Data Engineer

Utility Warehouse

Data Engineer building the backbone of data infrastructure at UW. Own end-to-end data lifecycle and architect systems to resolve high-volume challenges with data.

Posted 6/16/2026part-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerETLKubernetesPythonSQLVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest large-scale datasets and high-frequency streams.
Lead the design and evolution of our enterprise data warehouse, ensuring it is scalable and performant.
Manage our data transformation layer using Dataform (preferred) or dbt to orchestrate complex, reliable workflows.
Implement automated testing frameworks and deploy scalable services using Docker and Kubernetes to ensure operational health.
Act as a strategic partner to Product and Engineering, facilitating data design sessions to optimise how data is ingested and utilised.
Raise the bar for technical excellence within the squad through code reviews, design sessions, and documenting best practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have extensive experience leading the design of data systems and models.
You are an expert in SQL and Python, with a proven ability to independently implement complex, production-ready projects.
You possess a deep understanding of dimensional modelling (Kimball) or Data Vault methodologies, essential for creating scalable enterprise schemas.
You have a track record of leading high-impact initiatives that align with company strategy.
You are capable of driving the end-to-end delivery of large-scale features, providing high-quality architectural diagrams and technical documentation.
You have strong experience with modern DevOps practices, including Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, and managing transformation layers at scale.
You can advise senior stakeholders on applying Data Engineering to solve complex business problems and are comfortable facilitating cross-functional design sessions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary: We benchmark against the industry and will share the salary openly during our first conversation.
Performance bonus: An annual discretionary bonus ranging from 15-40%.
Flexible working: We’re a remote-first business.
Work-life balance: We offer an optional four-day working week (90% pay for 90% impact).
Work from anywhere: You can work abroad for up to three weeks, twice every tax year.
Holiday: 25 days plus bank holidays (increasing with tenure), with the option to trade up to five days each year.
UW discounts: Save on our services and you’ll also get access to 100s of rewards and discounts through Perkbox.
Future planning: Matched-contribution pension scheme and life assurance (up to 4x salary).
Family first: Policies designed to help you and your family thrive.
Flexible benefits: An allowance for private health insurance, dental insurance, or gym membership.
Sabbaticals: An eight-week paid sabbatical after four years of service.
Growth: A dedicated learning and development budget and bi-annual promotion cycles.
Inclusion: Join belonging groups that help shape our culture.
Events: Company-wide celebrations including the ‘Great Big Get Together’ and our ‘Good Hearted Go-Getter Awards’.

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Hard Skills & Tools

ETLELTSQLPythonDataformdbtDockerKubernetesdimensional modellingData Vault

Soft Skills

leadershipstrategic partnershipfacilitationtechnical excellencecode reviewsdocumentationcross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinginitiative