Senior Data Engineer

Hireful Ltd; Leeds; A distancia; GBP 77.000 - 94.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

Income protection

Life assurance

Gym membership

25 days holiday + birthday off

Descripción de la vacante

Hireful Ltd, UK HQ based and rapidly growing, seeks a Senior Data Engineer to shape its data platform. You will own scalable data solutions in Databricks, building a single source of truth and enabling trusted, self-service access across the business. Location: UK, remote with occasional London visits.

Competitive package: up to £85,000 base, 10% bonus, and extensive benefits. Join a fast-growing team driving data strategy and platform evolution across departments.

Formación

• Proven track record as a data engineer delivering enterprise-scale data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and Python coding skills for data transformation and modeling.
• Hands-on Databricks, PySpark and Delta Lake for scalable data platforms.
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS or Azure) and CI/CD practices.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products.
• Develop and optimise ETL/ELT processes across internal/external data sources.
• Shape enterprise data architecture with focus on scalability, performance and security.
• Collaborate with Finance, Product, Sales, Marketing and Engineering teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Embed data quality, governance and access controls across the data lifecycle.
• Mentor a junior engineer and contribute to growing the data function.

Conocimientos

Senior data eng

SQL

Python

CI/CD

Herramientas

Databricks

PySpark

Spark SQL

Delta Lake

AWS/Azure

Descripción del empleo

UK HQ based & fast-growing software business (400+ staff, globally), serving hundreds of enterprise customers worldwide, are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help shape the future of its data platform. You'll take ownership of building scalable data solutions in Databricks primarily, establishing a single source of truth, and enabling trusted, self-service access to data across the business.

Location: UK, remote with very occasional visits to the office in London. Salary: Up to £85,000 basic, plus 10% bonus and an extensive benefits package.

What you'll be doing

• Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and data products using Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL and Delta Lake.
• Develop and optimise ETL/ELT processes to ingest, transform and curate data from internal and external systems.
• Shape enterprise data architecture, balancing scalability, performance, security and maintainability.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Product, Sales, Marketing and Engineering to turn business challenges into technical solutions.
• Embed data quality, governance and access controls throughout the data lifecycle.
• Mentor a junior engineer and help mature a growing data function.

What you need to bring

• “Senior” level experience in data engineering, with strong hands-onDatabricks skills (PySpark, Spark SQL, Delta Lake, etc)
• Advanced SQL and Python coding skills.
• A track record of building and optimising enterprise-scale data pipelines and ETL/ELT solutions.
• Solid grounding in data architecture, modelling and modern data platform design.
• Cloud experience, preferably AWS (but Azure is totally fine), and familiarity with CI/CD and source control best practice.
• Desirable: More Data Science leaning background or want to explore in this role: ML / AI & data / predictive modelling strategies.

Why you'll love this job

• A highly visible, hands-on role with real influence over data architecture and platform strategy.
• Join a small, high-impact team at the heart of the company's data strategy, with genuine scope to shape how it evolves. We are near the beginning of our Data Ops’ journey – so an excellent opportunity to shape the future!
• Extensive benefits package including health insurance, income protection, life assurance, subsidised gym membership and 25 days' holiday plus your birthday off.

Up to £85,000 Basic + 10% Bonus + Extensive benefits package

Hours

Contract type

Full time

Location

Leeds / Work from home

Full Benefits Package (25 days holiday, full health insurance, Private pension scheme, etc)