Dex
Senior/Staff Data Engineer (up to £200k)
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This role
This role is with one of Dex's trusted partner companies. We work closely with their teams to truly understand their culture, goals, and what they're looking for, so we can match you with the right opportunity and give you context about the role before you commit to a process.
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The role
A global tax automation platform, backed by leading investors, is rapidly scaling with significant ARR. Their mission: simplify complex global tax compliance for some of the largest digital businesses. Data lives across multiple internal systems and services, currently without a consolidated layer.
This is the first dedicated Data Engineer hire. You will bootstrap the entire internal data platform from scratch. This isn't a role maintaining a mature stack or clearing a backlog of well-defined tickets. You will design the foundations, select the tools, establish patterns for modelling, governance, and quality, and prove the function's value by shipping high-impact data products. You own the roadmap, not just a piece of it.
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The work
- Design and implement the foundational data platform, including architecture, tooling, and best practices for modelling, cataloguing, governance, and quality.
- Build end-to-end ETL/ELT pipelines, connecting fragmented data sources into a reliable, queryable layer for Product, Finance, and Operations.
- Partner with the Infrastructure team on cloud, networking, and security for all data workloads.
- Develop self-serve tooling and data products that empower non-technical teams to access and utilise data effectively.
- Identify and deliver the first high-impact data use cases to demonstrate the value of the new data platform.
What You Bring
- 5+ years in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or backend roles with a heavy data focus.
- Fluency in SQL and at least one programming language (Python or Scala).
- Hands-on experience building ETL/ELT pipelines with a modern data stack: columnar warehouse (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake), transformation layer (e.g., dbt), and ingestion/CDC tool (e.g., Airbyte, Fivetran).
- Proven experience bootstrapping a data platform or data function from scratch, knowing how to prioritise and build when the path isn't obvious.
- Ability to translate complex non-technical stakeholder needs into robust data products and communicate technical trade-offs clearly.
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Why apply through Dex
This is a rare greenfield opportunity to build a data platform from the ground up at a rapidly scaling company. Roles like this are often oversubscribed or hard to find. Apply through Dex to get a full brief on the company and role, skip the cold application process, and be considered for other similar, unadvertised opportunities.
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