Senior Data Engineer – Data Science

Data Science Festival; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Idols seeks a Senior Data Engineer in London with hybrid working arrangements to design and develop data foundations that enable data science and analytics products at scale.

You will build scalable pipelines and orchestration workflows using Airflow and Databricks, taking ownership of complex technical problems while collaborating closely with Data Scientists and product teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial Data Engineering experience.
• Experience designing and building scalable data pipelines.
• Strong experience with Airflow.
• Experience working with Databricks.
• Experience working closely with Data Science or advanced analytics teams.
• Ability to take ownership of complex technical problems and drive solutions through to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop data foundations to enable data science teams to build, test and deliver data products.
• Build scalable data pipelines and orchestration workflows.
• Create production-ready data solutions with reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and other engineering/product teams.

Skills

Data Engineering

Data Pipelines

Airflow

Databricks

DS Collaboration

Ownership

Tools

Airflow

Databricks

Job description

Senior Data Engineer

Location: London|Hybrid

Salary: £75K – £85K

Data Idols are working with a leading organisation that is continuing to invest heavily in its data and technology capabilities. They are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a growing data function and help build the platforms and solutions behind high-impact Data Science and analytics products.

This is an opportunity to work in a modern data environment, solving complex engineering challenges and building solutions that will be used at significant scale.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll play a key role in designing and developing the data foundations that enable Data Science teams to build, test and deliver sophisticated data products.

You’ll work across the full engineering lifecycle, building scalable pipelines, developing complex orchestration workflows and creating reliable, production-ready solutions using technologies including Databricks and Airflow.

You’ll have plenty of ownership and the opportunity to influence how solutions are designed and delivered, while working closely with Data Scientists and other engineering and product teams.

Skills and Experience

• Strong commercial Data Engineering experience
• Experience designing and building scalable data pipelines
• Strong experience with Airflow
• Experience working with Databricks
• Experience working closely with Data Science or advanced analytics teams
• Ability to take ownership of complex technical problems and drive solutions through to delivery

If you’re a Senior Data Engineer looking for a role where you can tackle complex engineering challenges, work closely with Data Science and build solutions that operate at real scale, we’d love to hear from you.

Senior Data Engineer