An award-winning e-commerce platform is looking for a Founding Data Engineer to help build and scale its data capability.
With around 120 people and growing, the business operates in a fast-moving B2B e-commerce environment where data is becoming increasingly central to how the platform evolves, supports partners, and drives decision-making across the company.
This is a rare opportunity to be the first dedicated Data Engineer, working closely with leadership and an external data consultancy in the early stages while bringing long-term ownership of the platform in-house.
It’s a hands-on role with real autonomy and influence. You’ll help establish the foundations of the data platform and play a key role in shaping the future data architecture, tooling and team as the company continues to scale.
What you’ll be doing
* Building and developing the core data platform and pipelines
* Working alongside an external consultancy to establish best-practice architecture
* Designing and optimising the data warehouse and data models
* Supporting analytics, reporting and product teams with reliable data access
* Helping shape the longer-term data strategy and engineering function
What they’re looking for
* Strong experience in data engineering and building production data pipelines
* Experience working with modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks
* Strong Python and SQL skills
* Experience with data warehousing and data modelling
* Someone comfortable taking ownership in a growing environment
* A pragmatic, hands‑on engineer who enjoys building and improving systems
* Foundational data hire with real ownership and influence
* Opportunity to shape the data platform and future team
* Join an award-winning e-commerce business in a strong growth phase
* Salary up to £80,000
This is a brilliant opportunity for a Data Engineer who enjoys building platforms from the ground up and wants real ownership of direction.
Diversity & Inclusion
Mirai believes in the power of diversity and the importance of an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, understanding that a range of perspectives strengthens both our team and our partners’ teams. This is one of the ways we’re helping shape a more collaborative and diverse future in the workplace.
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