Senior Data Engineer

Adthena; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data intelligence company seeks an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join its innovative team in London. In this role, you will collaborate with engineers and data scientists to design scalable solutions, utilizing cutting-edge technologies like Apache Spark. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of experience in data engineering, strong skills in Scala and Java, and a proven ability in managing large-scale data systems. The position offers extensive career growth opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Stock Options

Trust-Based Vacation

Private Medical Insurance

Home Office Stipend

Birthday Day Off

Family Care Package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or a similar role.
• Experience in building complex ETL workflows.
• Proficient in using Apache Spark to develop data processing jobs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering and data science teams.
• Build and maintain scalable data workflows and services.
• Support development of machine learning models into production.

Skills

Scala

Java

Apache Spark

SQL

NoSQL

Data Warehousing

Hadoop

AWS

Kafka

ETL Workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar technical field

Job description

Our Mission

Join us in shaping the future of paid search intelligence.

Adthena is an award‑winning search intelligence platform powered by patented AI technology and a team of dedicated experts. We help brands, marketers and agencies dominate their competitive landscapes with unparalleled insights into the paid search market. Our Whole Market View, Smart Monitor and Local View solutions give clients the clarity to optimize spend, increase ROI and stay ahead of the competition.

Trusted by global brands like Citibank, L’Oréal and Volvo and backed by Updata Partners we’ve been redefining search intelligence since 2012. Ready to make an impact in an industry‑leading company—let’s do it together.

In 2024 Adthena continued its winning streak earning nine major search industry awards. Highlights include Best AI Search Software Solution at the Global Search Awards, Best Use of AI for Data at the US Search Awards and Best PPC Management Software Suite at the UK Search Awards.

Why Join Us

We offer the best of both worlds: the maturity and stability of a well‑established company combined with the energy, agility and impact of a scaling tech organization.

If you’ve been hesitant about joining a typical tech company due to concerns about chaos, fragility or volatility—Adthena is your answer.

We’re smaller than large‑scale enterprises, offering more autonomy, less red tape and accelerated growth.

What we offer:

Startup Engineering culture

Strong Culture: Our quarterly surveys show a 93% average approval rating for company culture with an overall eNPS of 27.

Award‑Winning Product: Best AI Search Software Solution, Global Search Award 2024.

Stock Options: Our employees do incredible work so as we grow everyone shares the rewards.

Trust‑Based Vacation: Take as much time off as you need when you need it.

Remote‑First: 52% of Adthenians work fully remote with others choosing Hybrid Work at our three Geohubs (London, Austin, Sydney).

Flexible Work: Work how and where you do your best with full autonomy over your day.

Career Growth: Bespoke training and career development via Sherpa plans to guide your growth.

Monthly Hackdays & Training Days.

Private Medical Insurance: Fully covered health care.

Mental Health Support: Employee Assistance Program offering 24/7 confidential counselling with access to healthier living services such as HeadSpace.

Family Care Package: Up to 6 months fully paid maternity leave and 2 months paternity leave.

Pension: Competitive UK pension scheme available from day one.

Home Office Stipend: $200 for your ideal remote setup.

Swag Welcome Gift: $70 credit to grab some merch.

Birthday Day Off: Celebrate your special day.

Regular Socials: Summer & Christmas parties, annual and quarterly offsites, monthly meet‑ups.

Volunteer Days: Make a difference with paid volunteer time each quarter.

About the Role

Reporting to: Vasanth John, VP of Engineering

Location: United Kingdom or Europe

Interviews: 3 stages

Start Date: ASAP

More info: See FAQ below our candidate hub or reach out to us.

About your Team

Adthena’s data team is a market leader in developing complex ETL and machine learning solutions. With published authors and award‑winning data scientists who contribute some of the major machine learning and distributed data technologies such as Apache Spark, we are a friendly, passionate group of engineers making a career out of building great software for our customers.

The Adthena data team deals with hundreds of millions of data points every day generated from over two thousand data processes running through workflows, huge distributed computations in Spark and streaming data coming in twenty‑four hours a day at hundreds of times a second.

Our engineering culture is underpinned by sharing knowledge, coaching and growing together. You will have the opportunity to explore, innovate new technologies, mentor engineers and lead technology initiatives. You will enjoy this role if you love writing code, learning cutting‑edge new technologies, solving problems and winning as a team.

What you’ll do at Adthena

As a Senior Data Engineer you’ll work across the entire stack and help shape the future architecture of our complex data systems. You’ll collaborate closely with Web and Data Science teams to deliver user‑centric solutions while using modern tools including Gen AI assistants to accelerate development, improve quality and amplify team velocity. This is a role for someone who loves writing code, solving hard problems, staying ahead of emerging tech and driving engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Understand distributed technologies and the best practices around them.
• Build and maintain services, features and libraries that serve as definitive examples for new engineers.
• Design and write effective complex Spark jobs (data processes, aggregations, pipeline).
• Design and write complex asynchronous, highly parallel, low‑latency APIs and processes.
• Use Gen AI tools (e.g., code assistants, AI docs) to boost speed, quality and team efficiency.
• Work as part of an Agile team to maintain, improve and monitor Adthena’s data collection processes using Scala and Java.
• Apply industry practices such as TDD and SOLID and also Adthena’s Engineering Practices.
• Understand and be able to apply data structures and algorithms.
• Understand Adthena’s data architecture and use appropriate design patterns.
• Design and implement databases for relational and non‑relational storage technologies.
• Support our Data Science team to help deliver their machine learning models into production environments.
• Be empathetic towards team members and customers.

Who we look for

Research shows men apply if they meet 60% of the criteria while women and underrepresented groups apply only if they meet all requirements. If you have the skills but don’t meet every requirement, reach out—we’d love to explore how you could be a great fit!

Preferred Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• Commercial experience developing Spark jobs using Scala.
• Commercial experience using Java and Scala (Python nice to have).
• Experience in data processing using traditional and distributed systems (Hadoop, Spark, AWS – S3).
• Experience designing data models and data warehouses.
• Hands‑on experience applying Gen AI tools to accelerate coding, debugging or system design.
• Strong understanding and application of data structures and algorithms in building efficient solutions.
• Experience in SQL/NoSQL database management systems (PostgreSQL and Cassandra).
• Commercial experience using messaging technologies (RabbitMQ, Kafka).
• Experience using orchestration software (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Salt).
• Confident in building complex ETL workflows (Luigi, Airflow).
• Good knowledge of working with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP).
• Good knowledge of using monitoring software (ELK stack).
• Motivated problem‑solving skills, ability to bring ideas forward and adapt solutions to complex challenges.

Key Skills

Apache Hive, S3, Hadoop, Redshift, Spark, AWS, Apache Pig, NoSQL, Big Data, Data Warehouse, Kafka, Scala.

Our Core Values

Get Shit Done: We’re big on taking action, owning our challenges and finding solutions.

Freedom with Responsibility: We take charge of results to recognition. We know that our hustle not only moves the needle for the company but also sets us up for personal success.

Deliver Remarkable Quality: We care about exceeding expectations in the work we do and aim to always do our best work as individuals and as a team.

Smart & Always Improving: We strive daily to expand our knowledge and become better at what we do.

Meet your teammates

You’ll work closely with:

Paul Felby – Chief Product & Tech Officer.

Vasanth John – VP of Engineering.

Lead Technical Architect – Experience: Senior IC.

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Experience: 5+ years

Vacancy: 1