building high-quality data solutions and a strong understanding of modern analytics engineering principles.