Data Engineer

Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Global is seeking a Data Engineer to build scalable data infrastructure powering AI-driven products and audience intelligence. You will design, implement and operate data pipelines across ingestion, transformation and serving layers in a dynamic team.

The role emphasizes data quality, governance and collaboration with Data Science, MLOps, Product and commercial teams to deliver production-ready data solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and SQL skills with production-grade data pipelines.
• Experience building scalable data infrastructure and data models.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Data Platform & Pipeline Engineering: design, build and maintain pipelines across ingestion, transformation and serving layers.
• Platform Evolution & Engineering Excellence: improve data platform with CI/CD and infrastructure as code.
• Quality & Governance: implement data validation, observability and governance.
• Collaboration & Enablement: partner withData Science, MLOps, Product and commercial teams to deliver data solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

Tools

Snowflake

Airflow

dbt

Job description

Accepting applications until:

1 May 2026

Job Description

Your role: Data Engineer

A hands‑on role building scalable data infrastructure that powers AI‑driven products and audience intelligence.

As a Data Engineer at Global, you will:

Key Responsibilities

• Data Platform & Pipeline Engineering (60%): Design, build and maintain scalable batch and near real‑time pipelines across ingestion, transformation and serving layers. Develop reusable data models and optimise performance, reliability and cost.
• Platform Evolution & Engineering Excellence (20%): Shape the Global:IQ data platform through best practices in architecture, tooling, CI/CD and infrastructure as code. Create reusable components and maintain clear technical documentation.
• Quality & Governance (10%): Implement robust data validation, testing, lineage and observability to ensure high‑quality, trusted datasets. Support governance and privacy‑conscious data handling.
• Collaboration & Enablement (10%): Partner with Data Science, MLOps, Product and commercial teams to deliver production‑ready data solutions. Support and mentor others while communicating clearly with stakeholders.

What You’ll Love About This Role

• Think Big: Build a data platform from the ground up that will scale with a cutting‑edge AI and ML product.
• Own It: Take responsibility for production‑grade data systems that directly power targeting, optimisation and measurement.
• Keep it Simple: Apply pragmatic engineering to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions without over‑engineering.
• Better Together: Work in a highly collaborative, cross‑functional team spanning technical and commercial expertise.

What Success Looks Like

In your first few months, you’ll have:

• Developed a strong understanding of the Global:IQ platform and its core use cases
• Successfully onboarded key datasets with robust ingestion and quality standards
• Delivered reliable pipelines supporting live production use cases
• Established or improved data engineering standards and best practices
• Built strong working relationships across Data, Product and commercial teams
• Identified opportunities to improve scalability, reliability and efficiency

What You’ll Need

• Programming & Data Skills: Strong Python and SQL skills, with experience building production‑grade data pipelines
• Data Platform Experience: Hands‑on experience with modern data tools (e.g. Snowflake, Airflow, dbt) and cloud environments (preferably AWS)
• Engineering Best Practice: Knowledge of CI/CD, testing, version control and infrastructure as code
• Data Quality & Governance: Understanding of observability, validation and maintaining reliable data systems
• Collaboration & Communication: Ability to translate business and data science needs into scalable solutions and communicate clearly with stakeholders
• Mindset & Approach: Pragmatic, ownership‑driven and curious, with a passion for building impactful data products