via Reed · 15 September 2026 ·4 days ago

Junior Data Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Birmingham Full-time GBP 35,000 – 45,000
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Junior Data Engineer

up to £45,000 + Benefits
Remote (UK)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-growth technology business where you can take ownership of building and optimising modern data pipelines while developing into a key member of a growing data team.

THE COMPANY Our client is an innovative technology business operating at the intersection of mobile applications, hardware products, and AI-powered data solutions. With a global, remote-first workforce and ambitious growth plans, they are investing heavily in their data platform to support the next phase of expansion.

The organisation has built a modern data ecosystem that powers business-critical decision-making, advanced analytics, and emerging AI capabilities. This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative team where your work will have visible impact across the business.

THE ROLE You will take ownership of building, improving, and maintaining data pipelines within a modern AWS-based data platform. Working closely with experienced data engineering and cloud architecture professionals, you will gain exposure to the full data lifecycle while developing your technical expertise.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Designing and developing data ingestion pipelines from product and third-party sources into a modern cloud data platform.

  • Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimising data pipelines and scheduled workloads.

  • Building and maintaining data models using dbt to support analytics and reporting requirements.

  • Supporting the development of AI-driven data products and semantic layers.

  • Creating trusted datasets and business-facing data assets to support company-wide decision making.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE You will bring strong capability in:
  • Python development.

  • Advanced SQL.

  • Building and maintaining data pipelines.

  • Data modelling and warehousing fundamentals.

  • dbt or similar modern transformation frameworks

  • Experience with AWS data services.

  • Exposure to Kafka, Spark, streaming data, or modern BI tools.

  • Interest in AI, analytics engineering, and data products

THE BENEFITS You will receive a salary of up to £45,000 depending on experience, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Molly Bird via the apply link on this page.

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