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Data Engineer
THG: Data Engineer (Early-Career Role)
About THG
At THG, we’re a global ecommerce group on a mission to become the leading online beauty and sports nutrition provider worldwide. Our portfolio includes iconic brands and retailers like LOOKFANTASTIC, Myprotein, ESPA, Perricone MD, and Cult Beauty, organised into two core divisions: THG Beauty and THG Nutrition.
Powered by over 2,500 people, we’re employees who lead by example and push boundaries. Join us—and go further, faster.
📍 Location: ICON 1, WA15 0AF
About Central Functions
The Central Functions team consists of specialists dedicated to the smooth operation of the entire business. Their work ensures:
- On-time payroll processing
- Timely sourcing and delivery of materials
- Compliance with legal, health, safety, and security standards
Why Be a Data Engineer at THG?
We’re building a robust engineering capability as the backbone for all analytics, data science, and AI initiatives. As a Data Engineer in the Engineering & Governance pillar, you’ll work within one of three domain-aligned teams: Customer, Commercial, or Operations.
This is an early-career role with significant responsibility: consolidating fragmented data, developing reliable pipelines, and establishing a dependable data foundation for the business.
We’re not looking for perfectionists—we’re looking for you: a technically capable, curious person driven by the challenge of creating high-quality data infrastructure. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, want to build meaningful solutions, and grow quickly—this role is yours.
What You’ll Do
Pipeline Development
- Design and maintain data pipelines that extract data from source systems, transform it, and load it into structured datasets in BigQuery
- Align with architectural patterns defined by the Engineering Lead, ensuring consistent data ingestion, transformation, and storage practices
- Migrate legacy on-prem SQL Server pipelines to BigQuery and Dataform
- Apply version control (Git) as a standard—your code should be reviewed, documented, and well-maintained
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Domain Dataset Development
- Contribute to aligned domain datasets by consolidating multiple data sources into structured, reliable, and well-documented assets
- Customer domain: Help build unified customer datasets from various systems
- Commercial domain: Ensure category, brand, and trading analytics are based on consistent datasets
- Operations domain: Develop pipelines to support supply chain, logistics, and fulfilment analytics
- Identify and flag data quality issues, collaborating with the Data Governance Lead to implement standards
Collaboration
- Work closely with the Senior Data Engineer and Engineering Lead, asking key questions, learning aggressively, and contributing decisions
- Engage with analytics and data science teams to understand their needs and ensure your work is useful
- Participate in code reviews, both contributing to and refining others' work
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate development—expect AI-assisted coding and pipeline design to be part of your workflow
Skills & Experience
Essential
- Solid SQL skills: Comfortable writing intermediate to advanced queries and capable of working with relational databases
- Python: Practical knowledge for data manipulation, scripting, and pipeline development
- Passion for data engineering: Find the challenge of managing data accuracy both engaging and interesting
- Attention to detail: The profession demands precision—clear, methodical problem-solving
- Eagerness to learn: This role offers rapid growth; we want someone who embraces opportunities to advance
Desirable
- Familiarity with BigQuery, Dataform, or equivalent cloud data platform tools
- Experience with version control (Git)
- Understanding of data pipeline design patterns
- Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field
- Experience with AI tool applications in technical contexts
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Why Work Here?
Career Development
- Access our bespoke internal training program, crafted by our own Learning & Development team
- Continuing education through our upskilling program, delivered in partnership with a top-tier provider
Enhanced Leave & Benefits
- 25 days’ paid annual leave + public holidays
- Birthday leave! Enjoy a day off on your special day
- Enhanced maternity/paternity pay based on service length
- Up to 10 days compassionate leave and buy-back up to 3 days annually
- 2 days volunteer leave after 12 months of service
Wellbeing Support
- On-site and virtual GP access
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) powered by Bupa
- State-of-the-art gym
- On-site physiotherapy services
Perks
- Up to 12% savings on tech via our salary sacrifice scheme
- Subsidised bus pass for travel from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office
- Up to 50% discount on THG-branded products
- On-site staff shop for easy shopping
- Refer a colleague and earn up to £1,000 when they pass probation
- Anniversary gifts after 5 and 10 years of service
THG is a Disability Confident Committed employer.* If invited to interview, please inform us if you'd like adjustments to ensure equal opportunity.*
Weare committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Note on Response Times: Due to high application volumes, we aim to review and respond to all candidates within 14 days. If this timeframe has passed, don’t hesitate to reach out to our Talent team for updates or to discuss your application further.
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