Wave Group
Data Engineer
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Data Engineer | AI startup, tier-one VC backed | London (hybrid, 2-3 days)
We're hiring for a fast-growing, VC-backed startup building AI-powered software for a safety-critical sector. This is currently the most business-critical technical hire on their roadmap, tied to a live enterprise deployment.
You'll be:
- Owning legacy data pipelines, ingestion and integration across genuinely fragmented, real-world infrastructure, not a clean greenfield stack
- Working the full surface, from backend systems through to warehouse and schema design
- Operating in short iterative cycles with high autonomy and no fixed playbook
Core skills:
- Python, production data pipelines rather than scripting
- SQL, with hands-on data modelling and schema design/documentation
- AWS, cloud-agnostic instincts a plus, forces run different providers
- ETL and pipeline build, backend-to-warehouse flow
- Data lake and enterprise integration experience, legacy stacks, systems without APIs
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Strong plus, not required:
- Vector databases and RAG implementation
- FastAPI or similar Python backend framework
- SAP, MuleSoft, Salesforce or similar enterprise integration tooling
- Regulated or security-critical environment experience (healthcare, gov, financial services)
What we're looking for:
- A blend of startup pace and larger-company depth. Comfortable owning ambiguity, but able to handle complex, regulated environments
- Someone thinking in years, not their next role
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Compensation:
- £70k–£120k base, DOE
- Early equity allocation, with a commitment to top up early joiners further
- Discretionary bonus once revenue begins
- Pension matching, private health and dental cover
- Working pattern is hybrid, 2-3 days on-site for London-based hires, with flexibility further out in the UK for strong senior candidates
Must-have:
- UK national or 3+ years UK residency (security vetting required, no visa sponsorship, no exceptions).
- London-based preferred. Open to candidates based further afield in the UK for the right level of seniority, provided you can travel in when needed.
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