About the role
📍 Location: London or Sheffield
🖥 Hybrid working as standard: 2 days a week in the office, the other 3 days remote (or office if you prefer)
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
•Infrastructure Maintenance: Help monitor and maintain core data pipelines using Airflow, Fivetran, and Skyvia to catch and resolve issues proactively.
•Data Transformation & Integrity: Support transformations in dbt on a BigQuery/GCP warehouse and manage reverse ETL workflows to downstream systems like Salesforce.
•Incident Management: Investigate and troubleshoot data sync failures, pipeline breakdowns, and dataset discrepancies across the platform.
•Self-Service & Hygiene: Assist in building self-service capabilities for internal teams while contributing to documentation, testing, and engineering best practices.
•Cross-Functional Support: Google Drive/Sheets, Metabase, and our GCP/BigQuery to tackle ad-hoc projects as capacity grows.
What we need from you
•Core Technical Skills: Some experience using SQL along with a scripting language (preferably Python).
•Tooling & Platform Knowledge: Exposure or strong interest in cloud data warehouses (GCP/BigQuery/AWS) and an eagerness to work with Airflow, dbt, Fivetran, and Skyvia.
•Problem-Solving Mindset: A methodical, detail-oriented approach to digging into root causes and communicating issues early.
•Modern Workflow Adaptability: 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
Benefits
•Great Place to Work-certified; development important, with an annual development fund to support personal goals
•Bi-weekly coaching with Sanctus for mental health support
•25 days holiday (plus UK Bank holidays) plus 1 extra day per full holiday year up to 32 days
•3 months of fully-paid time off for new arrivals, offered to Goodlordians of all genders
About Goodlord
Two in five people in the UK rent their homes. Goodlord's mission is to be the gold standard platform for renting, making renting simple and transparent for agents, landlords, and tenants. Around 3,000 letting agents use the platform, with 350+ Goodlordians across the group supporting the mission.
Note: As Goodlord is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all Goodlordians are required to pass a thorough referencing check via Experian before joining the team. References are only requested at the point of making an offer. No agencies please.
