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Senior Data Engineer (Hands-On / Technical Lead Focus)

Hybrid working - Central London

Ashdown Group are partnering with an innovative, data-led organisation who are recruiting a Senior Data Engineer to take ownership of core data architecture and lead from the front technically.

This is a hands-on senior role for someone who enjoys building robust data systems while mentoring others and raising engineering standards.

The Role

You will design, build, and optimise scalable data pipelines and models across Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP). Working closely with Data Science, Product, and Analytics teams, youll ensure reliable, high-performance data flows that power AI and analytics products.

Alongside deep technical delivery, youll be responsible for leading the junior engineers and near shore partners as well as contribute to architectural direction and best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Design and maintain scalable data architectures across Snowflake and Databricks
Lead schema design, dimensional modelling, and SQL performance optimisation
Build robust ETL/ELT pipelines
Develop resilient API ingestion workflows
Implement...

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