About the role

  • Senior Data Engineer designing and building scalable data systems for innovative music industry company. Join as first data hire to shape data architecture and governance.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build the foundational data stack from scratch data warehouse, ETL/ELT pipelines, and orchestration.
  • Design and implement scalable data architecture using modern cloud services and managed data platforms.
  • Build and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines for web data, factory telemetry, and third-party integrations.
  • Select appropriate tools balancing cost, complexity, and team capabilities (e.g., choosing between Snowflake, BigQuery, or a simpler Postgres-based approach).
  • Establish data modelling patterns that scale with the product.
  • Work with Software Engineering to define data models, schemas, and best practices for data governance.
  • Instrument event tracking across the product in collaboration with software and hardware engineers.
  • Provide analytics-ready datasets to enable BI, reporting, and stakeholder insights.
  • Optimise cost, performance, and security across the data stack.

Requirements

  • Strong experience as a Data Engineer (ideally in a startup or fast-scaling tech environment).
  • Strong knowledge of relational database design, with experience working in cloud-hosted data systems.
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python (or similar for data pipelines).
  • Familiarity with modern data tooling (Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Fivetran, AWS Glue, etc.).
  • Architectural mindset: balancing scalability, performance, reliability, and cost.
  • Excitement about being the first data hire and shaping the company’s data foundations.
  • Knowledge of BI tools (Tableau, Looker, Power BI).

Benefits

  • Industry-Leading Salary Package: Enjoy a highly competitive salary package that rewards your expertise and hard work.
  • Flexible time off: 25 days of paid holiday, a paid birthday off, and remote-friendly working.
  • Comprehensive Pension Scheme: Secure your future with our robust pension scheme.
  • Cutting-Edge Tech Office Environment: Work in a modern, tech-driven office environment equipped with the latest tools and technology.
  • Medical Insurance: Protect yourself with our comprehensive medical insurance plan.
  • Work Location: Enjoy a hybrid work model with the flexibility to work from home, while spending at least 2 days a week in our vibrant London, King's Cross office.

Job title

Senior Data Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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