Analytics Engineer

Data Idols
London, United Kingdom
Last week
£95,000 – £105,000 pa

Salary

£95,000 – £105,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Lead
Education
Degree
Posted
13 Apr 2026 (Last week)

Analytics Engineer

Salary: £95,000 - £105,000

Location: London

At Data Idols, we are working with a forward-thinking technology business building advanced data and AI platforms that combine traditional analytics with next-generation AI-driven intelligence.

This is a high-growth environment where data is central to product innovation. The business is now looking for a Lead Analytics Engineer to take ownership of its data architecture and analytics capabilities as it continues to scale.

The Opportunity

This is a senior, high-impact role where you will design and deliver a unified analytics layer that supports both traditional reporting and AI-powered insight generation. You will be responsible for building scalable data models, enabling advanced analytics, and integrating AI capabilities such as semantic search and natural language querying. Working closely with product, data, and engineering teams, you will play a key role in shaping how data is structured, transformed, and consumed across the platform. This role suits someone who enjoys working at the intersection of analytics engineering, data architecture, and AI, and is comfortable building production-ready data systems in a fast-moving environment.

Skills and experience

Experience designing and building ETL pipelines

Strong understanding of data modelling, schema design, and data structures

Strong SQL skills and experience

Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools

Exposure to LLMs or AI-driven analytics workflows

Proven experience building scalable data models and systems end-to-endIf you are looking for a new challenge and want to work on cutting-edge data and AI platforms, please submit your CV for initial screening and further details.

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