Junior Data Engineer

Canonical; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company specializing in open-source technologies as a Junior Data Engineer. In this remote role, you will leverage your data analytics and visualization skills to enhance marketing strategies and improve product adoption. The ideal candidate is passionate about technology and enjoys experimenting with data solutions in a collaborative environment. Benefits include a personal learning budget, remote work flexibility, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Fully remote work environment

Personal learning budget of $2,000 annually

Annual compensation review

Recognition rewards

Annual leave and parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Opportunities to travel for team events

Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

Qualifications

• Background in data-related fields is fundamental.
• Proficiency in coding/scripting languages like Python and JavaScript is sought.
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Looker Studio is desired.

Responsibilities

• Utilize advanced data analytics to drive product adoption.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance the data tool ecosystem.
• Design experiments and dashboards for self-service insights.

Skills

Data analytics

Data visualization

Statistics

Problem-solving

Coding/Scripting (Python, JS)

Education

Degree in data science, mathematics, actuarial science, or engineering

Tools

Looker Studio

Tableau

Apache Superset

SQL

Job description

Bring your data analytics and data mining skills to a unique team seeking to understand and shape the future of marketing technology. We are interested in technology adoption patterns, the respect of visitors' data, and the use of open source in marketing. We also seek marketing data analysts who are curious enough to embrace new technologies and are ready to work with unfamiliar tools, if needed.

The role of a Junior Data Engineer at Canonical

Canonical has provided developers with open source since 2004, helping them build innovations such as public cloud, machine learning, robotics, or blockchain. Marketing at Canonical means being at the forefront of innovation, for our customers and for our own martech stack. We're looking for a marketing data analyst to join our team and execute our growth hacking strategy.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about technology, technology marketing, and the use of technology in marketing. You will prefer to work in an environment that emphasizes ownership of campaigns, collaboration, learning, curiosity, and continuous improvement. You will also love problem-solving, getting hands-on, experimenting, measuring, and using automation to make daily life easier.

The Marketing team at Canonical drives commercial outcomes across its product portfolio and grows the market through digital campaigns, lifecycle management, events, partnerships, and community development. If these are important to you and you're motivated by data engineering, customer satisfaction, and sales growth, we want to talk with you.

This role reports to the Growth Engineering Manager and is based remotely in the EMEA region.

What your day will look like

1. Utilize advanced data analytics to grow Canonical's product adoption and market penetration
2. Focus on quantitative and qualitative data analytics to find insights and meaningful business outcomes
3. Design and conduct experiments with data, visualization, and insights into Canonical's target audiences
4. Collaborate with stakeholder teams to improve the data and tool ecosystem
5. Establish and maintain systems for self-service data dashboards across the company

What we are looking for in you

• Background in data science, mathematics, actuarial science, or engineering
• Knowledge of advanced statistics, data science, coding/scripting languages (Python, JS), and databases (SQL)
• Strength in data analytics and visualization tools (Looker Studio, Tableau, Apache Superset)
• Ability to translate business questions into research objectives
• Ability to select appropriate research methodologies and analyze findings
• Excellent writing and communication skills
• Resilience and willingness to challenge the status quo

What we offer you

Your pay will depend on location, experience, knowledge, and skills. Additional benefits may include bonuses and incentives. We value equity across our global team.

Additional benefits include:

• Fully remote work environment
• Personal learning budget of $2,000 annually
• Annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• Annual leave and parental leave
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities to travel for team events
• Travel upgrades for long-haul company events

About Canonical

Canonical is a leader in open source, known for Ubuntu and its contributions to AI, IoT, and cloud platforms. We recruit globally and uphold high standards of excellence. Since 2004, we have operated as a remote-first company, encouraging innovative thinking and continual learning. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.