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Data Engineering Manager
£40,000 - 80,000
Market Street 2, Edinburgh City Centre
£40,000 - 80,000
Requirements
Must:
We are looking for an experienced Data Engineering manager who has hands-on experience in building and maintaining data pipelines or platforms. You should have proven experience managing or mentoring data engineers, providing support and guidance to help our teams thrive. You need to be comfortable operating in complex environments and delivering high-quality solutions under tight deadlines. A passion for data engineering, modern tooling, and applying best practices to solve challenging technical problems is essential. You should also be an effective communicator and collaborator, able to bridge technical and business priorities.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will lead a high-performing data engineering team in Edinburgh, overseeing the design and delivery of scalable data pipelines and platforms that handle massive datasets. You will guide your team in solving complex engineering challenges while maintaining high standards of data quality, reliability, and operational excellence. Your responsibilities include providing strategic oversight, directing architectural discussions, reviewing implementations, and ensuring that engineering best practices are applied. You will promote a culture of autonomy, learning, and continuous improvement within your team and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate analytics and business needs into practical, high-impact data solutions.
Description
We are a technology company based in Edinburgh, recognized globally for our innovative, data-driven approach. We foster a collaborative, forward-thinking culture where our engineers work on large-scale datasets, distributed systems, and modern cloud platforms. Our teams leverage cutting-edge tools such as Spark, Airflow, Kafka, dbt, and Databricks to build resilient, scalable, and high-quality data solutions. You will have the chance to shape the architecture and delivery of data pipelines, platforms, and products from design through production. We offer a competitive salary, bonus opportunities, and a great benefits package, along with hybrid working options that include two days per week onsite in our modern Edinburgh city centre office. This is a unique opportunity to lead a talented data engineering team, build world-class data systems, and shape the careers of engineers in a high-impact, high-growth technology environment. If this sounds exciting, we encourage you to apply.
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Which companies are hiring for Data Engineer jobs in the UK?
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 74 different Data Engineer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Data Engineers.