Senior Data Engineer

Join Bright Network as our Senior Data Engineer!

About Bright Network: 
At Bright Network, we believe that “talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”. We’re on a mission to change that. As a leading data and tech platform, we’re building the workforce of tomorrow. With over 1 million members, partnerships with 300+ global companies, and £10M+ in venture capital backing, we’re moving fast – having launched into new markets and scaling rapidly. 

Our Tech & Product Team play a core role in empowering the next generation with insights, advice and guidance to connect them with leading employers like Amazon, Google, HSBC and many more. Now, we’re searching for a Data Engineer to join our Tech & Product Team as we head into our next exciting chapter of growth.

The Role: 
As our Senior Data Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the backbone of our business intelligence system. This is your chance to own and elevate the infrastructure that powers decision-making across the company. You’ll design, build, and optimise scalable data solutions that keep our systems running like clockwork, enabling data-savvy colleagues to uncover insights and drive impact. 

Working with cutting-edge tools like Fivetran, Snowflake, DBT, and Tableau, you’ll lead the charge in evolving our data architecture to meet the demands of a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape. Whether it’s tackling complex challenges, exploring innovative solutions, or enhancing performance and reliability, this role puts you at the heart of our data-driven journey.

Responsibilities: 

• Partner with teams across the business to uncover their data needs and craft innovative solutions that empower them to make smarter decisions
• Collaborate with the tech team to deliver impactful software enhancements, build robust technical infrastructure, and spearhead data cleansing initiatives that ensure accuracy and reliability
• Be a data champion by sharing your expertise and helping to cultivate a culture of data excellence across the company
• Shape the future of our systems by contributing to architectural design reviews and ensuring our infrastructure is built for scalability, performance, and innovation
• Invest in yourself by taking full advantage of our training budget to stay ahead of the curve and continuously sharpen your technical edge

Does this sound like you? 

• You’re an experienced Data Engineer with a strong understanding of SQL
• You’re motivated to help people across the business use data to drive strategic decisions
• You’re familiar with AWS and Infrastructure as Code tooling
• You’re keen to keep learning and growing in your career
• You’re excited about working in an ego-free and collaborative team who pride themselves on high quality engineering & products

What makes our team & culture great? 
We’ve worked really hard to build the engineering team and culture that we want to work in, and we all believe we’ve built something special. We are focused on world-class engineering to build high-quality, scalable and user-centred products and platforms. 

We work hard to balance our ambitious objectives with our own personal development each sprint. We operate on a “no egos” basis and push for a high-performing team with psychological safety. You’ll have a lot of autonomy and influence on our technology and processes, and will find very little red tape or unnecessary constraints here. Our drive for evidence and data-driven decisions has helped us in creating multiple products that we take a lot of pride in!

What’s in it for you as our Senior Data Engineer? 

• We have recently been awarded the Great Place To Work certification, reflecting our commitment to a positive and supportive workplace culture and recognising our focus on employee satisfaction, inclusivity & work-life balance ⚖️
• Join a high-growth and rapidly scaling business – we l launched internationally into the German market in 2022 and have further growth planned this year
• Incredible progression & development opportunities – year on year approx. 20% of our team receive promotions – you can check the team out on LinkedIn if you don’t believe us!
• Enjoy 28 days’ annual leave plus two weeks off during our Christmas Office Closure. This does not include Bank Holidays, either!
• Market-leading benefits package: flexible and hybrid working, “work from anywhere” policy, £50 monthly wellbeing budget, enhanced pension contribution via Aviva, private healthcare via Bupa, enhanced parental leave, regular team socials & much, much more!
• You’ll be driving forward our mission – upskilling the next generation of future talent and connecting members with opportunities they otherwise simply wouldn’t have access to!

Key Details:

• Location: This role could either be based in either our Edinburgh office or London HQ and would be a hybrid role (working from both the office & remotely)
• Salary: £70,000 – £100,000
• Start date: ASAP

Interview Process:

• Initial call: Initial 30-minute Zoom call with our Senior Talent Partner
• 1st round: Technical test followed by a technical interview
• Final round: Values & culture interview and final meeting with our Platform CEO

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging Commitment: 
Equal opportunities for all is a core part of what we do at Bright Network. To this end, we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and endeavour to run a fair and equal hiring process at all times. We assess and recruit candidates based on competency and potential, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability status.  
To learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, please click here.