Data Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking start-up focused on healthcare AI as a Data Engineer. You will work alongside a dynamic team of 45, including Data Scientists and ML Engineers, to enhance data workflows and architecture. Your role involves optimizing ETL processes in Databricks, migrating legacy systems to cloud-native solutions, and collaborating with scientists on innovative projects. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your skills in analytics, machine learning, or architecture within a supportive environment. If you're passionate about data engineering and want to make a real impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience in data engineering or outstanding grad projects.
• Solid experience in Python or R plus SQL; comfortable with Spark.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, optimise and rebuild ETL / Delta Lake workflows.
• Migrate legacy ingestion jobs to modern, cloud-native patterns.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

Spark

Databricks

Education

STEM degree (CS, Math, Physics or similar)

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

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This start-up focusses on healthcare AI and are looking for a Data Engineer to join their team. You will be joining a team of 45 people, including Data Scientists, ML Engineers and 2 Data Engineers.

• Monitor, optimise and rebuild ETL / Delta Lake workflows in Databricks.
• Migrate legacy ingestion jobs to modern, cloud‑native patterns (Azure preferred, some AWS/GCP).
• Collaborate with scientists to understand study goals—e.g., young‑mental‑health surveys—and shape the data architecture behind them.
• Own slices of the backend and grow toward analytics, ML or architecture as you choose.

About you

• 2‑3 years’ experience (or outstanding grad projects) in data engineering
• Solid Python or R plus SQL; comfortable with Spark / Databricks.
• STEM degree (CS, Math, Physics or similar).

Interview Process

• Technical interview with head of engineering
• Culture fit with CP and another data scientist