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Senior Data Engineer
Senior Data Engineer – Permanent (Remote)
Location:
UK (Remote)
Department:
Engineering
Employment Type:
Permanent
About YLD
Our goal is to help our clients keep moving forward. We work with them to build the skills and capabilities they need to stay ahead of the competition. We’re a team of curious, talented people, committed to making YLD a place where great people want to work, grow, and stay.
We’re a remote-first consultancy specialising in software engineering, product design, and data. Our teams span London, Lisbon, and Porto, where we create digital solutions that deliver lasting value long after our work is done.
About the Role
As a Senior Data Engineer at YLD, you’ll collaborate with a client team to build cutting-edge products. We’re seeking a candidate who is curious, passionate, driven, and enthusiastic, with a knack for problem-solving to design scalable, resilient, and fault-tolerant architectures. You must be an effective communicator, a strong team player, and comfortable thriving in a fast-moving engineering environment.
You’ll deliver outstanding results alongside your peers and be part of challenging, high-impact projects.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Strong experience in data engineering, including building and deploying data-driven solutions in production
- Proficiency in Python and core data libraries for analysis, modelling, and processing
- Hands-on experience with machine learning techniques, statistical modelling, and data analysis
- Solid knowledge of SQL and working with relational databases
- Good understanding of data pipelines, data preprocessing, and feature engineering
- Curiosity and openness to collaborating with AI-assisted development tools, experimenting with agentic coding tools and AI-driven workflows for enhanced productivity and quality
- Sharp problem-solving skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Adoption of AI tools while exercising sound judgement—applying technologies where they genuinely add value and engineering impact
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Who You Are
- Self-motivated, proactive, and continually seeking ways to improve and develop
- An excellent communicator—capable of explaining technical concepts in business-friendly language
- Detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills that balance innovation with pragmatic technology choices to address business needs
- Thrives in team-oriented, collaborative environments
- Analytical and problem-focused, with a strong drive to deliver results
- A believer in diversity and fairness, fostering inclusive and ethical workplace relationships
Why Work With Us?
Benefits & Perks
- Private healthcare
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave (up to 6 months, fully paid)
- Enhanced pension scheme
- 25 days annual leave (excluding public holidays)
- £2,000 learning & development budget per year for courses/certifications
- £300 annual hardware allowance
- Wellbeing & Performance Support via Oli (therapy, coaching)
- Discretionary bonus (performance-dependent)
- Generous referral schemes
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Our Values
We live and breathe our core principles:
- ➡ Growing every day
- ➡ Including everyone
- ➡ Relationships built on honesty & ethics
- ➡ Inspiring solutions
- ➡ Winning together
Our Commitment
We’re an equal-opportunity employer, valuing diversity in all its forms. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity status, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.
As a remote-first company, we prioritise flexible work arrangements and work-life balance for all employees.
Recruitment Process (Typical Timeline)
- First interview with a Talent Partner (30–45 mins)
- Technical interview with Senior Developers (90 mins)
- Final call with the Hiring Manager (60 mins)
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