Senior Data Platform Engineer – AI‑Ready, Global & Flexible

Publicis Groupe; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global marketing company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer based in Greater London to lead the development of its Data Foundation Platform. This role involves hands-on engineering, contributing to production code, and collaborating with various teams to optimize data pipelines and architecture. The ideal candidate will have expert proficiency in Python, SQL, and Apache Spark, along with experience in AWS or GCP. The position supports hybrid work and offers attractive benefits to promote well-being and flexibility.

Benefits

Flexible working

Reflection Days

Family friendly policies

Local discounts

Help@Hand benefits

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience as a Data Engineer or Developer with production code contributions.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python, SQL, and Apache Spark.
• Proven experience building ELT workflows using Fivetran, Airflow, DBT, or Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, coding, and evolution of the cloud-native data architecture.
• Architect and implement scalable ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Drive best practices in data modeling and code reviews.

Skills

Python

SQL

Apache Spark

Data modeling

Fivetran

Airflow

DBT

Tools

AWS

GCP

Databricks

Job description

A leading global marketing company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer based in Greater London to lead the development of its Data Foundation Platform. This role involves hands-on engineering, contributing to production code, and collaborating with various teams to optimize data pipelines and architecture. The ideal candidate will have expert proficiency in Python, SQL, and Apache Spark, along with experience in AWS or GCP. The position supports hybrid work and offers attractive benefits to promote well-being and flexibility.