Junior Data Engineer Birmingham, UK | HybridAt Compass Group UK&I, we're more than just the UK's leading contract catering company — we're driving digital transformation across the business. Our Digital & Technology team is at the heart of this journey, creating cutting-edge solutions that improve efficiency, elevate customer experiences, and deliver real business impact.We\'re looking for a Junior Data Engineer to join our data engineering team and start building real skills on a modern, cloud-first data platform — contributing to analytics and decision-making that impacts the UK\'s largest catering business.This is not a graduate scheme. This is a real engineering role, with real pipelines, real stakeholders, and real impact. You\'ll be supported by experienced engineers who are invested in your growth — but you\'ll be expected to show up curious, take feedback seriously, and care about the quality of what you build.If you\'re early in your career and want to learn data engineering properly, this is a great place to do it.What You\'ll Be Responsible ForBuilding and maintaining data pipelines using PySpark, Spark SQL, and Python on the Databricks Lakehouse platformSupporting the development of batch pipelines that feed our Discovery Analytics platform, powered by Power BIWriting clean, well-documented code and contributing to code reviews as you growWriting unit tests and following version control practices using GitContributing to documentation and team knowledge sharingParticipating in Agile ceremonies and working collaboratively across engineering and business teamsWhat We\'re Looking ForA foundation in Python and SQL — you don\'t need to know everything, but you need to be genuinely comfortable with the basicsStrong problem-solving instincts and an attention to detail that shows in your workSomeone who actively seeks feedback, acts on it, and keeps improvingAn interest in data, analytics, and cloud technology — and a real desire to build expertise in this fieldFamiliarity with Git or version control concepts, or a clear willingness to pick it up fastGood communication skills and the ability to work well in a teamA degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Maths, or a related field — or equivalent practical experienceAny exposure to cloud platforms or Databricks is a bonus, but far from essentialWhy Join Us?You\'ll be learning on a modern, production-grade Databricks platform — not toy projects or internal tools nobody uses.You\'ll be surrounded by engineers who take their craft seriously and who want to help you grow. We\'re building something at real scale, and there\'s plenty of meaningful work for someone who\'s ready to put in the effort.If you want to start your data engineering career somewhere that will genuinely invest in you, we\'d love to hear from you.Reed