Data engineer for AI initiatives

We are looking for a Junior Data Engineer reporting to the Data Lead to help build a resilient and scalable data function as the company expands across AI initiatives and self-service capabilities. Working alongside an experienced Data Engineer, you will maintain data pipelines, resolve operational incidents, and support dbt transformations across a modern stack in a fast-paced environment. This role offers strong mentorship and a hands-on foundation across cloud warehousing, pipeline orchestration, and cross-functional engineering projects.

• Help monitor and maintain core data pipelines using Airflow, Fivetran, and Skyvia to catch and resolve issues proactively.
• Support transformations in dbt on a BigQuery/GCP warehouse and manage reverse ETL workflows to downstream systems like Salesforce.
• Investigate and troubleshoot data sync failures, pipeline breakdowns, and dataset discrepancies across the platform.
• Assist in building self-service capabilities for internal teams while contributing to documentation, testing, and engineering best practices.
• Google Drive/Sheets, Metabase, and our GCP/BigQuery to tackle ad-hoc projects as capacity grows.

• Some experience using SQL along with a scripting language (preferably Python).
• Exposure or strong interest in cloud data warehouses (GCP/BigQuery/AWS) and an eagerness to work with Airflow, dbt, Fivetran, and Skyvia.
• A methodical, detail-oriented approach to digging into root causes and communicating issues early.
• A drive to grow and an interest in using AI-assisted workflows (such as Claude and Gemini).
• Будет плюсом: Experience with Salesforce data structures; Exposure to Metabase or similar BI tools; Prior experience in a startup/scale-up environment

• Have a goal in mind? Share it with us so we can use some of our annual development fund to support it.
• bi-weekly coaching with Sanctus to provide Goodlordians with a safe place to talk and support your mental health
• 25 days holiday (plus UK Bank holidays) plus 1 day per full holiday year up to 32 days
• we offer Goodlordians of all genders a generous 3 months of fully-paid time off to look after their new arrivals
• Our team: we’re an energetic, sociable, and talented bunch who are super passionate about what we do and determined to make a difference. We’re all in it together, we learn from each other, we’re genuine and we don’t have time for politics