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

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

Job summary

A leading media and marketing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the development of their Data Foundation Platform. The ideal candidate will have expert-level skills in Python and SQL, and experience with tools like AWS and Databricks. Responsibilities include designing data architectures, implementing data pipelines, and mentoring junior engineers. This full-time role operates in a hybrid working pattern, offering various employee benefits.

Benefits

Flexible working

Reflection days

Family-friendly policies

Local discounts

Help@Hand benefits

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience as a Data Engineer or Data Platform Developer, including direct contributions to production codebases.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python, SQL, and Apache Spark for data pipeline development.
• Proven experience building ELT workflows using Fivetran, Airflow, DBT, or Databricks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hands-on design, coding, and evolution of DFP’s cloud-native data architecture.
• Architect and implement scalable ingestion and transformation pipelines.
• Drive best practices in data modeling, CI/CD, code reviews, and performance optimization.

Skills

Python

SQL

Apache Spark

Data Engineering

ELT workflows

Data Observability

Data Modeling

GitHub

Education

Experience as a Data Engineer or Data Platform Developer

Tools

Fivetran

Databricks

Airflow

DBT

AWS

GCP

Job description

A leading media and marketing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead the development of their Data Foundation Platform. The ideal candidate will have expert-level skills in Python and SQL, and experience with tools like AWS and Databricks. Responsibilities include designing data architectures, implementing data pipelines, and mentoring junior engineers. This full-time role operates in a hybrid working pattern, offering various employee benefits.