Data Engineer

develop; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite in Newcastle

25 days annual leave

Pension matched up to 6%

Private medical insurance (Bupa)

10% bonus

Job summary

develop is seeking Data Engineers for client-facing projects in Newcastle. You will work across the data engineering lifecycle, building scalable pipelines, data platforms and integrations using Python, SQL and modern cloud tech. The role emphasizes ownership, problem solving and collaboration with software and data teams.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of commercial experience in data engineering, with a strong grounding in data modelling, testing and data quality across diverse environments.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial engineering experience with data engineering focus.
• Experience with data pipelines, data platforms and data quality.

Responsibilities

• Designs and builds scalable data pipelines across projects.
• Develops data platforms and integrations.
• Collaborates with software and data teams across client projects.
• Works with Python, SQL and cloud technologies.
• Improves data reliability, quality and accessibility.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modelling

Git

Airflow

Testing

Tools

Airflow

Git

Job description

I’m working with a rapidly growing technology consulting business in Newcastle that is looking to add several experienced Data Engineers to its team due to project demand.

This is a genuinely broad engineering role. Rather than sitting in a traditional data function working on the same platform or pipeline indefinitely, you’ll work on complex, client-facing technology projects across a variety of environments.

The business works with large, sophisticated organisations on challenging technology programmes, embedding its engineers alongside client teams to solve problems spanning data, software and modern cloud engineering.

They’ve grown significantly over the last 12 months and have considerably more project demand than their current engineering team can support, so this is an ongoing area of investment rather than a single replacement hire.

What you'll be doing

You’ll work across the data engineering lifecycle, designing and building reliable data solutions while working directly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Depending on the project, that could involve:

• Designing and building scalable data pipelines
• Developing data platforms and integrations
• Working with Python, SQL and modern cloud technologies
• Improving data quality, reliability and accessibility
• Testing, troubleshooting and improving existing platforms
• Working with orchestration and version-control tooling
• Understanding client requirements and translating them into technical solutions
• Working within different technology stacks depending on the project
• Collaborating closely with software, data and wider engineering teams

The important distinction is that this isn't a narrow "tickets in, code out" Data Engineering position.

You’ll be expected to understand the problem you're solving, communicate with the people using the technology and take ownership of delivering the right solution.

What we're looking for

Ideally, you'll have a minium of 4 years of commercial engineering experience and a strong grounding in data engineering.

You’ll likely have experience with:

• Python
• SQL
• Data modelling and data platforms
• Git
• Airflow or similar orchestration technologies
• Testing, debugging and improving data reliability

We're particularly interested in engineers who have worked in consultancy, professional services or other client-facing technical environments.

What's more important is that you're technically strong, comfortable communicating with stakeholders and interested in working across different technologies rather than being tied to one stack.

The environment

This will suit someone who enjoys a fast-moving, entrepreneurial engineering environment.

The company places a significant emphasis on technical quality and deliberately maintains a high hiring bar as it grows. Engineers are given considerable ownership and are trusted to work directly with customers rather than operating behind layers of account management.

You’ll work alongside experienced engineers across software and data, with the opportunity to broaden your technical skill set considerably.

Package

£65,000-£130,000 base salary (depending on level, up to £100k for Mid Level and £130k for Senior)

10% bonus

Fully Onsite in beautiful offices in Newcastle

25 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Pension contributions matched up to 6%

Private medical insurance through Bupa

Business going through considerable growth and progression opportunities