Senior Research Data Engineer for Real-Time Health Insights

Paceline; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A health-focused company in the UK is looking for a Senior Research Data Engineer to architect data pipelines and infrastructure for health products. The role requires 3-5 years of experience and proficiency in Python and SQL, as well as hands-on experience with cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will manage data streams, develop scalable systems, and improve observability for data insights. This position offers a salary range of £70,000 - £90,000 per year.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience as a Data Engineer or Backend Engineer with a strong data focus.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and working directly with raw, messy data.
• Understanding of streaming systems and real-time data processing.

Responsibilities

• Architect pipelines and infrastructure for research-driven health products.
• Design and develop real-time and batch data systems.
• Manage and transform raw data streams into structured sources of truth.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

Data warehousing

Streaming systems

Real-time data processing

Communication skills

Digital signal processing

Experimentation frameworks

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Spark

Databricks

Job description

A health-focused company in the UK is looking for a Senior Research Data Engineer to architect data pipelines and infrastructure for health products. The role requires 3-5 years of experience and proficiency in Python and SQL, as well as hands-on experience with cloud platforms. The ideal candidate will manage data streams, develop scalable systems, and improve observability for data insights. This position offers a salary range of £70,000 - £90,000 per year.