Senior Data Engineer

About The Company

Our client is a market‑leading holiday home company in the UK, recognized on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024 list. They’ve grown from a small South West agency into one of the industry’s key players, while maintaining a caring and collaborative culture that keeps their team inspired and motivated.

As a data‑led business, they’re passionate about what they do and take a common‑sense approach to getting things done. They’re looking for bold thinkers who aren’t afraid to explore new ideas and push boundaries.

They’re seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join their growing Data Team. You’ll work on exciting projects that take the business to the next level, building out the data held within their data warehouse. Your work will directly enable staff, clients, and property owners to have a great experience when using their systems.

You’ll be involved in designing, building, testing, and operating data transformations, working closely with colleagues within the product engineering team and other departments.

Office is located in Devon; however, the role is primarily remote.

• Develop and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes to integrate and transform diverse data sources into a unified data model
• Design and implement data models and database schemas to store and manage large volumes of structured and unstructured data
• Collaborate with people across the business, including product managers and developers, to define data requirements and understand data usage patterns
• Optimize data solutions by leveraging techniques such as partitioning, indexing, and caching
• Assist in troubleshooting production issues to resolution, ensuring measures are put in place to prevent recurrence
• Provide out‑of‑hours support as required in line with organizational SLAs
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior data developers and engineers
• Develop and maintain data quality assurance processes to verify the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of data
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies

• Strong working experience in data engineering
• Excellent understanding of databases and SQL
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Data warehousing
• Snowflake
• Python, SQL

• Experience of ELT tools like Fivetran / Kleene / DBT
• Experience using source code management tools (ideally Git)
• PHP
• Experience with Salesforce Data Models
• Experience in the travel industry

• 25 days’ paid holidays plus bank holidays
• A special day off for your or a loved one’s birthday
• £500 paid towards a holiday of your choice
• A paid day to volunteer with a charity close to your heart
• Friends and family discount scheme
• Life assurance
• Social clubs for pet lovers, fitness enthusiasts, gardeners, sustainability champions, nutrition enthusiasts, and more
• Exciting social events, including famous Christmas parties