Senior Data Engineer, Dayshape
£50.3-63.6k
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AI-powered resource management software
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AI-powered resource management software
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
£50.3-63.6k
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To improve people's working lives.
Role
Who you are
- Strong expertise in Azure Data Factory or equivalent cloud ETL tools, with experience building scalable, maintainable pipelines is essential
- Extensive experience as a senior data or integrations engineer
- Hands on experience on Python, Pyspark or Spark in an IDE. Data Bricks highly preferred
- Proven track record in complex Data Engineering environments, including data integration and orchestration
- Experience integrating external systems via REST APIs, SQL databases, and other common data sources
- Strong understanding of modern ETL/ELT practices and data modelling, including complex relational structures
- Client-facing experience, with the ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
- Excellent communication skills, able to convey complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Collaborative and detail-oriented, with a structured approach to problem-solving and cross-functional teamwork
Desirable
- Experience in design and infra setup on Azure Data Bricks
What the job involves
- The Integrations Team at Dayshape are responsible for developing the integrations for all our customers and is a highly critical team for the business. We are currently looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join this team
- You will be working very closely with global customers during the entire lifecycle driving integrations and supporting the successful delivery of customer projects. You will take ownership of integrations and data engineering initiatives and make sure they are successful, focusing on scalability and usability
- What you'll do
- Work independently on complex projects with minimal oversight, while coordinating tasks across team members when needed
- Collaborate with software implementation consultants and customer IT teams to define, validate, and test ETL specifications and data source endpoints
- Implement, test, and deploy Azure Data Factory pipelines and Data Bricks in future using version control across customer environments
- Integrate and transform data from diverse sources (databases, APIs, streaming) into a unified data model
- Produce production-ready code and participate in thorough code reviews
- Partner with Site Reliability and Engineering teams to ensure data solutions are observable, performant, and reliable end-to-end
- Support production cutovers, including out-of-hours deployments, and review go-live plans from junior team members
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve existing ADF processes for greater scalability and maintainability
- Understand broader SDLC context and team dynamics, acting as a dependable contributor and problem-solver
- This is a full-time role (37.5 hours per week). We typically work from 09:00 - 17:30 from Monday to Friday, though we can be flexible around this, just let us know.
Application process
- The deadline for applications is Friday 15th August at 12pm. Initial screening calls will take place shortly after the closing date
Our take
Dayshape offers AI-powered resource management software developed to help professional services firms meet profit and growth targets, and client service standards, and offer more rewarding careers for employees. Its features include automated resource scheduling, approval workflows and engagement performance alerts, capacity planning tools, and skills tracking.
Dayshape has 30,000+ global users across 20 countries, including two of the Big Four professional services firms. This is a big coup: competitors are plentiful in this space, especially now that complex hybrid workforces have increased the market appetite for tools to help manage them. As a purpose-built and dedicated solution, Dayshape’s focus on automation, people-first planning, and real-time project financials, gives it an edge against legacy resource management tools.
Dayshape is using its remarkably fast growth (it’s regularly been the fastest-growing Scottish tech company of the year) to continue its global expansion into the US, where the professional services industry includes well over a million different firms.
Steph
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Insights
44% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Nice people
"Dayshape has some of the nicest people I have ever worked with, my team is very close knit and even with remote working we find ways to stay..."
Company benefits
- Paid four week sabbatical in your fifth anniversary year on top of your holiday entitlement
- Innovation Week twice a year, a chance to experiment and work off-project
- Regular All Hands meeting for inspiration and over-communication
- Time out of the working week for team socials each month, with a mix of in-person and virtual options: past events include hiking, family BBQs, online games, D&D, and at-home cocktail classes!
- Genuinely nice, smart people to work with, who are excited about growing our company
- Volunteering time – up to 20 hours a year to participate in volunteer work
- At least £1,000 per year to spend on professional and personal development
- 33 days' holiday per year (including bank holidays), increasing by 1 day each year to a maximum of 40 days
- Private healthcare and rewards through Vitality
- Enhanced family leave
- Income protection and death in service cover
- Matched 5% salary sacrifice or auto-enrolment workplace pension scheme
- Access to wellbeing offerings, such as our Employee Assistance Programme and a dedicated counselling service
- Salary sacrifice EV car scheme
Company values
- Ever-improving - Today our best, tomorrow better
- Unity - Working together, aligning our goals
- Well-being - People first, always
- Well-formed opinions - Everyone gets a say. It’s mandatory
Company HQ
Edinburgh West End, Edinburgh, UK
Articles
Leadership
Andrew Bone
(Co-Founder & Chair )Originally a Software Engineer, who then worked as an Assurance Executive with PwC, and then took on various roles at RBS.
Alastair Andrew
(Co-Founder & Principal Engineer)Previously a Software Engineer at Graham Technology, who went on to complete a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Strathclyde.
Matt Cockett
(CEO)Matt brings extensive experience in scaling global tech companies in people-centric sectors and will guide the business as we expand into more geographies and industries.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Dayshape
Alex Chaudhary (People & Engagement Partner)
- Our DEI North Star: "A place where people can be their true selves at work." This guiding light shapes our mission to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where all Dayshapers can thrive. Find out more about this in our blog post: https://dayshape.com/our-people/our-dei-north-star
- We have an employee-led DEI board, with regular attendance from our senior leadership team, who sponsor our key DEI pillars
- We post a quarterly DEI bulletin: providing updates, events, and sharing resources with all Dayshapers.
- We have an inclusive workspace: our new Edinburgh HQ features accessible design, gender-neutral bathrooms, and a wellbeing library.
- We run regular DE&Ialogue sessions on different DEI topics where employees can share their experiences and learn from each others' perspectives on topics like family life, LGBTQ+, mental health, neurodiversity, and more
- We are a Disability Confident committed employer
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