Staff Data Engineer

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Data Idols is working with a leading UK retail brand investing heavily into its data platform. We seek a Staff Data Engineer to play a key role in scaling production data systems and raising engineering standards across the wider data function.

This role sits at the centre of a major data transformation and offers the chance to work on high-impact data platforms used across the business.

The Opportunity

As a Staff Data Engineer, you'll take ownership of complex, production-grade data pipelines and act as a technical leader within the data engineering team. You'll work on cloud-native solutions built on Azure and Databricks, making key decisions around data processing, modelling, and performance. While delivering hands-on work, you'll help set best practices, support other engineers, and influence how data engineering is done across the organisation.

Key Details

• Salary: £85,000 – £95,000
• Location: London, hybrid

Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Azure data platforms
• Advanced SQL skills
• Commercial experience using Databricks and PySpark
• Proven background building and maintaining scalable data pipelines

Desired Skills and Experience

• Azure
• Databricks
• Python

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