On the Beach
Data Engineering Manager
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Data Engineering Manager – Join Us in Rewriting the Future of Travel!
Since 2003, we’ve transformed how people discover, book, and experience their ideal getaway—from beach holidays to premium international stays and vibrant city breaks. Now, we’re excited to build the future of travel through data, AI, and cutting-edge technology. Join our entrepreneurial team, where creativity and innovation power our mission of delivering the best holiday experiences—one that keeps customers coming back again and again.
About the Role
We’re seeking a Data Engineering Manager to lead and grow our data engineering capability, shaping the platforms, practices, and processes that drive analytics, data insights, and AI-driven innovation across the business.
This is your chance to develop people as much as you solve complex technical challenges. You’ll guide us in modernising how data flows through our company—from event-driven cloud solutions to traditional operational systems—while leading a talented team to deliver high-impact work.
Your Day-to-Day Responsibilities
You’ll be responsible for:
- Leading a team of data engineers, ensuring a culture where people thrive, share knowledge, and deliver high-quality results.
- Shaping our approach to data, balancing event-driven systems with traditional data workflows to improve ingestion, processing, modelling, and accessibility.
- Designing and evolving our data platform—pipelines, orchestration, observability, data governance, and quality—ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Partnering with Product, Engineering, Analytics, and Commercial teams to translate business needs into scalable, maintainable data solutions.
- Setting and improving data engineering standards, covering testing, monitoring, documentation, deployment, and reliability.
- Making pragmatic decisions that balance delivery speed, platform quality, long-term stability, and business value.
- Fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and strong engineering practices.
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Expect a mix of technical leadership, people development, and cross-function collaboration—you’ll be comfortable navigating both engineering depth and stakeholder engagement.
Experience You’ll Bring (Essential & Nice-to-Have)
Core Requirements
- Experience building, operating, or leading cloud-based data platforms and production-grade data workflows.
- Hands-on experience with data pipelines, data modelling, and orchestration, using modern cloud tools like:
- Databricks, BigQuery, Spark, or similar.
- Event-driven/streaming data (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) as well as traditional batch or legacy systems.
- Ability to design reliable, observable, and well-tested data products trusted by both technical and non-technical users.
- Experience in coaching, mentoring, or developing engineers, with a passion for helping people grow.
- Strong communicators who can translate complex technical ideas and make pragmatic decisions in fast-moving environments.
Well-Received (but not essential)
- Familiarity with lakehouse architecture (e.g., Delta Lake) or medallion-style data workflows.
- Exposure to data governance, lineage tools, or access management frameworks.
- Experience using AI tools to enhance engineering productivity, automation, or data quality.
- Hands-on experience helping teams transition from batch/legacy patterns to real-time, event-driven, or cloud-native approaches.
Our Benefits (Because Our Colleagues are Worth It)
We believe our team is the backbone of On the Beach—and we treat them like family. Our Beach Perks ensure you’re supported, motivated, and cared for, both inside and outside work.
Core Benefits
- Holiday & Wellbeing:
- 25 days annual leave + your birthday off.
- 2 extra holiday days included with your annual package holiday.
- Employee Assistance Programme + free counselling access.
- Development & Learning:
- Learnerbly platform access, plus workshops and professional qualifications.
- Family & Future:
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/shared parental leave and adoption pay.
- Share Incentive Plan (SIP) and long-term financial incentives.
- Health & Lifestyle:
- Simplyhealth Optimise Health Plan.
- Company Sick Pay scheme.
- Gym discount, onsite coffee shop, and housing benefits (e.g., cycle-to-work scheme).
- Social & Fun:
- The Sandbox (our in-house bar with craft drinks) and regular social events.
- Discounts on dining/spending in Manchester City Centre.
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What Success Looks Like
You’ll know you’re embedding enough value when:
- Data teams trust your platforms—reliable, high-quality, and performant solutions.
- Downstream analytics and AI use cases benefit from well-documented, maintainable data.
- Engineering culture thrives—clear standards, observable pipelines, and a lessons-learned mentality.
Interview Process & Adjustments
We’ll approach this as a multi-stage process, including an in-person interview in our Aeroworks office (Manchester). If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let the Talent Acquisition team know—they’re happy to help.
How We Work
- 37.5 hours/week, with flexible hours (core: 10am–4pm).
- Hybrid model: Work two days in the office (usually Tues/Wed), the rest remotely.
- Located at our Aeroworks Manchester City Centre hub.
Why Join Us?
At On the Beach, we’re more than a holiday company—we’re shaping the future of travel with data, innovation, and passion. Whether you’re a technical leader, AI enthusiast, or team builder, your expertise will drive insights that enhance millions of holidays. Ready to build the next chapter?
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