Senior Data Engineer - ClimateTech - UK based - Remote/Hybrid - £75-95k DOE + Equity

Futureheads; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A climate tech venture is seeking a Data Engineer to own the full data stack from ingestion to analytics. The role involves managing AWS cloud infrastructure and building scalable data solutions with a focus on analytics and AI models. Candidates must have significant experience in data engineering and DevOps. This position offers real equity ownership and a flexible working environment with some days in the London office.

Benefits

Real equity ownership

Remote-first, flexible working

Collaborative culture with a focus on inclusion and diversity

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in data engineering and cloud infrastructure.
• Strong DevOps skills including CI/CD.
• Proven ability to deliver scalable, low-latency data services.

Responsibilities

• Own the full data stack from ingestion through to analytics.
• Manage cloud infrastructure on AWS effectively.
• Deliver data solutions for analytics and internal tools.

Skills

Python (PySpark)

SQL

Terraform

Docker

AWS (S3, ECS/Fargate, RDS, Lambda)

Data warehousing (PostgreSQL)

Event streaming (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub)

Job description

Overview

Futureheads has partnered with an early-stage climate tech venture tackling ocean conservation and the ocean economy. This is a greenfield build where your work will have direct global impact.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will own the full data stack from ingestion through to analytics, building and maintaining scalable pipelines across API, streaming, and batch processes. You will manage cloud infrastructure on AWS with a DevOps mindset, including CI/CD, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and scaling. Working closely with engineering and product teams, you will deliver data solutions for analytics, internal tools, and AI models, while establishing and maintaining best practices for data governance, security, and reliability.

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years’ experience in data engineering and cloud infrastructure
• Expertise in Python (PySpark), SQL, and dbt (or similar)
• Strong DevOps skills: Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring/logging tools
• AWS experience: S3, ECS/Fargate, RDS, Lambda
• Data warehousing experience (PostgreSQL or similar)
• Experience with event streaming (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) a plus
• Proven ability to deliver scalable, low-latency data services in fast-moving environments

What’s on offer

• Real equity ownership and upside potential
• Remote-first, flexible working with occasional London office days
• Autonomy, ownership, and high-impact decision-making
• Collaborative culture with a focus on inclusion and diversity

If you’re passionate about using data to make a real difference for the planet, this is your chance to join a mission-driven, early-stage team with global ambition. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and are open to flexible recruitment processes and alternatives to assessments where needed.