Oliver Bernard
Staff/Principal Data Engineer - up to £220k - Stealth Start up

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🚨 STAFF / PRINCIPAL DATA ENGINEER | £220K + EQUITY
Oliver Bernard are currently partnered with one of the most exciting stealth start-ups in London, building the infrastructure behind the next generation of AI. 🧠
This is a genuine Staff / Principal opportunity for someone who wants to shape architecture, set technical direction and remain deeply hands-on.
You’ll be joining early to:
- Own the technical direction of core data infrastructure
- Design and build scalable data platforms from the ground up
- Solve complex problems around scale, reliability, security & cost
- Influence engineers and raise the technical bar
- Stay hands-on with code and production systems
- Work across Data, Platform, Software & AI
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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You could be a great fit if you have:
- Deep Software & Data Engineering fundamentals
- A track record owning complex production systems end-to-end
- Experience shaping architecture across multiple systems
- Strong distributed systems & large-scale data experience
- Excellent technical judgement and architectural instincts
- Experience leading major technical initiatives as an IC
- AI/ML experience is a bonus, not essential


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