Data Engineer

The Collecting Group
City of London
1 month ago
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The Drive

The Collecting Group (TCG) isn't your average company; we're a team of culture curators who live and breathe cars and watches. We're not just disrupting the auction industry, we're redefining it. Our brands, Collecting Cars and Watch Collecting, are already leading the pack, but we're just getting started.


The Collecting Group is now a team of 100+ around the world and we have exciting growth plans with new product extensions and new market entry ambitions.


Our growth is dependent on uniting skilled talent and innovative technology to deliver the best service for our users, and we are always looking for forward thinking, diligent and motivated individuals to join us.


The opportunity

You’ll be joining our scale-up journey as a Data Engineer where you’ll play a critical role in translating business objectives into data solutions, building and evolving our data insights, whilst collaborating with our cross-functional teams to support our aspirations to become the home of the global collector.


With a track record of delivering data solutions in a start/scale-up or an established tech based business, you’ll have the chance to help drive narratives from the analytical outputs delivered, whilst improving data literacy and ensuring good practices are adopted across the business.


What you’ll be responsible for

  • Leveraging your data expertise, you’ll design and implement data solutions that’ll help us answer questions and understand business objectives
  • Identifying opportunities for improving process, automating, optimising and evolving our current data solutions, standardising to ensure usability
  • Working closely with teams outside of data disciplines to influence and adopt data best practices
  • Collaborating with the wider Engineering team on modern SDLC processes to ensure seamless integration of data solutions into our ecosystem
  • You’ve ideally spent 3+ years in a commercial environment as a Data Engineer, ideally within a fast-paced environment
  • You have expertise in SQL (ideally with Snowflake or another cloud-based warehouse), including permissions, resources, and ingestion frameworks.
  • Strong experience with ETL/ELT tools (Airflow, Airbyte, DBT).
  • Hands‑on experience with Python for automation, pipeline development, and scripting.
  • Experience building and scaling BI environments (Lightdash/Looker/Omni or similar).
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD workflows and modern development practices.
  • Track record of working cross‑functionally, shaping requirements, and delivering solutions aligned to business goals.
  • Experience within a marketplace or the luxury good space is advantageous
  • An interest in Cars/Watches whilst not mandatory, is highly desirable

What We Offer You

  • A competitive salary package
  • 25 days holiday increased with tenure
  • Private medical insurance for you and your family
  • Company pension contribution
  • The opportunity to attend amazing automotive and watch events
  • The best equipment to ensure you can do your job effectively.


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