Data Engineer (Marketing)

ThePlaceToBe; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A data analytics firm in Leeds is looking for a Data Engineer to join their team. You will build and maintain data pipelines, optimise SQL queries, and design data models. The role requires proficiency in Python and SQL, as well as experience with tools like BigQuery. This full-time position offers hybrid working, 3 days a week in the office, and is ideal for someone passionate about data and analytics.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python for building APIs and maintaining data codebases.
• Strong skills in SQL and experience with data transformation in BigQuery.
• Experience with Docker and Linux for managing services and deployments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines integrating marketing platform APIs.
• Develop and optimise SQL queries for data transformation.
• Design models with customer and marketing performance data.

Skills

Python

SQL

Docker

Linux

Machine Learning

Digital Marketing

Tools

BigQuery

Apache Beam

Job description

Location & Schedule

North Leeds – Hybrid – 3 days a week

About the role

As a Data Engineer you’ll join a small analytics team and play an important role delivering a wide range of projects for clients and internal teams.

Our solutions‑based team acts in bringing data together with multiple sources into centralised datasets to build models for the digital marketing client base.

What you’ll be doing day to day

• Build and maintain data pipelines to integrate marketing platform APIs (Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, etc.)
• Develop and optimise SQL queries and data transformation in BigQuery and AWS
• Design and implement data models, combining first‑party customer data with marketing performance data
• Develop, test and deploy machine learning models
• Create technical documentation including diagrams, data dictionaries, and implementation guides to enable team knowledge sharing and project handovers
• Support the BI and Analytics team members by creating reusable data sets

About you

To be considered for this Data Engineer role you must have a passion for all things Data, Marketing, Modelling and Analytics.

What we’re looking for

• Proficient skill set within Python for building APIs, scripting and maintaining complex data/ML codebases
• Strong skill set within SQL and experience using tools such as BigQuery
• Working experience with Docker and knowledge of Linux to manage local dev containers, services, and cloud deployments
• Confidence to take lead upon client and internal meetings
• Experience within MLOps workflow, Python ML frameworks, Apache Beam would be beneficial
• Digital Marketing Agency experience (not essential)
• You must be able to commute to Leeds.asp; 3 days a week

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Advertising and Marketing

Industries

Advertising Services and Marketing Services