Senior Data Engineer

The Very Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working

£1000 flexible benefits allowance

30 days holiday + bank holidays

LinkedIn Learning access

Bonus potential

25% discount on Very.co.uk

Matched pension up to 6%

Job summary

The Very Group is seeking a hands-on senior engineer to lead data transformation efforts and shape how we build, scale, and improve data pipelines. You’ll work with modern cloud technologies to evolve our data platform and influence engineering standards across the team, while mentoring others and delivering real impact for millions of customers.

You’ll collaborate with product, platform and engineering teams to deliver meaningful outcomes, focusing on reliability, performance, and scalability

Qualifications

• Designing and delivering production-grade data solutions.
• Experience with cloud technologies, AWS preferred.
• Strong coding skills in Python and SQL/Java/Scala.
• Experience with large-scale data platforms, data lakes or warehouses.
• Understanding modern data concepts like Lakehouse and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building scalable, reliable data pipelines powering key decisions.
• Shaping a cloud-based data platform, improving performance and usability.
• Taking ownership from idea through production and beyond.
• Mentoring other engineers and raising engineering standards.
• Collaborating with product and engineering teams to deliver outcomes.
• Ensuring releases are stable, observable, and well-documented.

Skills

Production-grade data solutions

Cloud technologies (AWS)

Python

SQL/Java/Scala

Data platforms (lakehouse/warehouses)

Job description

We're the team behind digital retailer Very.

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you're high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you'll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you'll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

About the Role

You'll be a hands-on senior engineer at the heart of our data transformation. You won't just deliver pipelines. You'll shape how we build them, how we scale them and how we make them better.

You'll work with modern cloud technologies, help evolve our data platform and influence engineering standards across the team. You'll also support and mentor others, helping create a strong, collaborative engineering culture.

The impact is real. Better data means better customer experiences, faster decisions and stronger performance across Very.

We're transforming how data powers Very. This isn't about maintaining what already exists. It's about building what comes next.

We're modernising our entire data platform with cloud-first technology, and you'll play a key role in shaping it. From improving how we serve millions of customers to enabling smarter decisions across the business, your work will directly influence how Very grows and competes.

If you enjoy solving meaningful problems, building at scale and helping others raise their game, you'll feel right at home here.

Day to day you will be working on the following.

• Designing and building scalable, reliable data pipelines that power key business decisions
• Shaping our cloud-based data platform, improving performance, cost, and usability
• Taking ownership of solutions from idea through to production and beyond
• Driving improvements in how we build, deploy and monitor data products
• Troubleshooting complex data issues and making them disappear for good
• Supporting releases and ensuring everything we ship is stable and observable
• Raising engineering standards through code reviews, reusable patterns and best practice
• Coaching and mentoring other engineers, helping them grow and succeed
• Collaborating with product, platform and engineering teams to deliver meaningful outcomes
• Contributing to technical decisions that improve scalability, reliability and speed

About you

You're someone who enjoys building things that matter and making them better over time.

You'll likely bring:

• Strong experience designing and delivering production-grade data solutions
• Confidence working with cloud technologies, AWS is preferred
• Solid coding skills in languages like Python, SQL / Java or Scala
• Experience working with large-scale data platforms, data lakes or warehouses
• A good understanding of modern data concepts like Lakehouse, ingestion and analytics
• Experience across the full delivery lifecycle, from design to support
• A mindset focused on quality, simplicity and continuous improvement
• The ability to break down complex problems and explain them clearly
• A natural instinct to support and mentor others

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £1000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn Learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be foundon our career site

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you're successful so keep an eye on your emails! We'll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two stage interview process for this position:

1st Stage - 30 Minutes Teams call - likely with our Data Engineering Manager, we will then share a Take Home Task.

2nd Stage - A one hour technical interview to discuss your take home test in more detail.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We'rebuilding a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don't discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [e-mail]. We'll be happy to support you.

We're proud to be aDisability Confident Committed Employerand have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.