# Senior Data Engineer

> Raydar · United Kingdom (Remote) · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-13

**Salary:** GBP 90,000–110,000

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing software company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the design and delivery of data pipelines and the data model behind a software platform, staying hands-on while stepping into technical leadership. Over time the role adds mentoring a small group of engineers and influencing long-term data architecture, reporting directly to the CTO.

What you'll do

\- Develop and run Python-based ingestion pipelines that move customer information into specialized storage for search and retrieval.

\- Integrate additional data sources, such as cloud data warehouses and common business applications.

\- Shape the data model so that retrieval and automated reasoning stay dependable across complex datasets.

\- Take responsibility for the full lifecycle of your work, spanning data, deployment tooling and cloud infrastructure.

\- Gradually move from mostly individual contribution to a blend that includes coaching teammates and guiding architecture decisions.

\- Work closely with the CTO and a small, flat team on frequent calls.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- Roughly 6 to 10 years of professional data engineering experience.

\- Strong Python skills for building and maintaining ETL/ELT workflows in production.

\- A track record of designing, deploying and operating reliable data pipelines.

\- Background supporting machine learning or AI-driven features in live environments.

\- Working knowledge, conceptual or hands-on, of graph databases and vector stores.

\- Experience with cloud platforms (GCP preferred), infrastructure as code, CI/CD and cloud security practices.

\- Existing right to work in the UK or EU.

\- Willingness to travel to in-person team gatherings roughly every two months.

Bonus points

\- Prior time as an early or founding engineer at a startup, ideally in B2B software.

\- Exposure to finance-related systems or domains such as planning, accounting or business analytics.

\- Interest in growing into a team lead.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: GBP 90,000 to 110,000 per year

\- Equity

Location and work model

\- Remote (UK or Netherlands)

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/76F2B54ABC/apply)

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