Senior Python Engineer (Data)

JR United Kingdom; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 89,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech-driven company is seeking a Senior Engineer to enhance their Data team, impacting the retention of millions of users. You'll have autonomy over technology choices and work with cutting-edge cloud and big data technologies, while enjoying benefits such as hybrid working and a competitive salary package.

Benefits

30 days per year 'work from anywhere'

27 days holiday (raising to 32)

L&D budget

Health insurance

Excellent maternity/paternity/adoption leave

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud and big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, BigQuery).
• Familiarity with eventing technologies (e.g., Event Hubs, Kafka) and file formats like Parquet, Delta, Iceberg.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Data function, optimizing user acquisition and retention.
• Build software in Python and implement robust data pipelines.

Skills

Cloud technologies

Big data technologies

Eventing technologies

Job description

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Posted: 06.06.2025

Expiry Date: 21.07.2025

Job Description:

Want to drive a top brand's Data team with 1m+ users?

If you love building software in Python, implementing robust data pipelines, and driving best practices, you may be interested in a Senior Engineer role with a highly successful tech-driven business. You'd drive the Data function, playing a key role in optimizing user acquisition and retention.

Your work will serve millions of users per month, process thousands of requests daily, and enable hundreds of integrations with partners.

Salary to £105k + 10% Bonus, pension to 7.5%, hybrid working (2 days in Cardiff office), 30 days per year "work from anywhere," 27 days holiday (raising to 32), L&D budget, health insurance, and excellent maternity/paternity/adoption leave.

What you'll like:

• Scaling and improving a top brand's Data function, optimizing retention of millions of users, and making a real-life impact.
• Autonomy over technology choices, selecting the latest and best languages/frameworks for the job.
• Broad career progression opportunities across the group, including several high-profile household names.

What you'll bring:

• Experience with cloud and big data technologies (e.g., Spark, Databricks, Delta Lake, BigQuery).
• Familiarity with eventing technologies (e.g., Event Hubs, Kafka) and file formats such as Parquet, Delta, Iceberg.

Want to learn more? Get in touch for an informal chat.