Senior Data Engineer

Summary

Join Dayshape, an award-winning software scale-up, as a Senior Data Engineer and contribute to the development of integrations for global customers. You will work closely with customers throughout the integration lifecycle, taking ownership of data engineering initiatives, focusing on scalability and usability. This role demands expertise in Azure Data Factory or equivalent cloud ETL tools and extensive experience in data integration and orchestration. You will collaborate with various teams, implement and test data pipelines, integrate data from diverse sources, and ensure data solutions are reliable and performant. Dayshape offers a competitive salary, professional development opportunities, generous paid time off, and various benefits including private healthcare, enhanced family leave, and a matched workplace pension scheme. The role is full-time, with flexible working arrangements and a hybrid work model.

Requirements

• Strong expertise in Azure Data Factory or equivalent cloud ETL tools, with experience building scalable, maintainable pipelines is essential
• Extensive experience as a senior data or integrations engineer
• Hands on experience on Python, Pyspark or Spark in an IDE. Data Bricks highly preferred
• Proven track record in complex Data Engineering environments, including data integration and orchestration
• Experience integrating external systems via REST APIs, SQL databases, and other common data sources
• Strong understanding of modern ETL/ELT practices and data modelling, including complex relational structures
• Client-facing experience, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
• Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborative and detail-oriented, with a structured approach to problem-solving and cross-functional teamwork

Responsibilities

• Work independently on complex projects with minimal oversight, while coordinating tasks across team members when needed
• Collaborate with software implementation consultants and customer IT teams to define, validate, and test ETL specifications and data source endpoints
• Implement, test, and deploy Azure Data Factory pipelines and Data Bricks in future using version control across customer environments
• Integrate and transform data from diverse sources (databases, APIs, streaming) into a unified data model
• Produce production-ready code and participate in thorough code reviews
• Partner with Site Reliability and Engineering teams to ensure data solutions are observable, performant, and reliable end-to-end
• Support production cutovers, including out-of-hours deployments, and review go-live plans from junior team members
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve existing ADF processes for greater scalability and maintainability
• Understand broader SDLC context and team dynamics, acting as a dependable contributor and problem-solver

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in design and infra setup on Azure Data Bricks

Benefits

• Salary £50,258 - £63,650 dependent on experience
• At least £1,000 per year to spend on professional and personal development
• 33 days' holiday per year (including bank holidays), increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 40 days
• Paid four week sabbatical in your fifth anniversary year on top of your holiday entitlement
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Private healthcare and rewards through Vitality
• Income protection and death in service cover
• Matched 5% auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme
• Access to wellbeing offerings, such as our Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated counselling service
• Innovation Week twice a year - a chance to experiment and work off-project
• Volunteering time – up to 20 hours a year to participate in volunteer work
• Regular All Hands meeting for inspiration and over-communication
• Time out of the working week for team socials each month, with a mix of in-person and virtual options: past events include hiking, family BBQs, board games and at-home cocktail classes!