IT & Software

Data Engineer

Pulse Group

Reading · England · United Kingdom

Salary: Up to £70,000 + bonus + excellent benefits

We're partnering with one of the UK's most recognisable retail brands as they embark on a major digital and data transformation.

With ambitious plans to expand their digital offering, enhance their e-commerce capabilities and develop a more connected understanding of their customers, they're investing heavily in their data engineering function.

We're looking for a hands-on Data Engineer to join a growing team and help build the data platforms and pipelines that will underpin this transformation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on meaningful projects, develop your technical skills and play a key role in shaping a modern data environment.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Designing, building and maintaining scalable data pipelines using Databricks, Python, PySpark and SQL
  • Developing and optimising ETL/ELT processes to support analytics, reporting and digital products
  • Working with customer, CRM, e-commerce and operational datasets
  • Building reliable data solutions using modern Lakehouse and Medallion architecture principles
  • Integrating data from APIs, cloud platforms and multiple business systems
  • Working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions
  • Improving data quality, performance, reliability and engineering best practices
  • Contributing to a growing engineering function with plenty of opportunities to learn and take ownership
  • Commercial experience working with Databricks
  • Strong hands-on Python, PySpark and SQL skills
  • Experience developing production data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes
  • Understanding of modern data platforms, data modelling and Lakehouse architecture
  • Experience working within a cloud environment, ideally Azure
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience with Delta Lake, Medallion Architecture, Azure Data Factory or Unity Catalog
  • Exposure to dbt
  • Experience working with retail, e-commerce, CRM, marketing or customer data
  • An interest in AI-assisted engineering and emerging data technologies
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