Senior Data Platform Engineer

We’re working with an early‑stage, well‑funded tech‑led exploration company that’s tackling one of the biggest challenges in energy today. They’re building a new approach to natural exploration, using advanced data, geoscience, and cloud tech to drive smarter decisions. They’re now looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to take ownership of their growing platform and help scale it as the business expands globally.

This Senior Data Platform Engineer role sits at the heart of a multidisciplinary team of scientists, analysts, and engineers. You’ll work closely with them to turn complex workflows into robust, scalable systems. It’s a hands‑on role where you’ll create, own, and improve everything from data pipelines to internal tools, helping move the business from early‑stage build to a more mature platform.

As Senior Data Platform Engineer, you’ll take full ownership of the existing data platform and evolve it as the business grows. You’ll work across backend services, cloud infrastructure, and internal tools. A big part of the role is turning experimental workflows and scripts into reliable, production‑ready systems that scientists can trust and use daily.

You’ll manage and extend a GCP‑first platform, working with tools like Big Query, Airflow, dbt, and Terraform. You’ll also help build internal applications using Python, FastAPI, and React, giving teams easy ways to trigger workflows and access data. Alongside this, you’ll improve data quality, monitoring, and automation, ensuring everything is robust, secure, and scalable.

• Several years of strong experience as a Data Engineer or Platform Engineer in a cloud environment
• Solid Python skills, including building backend services and working with data workflows
• Experience with GCP, including Big Query and cloud‑native tools
• Hands‑on experience with Airflow, dbt, and modern data pipelines
• Infrastructure as code experience, ideally using Terraform
• Experience building or contributing to internal tools or applications
• Strong SQL and data modelling skills
• Comfortable working in a start‑up or scaling environment is a bonus
• Bonus points if you’ve worked with React, FastAPI, or in scientific or energy domains
• Ability to come into the London office three days per week

Salary up to £100,000 DOE, alongside equity in a growing business with long‑term ambition. You’ll be joining at a key stage, with strong recent funding and a clear path towards further investment. Required to work in the London office three times per week.