Our first shop opened in 1981 in Penzance, selling durable clothing to artists and mariners. Today, we’re a modern, data‑enabled omnichannel retailer with a growing international presence. We blend heritage with innovation, designing timeless clothing made from responsibly sourced fabrics and using technology to improve how we operate, grow, and serve customers.
As we scale in the UK, North America and Europe (primarily through third‑party partnerships), we’re investing in data, systems and digital capability to support our people and our growth. It’s an exciting time to join us!
Our Senior Data Engineers play an important role in shaping how data supports the business. You’ll lead the development of a modern, scalable data platform, making sure data is reliable, well organised and ready for reporting, analysis and day‑to‑day decision making. By setting clear standards and guiding how data solutions are built, you’ll help create a consistent and dependable data environment that can grow with the business.
Working closely with teams across data, technology and the wider organisation, you’ll take a collaborative approach to improving how data is delivered and used. You’ll also lead and support a team of Data Engineers, helping them grow while staying hands‑on with technical decisions and problem solving, ensuring the team delivers high‑quality work in a fast‑moving environment.
Please note this role is based remotely within the UK, with occasional travel to our Cornwall head offices.
Your responsibilities
* Leading the design and development of data pipelines, models, and data products
* Setting and maintaining engineering standards, including coding, testing, and documentation
* Shaping the overall data platform architecture and guiding its evolution
* Ensuring data is reliable, accurate, and available when needed
* Working closely with analysts to deliver data that supports insight and decision‑making
* Collaborating with support teams to maintain platform stability and resolve issues
* Identifying opportunities to improve performance, reduce manual work, and optimise costs
* Planning and prioritising engineering work across both day‑to‑day operations and long‑term projects
* Coaching and developing Data Engineers to build team capability
* Supporting data governance, security, and best practices across all engineering work
Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics/Statistics) or equivalent professional experience with strong grounding in programming, data, and cloud technologies
* Proven leadership of data engineering workstreams delivering enterprise‑grade pipelines and analytics‑ready data models at scale
* End‑to‑end Azure data platform build experience (e.g., ADF, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Synapse/SQL), with demonstrated reliability, performance tuning, and cost optimisation
* Strong pattern‑driven engineering capability, including the design and adoption of reusable standards across coding, CI/CD, testing, and observability
* Advanced data modelling expertise across lakehouse/medallion layers and dimensional (star/snowflake) approaches, producing trusted, high‑quality datasets
* Clear ownership of production data services, accountable for stability, timely refreshes and root‑cause resolution alongside service and operations teams
* Excellent stakeholder, vendor, and cross‑functional collaboration skills (both internally and externally), translating business needs into well‑sequenced engineering delivery and holding partners to agreed technical standards and SLAs
* Strong communicator and influencer, able to clearly explain complex technical concepts, guide decision‑making and manage stakeholders at all levels
* Demonstrated mentoring and coaching capability, providing hands‑on technical leadership, code reviews, design guidance, and skills uplift within teams
* Highly organised, resilient, and accountable, able to balance BAU stability with delivery deadlines, make sound trade‑offs under pressure, and own outcomes end to end
Benefits
* Salary: up to £60,000 depending on experience (Band 3)
* 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
* Attractive 50 % employee discount
* Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package
* Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP
* Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support
* Pension plan with generous 7 % employer contributions
* Life assurance programme
* Enhanced family leave policies
* Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach
* Learning and Development opportunities
* Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities
* Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion & Belonging Network
* 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub
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