Senior Data Engineer

Venatus; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative ad-tech company in the UK is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to design and optimize data pipelines. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in data engineering, strong SQL skills, and proficiency in cloud platforms. You'll collaborate with engineers to support analytics and enhance business intelligence, all while enjoying flexible working conditions and competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Flexible working pattern

Private Health Care

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Data Engineer role.
• Expertise in data warehousing, orchestration, and architecture.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable, efficient data pipelines.
• Enhance pipelines for real-time metrics and insights.
• Develop data workflows to support AI/ML model creation.

Skills

Data warehousing

Orchestration

Advanced SQL

Python programming

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)

DBT

Job description

Overview

Venatus is an award-winning, global ad-tech platform that connects advertisers to the exclusive audiences of 500+ world-renowned gaming and entertainment publishers. We are tech-first and we are gamers. We work with brands such as EA, Nintendo and Rovio to produce outstanding advertising campaigns through our in-house creative team and direct/programmatic ad-sales. Our business is supported by a strategic investment from LivingBridge, with ambitious growth plans including launching new products and expanding international offices. London is our HQ with regional offices in Amsterdam, New York, LA, Toronto, Sydney, Seoul and Manila.

Why you should work with us: Venatus has an open and supportive culture, with regular learning opportunities and exposure to industry experts. We empower people to succeed, welcome innovative ideas, and offer flexible hybrid working to help you produce your best work wherever you are. Joining Venatus is a chance to develop professionally and personally in a dynamic industry.

What we're looking for

At Venatus, we’re building the future of adtech and data is at the heart of everything we do. We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our backend development team and play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimising ETL and streaming data pipelines. You’ll report to our Principal Engineer and work with our frontend and backend engineers to integrate data from diverse sources, supporting analytics, reporting, and decision-making across the business. This role will also help strengthen our business intelligence and AI capabilities, ensuring Venatus remains at the forefront of adtech innovation.

What you'll do

• Contribute to the design and maintenance of scalable, efficient data pipelines and frameworks for end-to-end reporting and analytics.
• Enhance pipelines to generate derived business metrics for real-time monitoring, alerting, and actionable insights.
• Develop data workflows to support AI/ML model creation.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to integrate data from internal and external systems, ensuring compatibility and accuracy.
• Support strategies that maintain the highest levels of data quality and consistency.
• Build proactive monitoring systems to ensure data reliability and identify potential issues.
• Design efficient data storage and retrieval strategies to minimise overhead and maximise performance.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of experience in a Data Engineer role.
• Expertise in data warehousing, orchestration, and architecture.
• Advanced SQL skills with experience in relational databases.
• Strong programming skills in Python (or equivalent languages).
• Hands-on experience developing in Kubernetes environments.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with DBT.

Nice To Have

• Familiarity with digital advertising technologies.
• Experience with Clickhouse.
• Knowledge of Dagster.
• Experience with Go.

Package

• Competitive base salary dependent on experience
• Flexible working pattern & Summer Hours
• Team building days
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season Ticket Loan scheme
• Tech Scheme
• Private Health Care
• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays and your birthday off
• Option to buy and sell annual leave allowance
• Opportunity to make a significant impact in a growing adtech company

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

We understand that the best ideas are born from the collaboration of diverse minds, spanning all races, religions, ethnicities, genders and orientations. We are dedicated to making Venatus a safe, happy place to be, allowing everyone to feel comfortable and confident in order to produce their best work. We employ a range of talent that represents the diverse creativity of our industry and we are proud of our growing teams of employees who share these values.

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