About the Role
We are looking for a Junior Data Engineer reporting to the Data Lead to help build a resilient and scalable data function as the company expands across AI initiatives and self-service capabilities. Working alongside an experienced Data Engineer, you will maintain data pipelines, resolve operational incidents, and support dbt transformations across a modern stack in a fast-paced environment. This role offers strong mentorship and a hands-on foundation across cloud warehousing, pipeline orchestration, and cross-functional engineering projects.
Responsibilities
•Help monitor and maintain core data pipelines using Airflow, Fivetran, and Skyvia to catch and resolve issues proactively.
•Support transformations in dbt on a BigQuery/GCP warehouse and manage reverse ETL workflows to downstream systems like Salesforce.
•Investigate and troubleshoot data sync failures, pipeline breakdowns, and dataset discrepancies across the platform.
•Assist in building self-service capabilities for internal teams while contributing to documentation, testing, and engineering best practices.
•Use Google Drive/Sheets, Metabase, and GCP/BigQuery to tackle ad-hoc projects as capacity grows.
Requirements
•Some experience using SQL along with a scripting language (preferably Python).
•Exposure or strong interest in cloud data warehouses (GCP/BigQuery/AWS) and an eagerness to work with Airflow, dbt, Fivetran, and Skyvia.
•A methodical, detail-oriented approach to digging into root causes and communicating issues early.
•A drive to grow and an interest in using AI-assisted workflows (such as Claude and Gemini).
Nice to Have
•Experience with Salesforce data structures.
•Exposure to Metabase or similar BI tools.
•Prior experience in a startup/scale-up environment.
Conditions / Benefits
•Access to an annual development fund to support personal/professional goals.
•Bi-weekly coaching with Sanctus to provide Goodlordians with a safe place to talk and support mental health.
•25 days holiday (plus UK Bank holidays), plus 1 day per full holiday year up to 32 days.
•Generous 3 months of fully-paid time off for all genders to look after new arrivals.
Team
An energetic, sociable, and talented team who are passionate about what they do and determined to make a difference, learning from each other without politics.
