> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2797297-senior-data-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2797297-senior-data-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Data Engineer - **Company:** Loop Recruitment - **Location:** Greater Manchester, UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £120,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Software as a Service, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), Cloud Services, SQL Databases, Large Language Models, Apache Spark, Data Management - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840675449-senior-data-engineer ## About the Role * Strong experience as a Senior / Lead Data Engineer in modern cloud environments * Deep SQL and Python expertise * Strong architecture and systems design capabilityExperience building scalable AWS-based data platforms * Strong understanding of data warehousing, governance and semantic modelling * Comfortable communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders * Experience working closely with business functions rather than purely isolated engineering teams * Interest in AI, LLMs, context engineering or agentic systems * Ideally experience within product-led or SaaS technology businesses, * Experience supporting Finance, People or Technology business domains * Exposure to reverse ETL tooling * Experience building data foundations for AI/ML use cases * Knowledge of GDPR / ISO27001 environments * Experience with dbt, Glue, Redshift or Spark ## Description * This isn't a "keep the lights on" Data Engineering role. * You'll help shape the future state of how data is structured, governed and consumed across the business - designing scalable systems that support analytics, operational decision-making and AI-driven use cases. * A major focus of the role is building clean, contextualised, well-structured data foundations that can power LLMs, internal AI tooling and agentic workflows. * You'll operate as a senior technical voice within a growing Context Engineering function, partnering closely with stakeholders across Finance, People and Technology domains. * The environment is highly collaborative but gives Engineers genuine ownership over architecture, tooling and delivery decisions. What You'll Be Doing * Designing and building scalable cloud-native data platforms and pipelines * Owning architecture decisions across data warehousing, governance and semantic structures * Building AI-ready datasets and contextual data models for LLM consumption * Working closely with stakeholders to translate business problems into technical solutions * Driving best practices around testing, CI/CD, observability and data quality * Helping define long-term data roadmaps and end-state architecture * Partnering with analysts and engineers across multiple business domains * Contributing to a strong feedback and high-performance engineering culture ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Fullstack Developer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/251-fullstack-developer-salary-uk) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Software Engineer Salary in The UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/231-software-engineer-salary-in-the-uk)