Junior Data Engineer

📍 Location : London or Sheffield

🖥 Hybrid working as standard: 2 days a week in the office, the other 3 days remote (or office if you prefer)

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.

The Opportunity:

- Infrastructure Maintenance: Help monitor and maintain core data pipelines using Airflow, Fivetran, and Skyvia to catch and resolve issues proactively.
- Data Transformation & Integrity: Support transformations in dbt on a BigQuery/GCP warehouse and manage reverse ETL workflows to downstream systems like Salesforce.
- Incident Management: Investigate and troubleshoot data sync failures, pipeline breakdowns, and dataset discrepancies across the platform.
- Self-Service & Hygiene: Assist in building self-service capabilities for internal teams while contributing to documentation, testing, and engineering best practices.
- Cross-Functional Support: Google Drive/Sheets, Metabase, and our GCP/BigQuery to tackle ad-hoc projects as capacity grows.
 
What we need from you:

- Core Technical Skills: Some experience using SQL along with a scripting language (preferably Python).
- Tooling & Platform Knowledge: Exposure or strong interest in cloud data warehouses (GCP/BigQuery/AWS) and an eagerness to work with Airflow, dbt, Fivetran, and Skyvia.
- Problem-Solving Mindset: A methodical, detail-oriented approach to digging into root causes and communicating issues early.
- Modern Workflow Adaptability: A drive to grow and an interest in using AI-assisted workflows (such as Claude and Gemini).

It would also be great if you have:

- Experience with Salesforce data structures
- Exposure to Metabase or similar BI tools
- Prior experience in a startup/scale-up environment

Our mission:

- Two in five people in the UK rent their homes. Our mission? To be the gold standard platform for renting
- We started Goodlord because we wanted to make renting simple and transparent for everyone involved: the agent, the landlord, and the tenant. We knew Generation Rent would lead to more tenants, with higher digital expectations and we were confident we could provide a solution
- Like all scale-ups it’s been a bit of a rollercoaster journey, but we’re now stronger than ever, with around 3,000 letting agents using the platform, exciting and varied products and 350+ Goodlordians across the group supporting the mission!
 
## Why you'll love being a Goodlordian

Aside from the role, the people, our culture and our mission, we have some other things that make Goodlord a pretty awesome place to be. Here’s a few favourites amongst Goodlordians (check out our careers page for more info).

- Grow with Goodlord: your development is important to us, that’s why we are Great Place to Work - certified . Have a goal in mind? Share it with us so we can use some of our annual development fund to support it. We guarantee you’ll learn loads and develop both personally and professionally!
- Your well-being matters: 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 believe regular breaks are essential for well-being and we encourage (some may say expect!) all Goodlordians to take full advantage of their annual leave entitlement.
- Supporting your family: 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

What’s next?

If you’re ready to help us on our mission to be the gold standard platform for renting, then click apply (2-3 minutes)!

A full job spec is available on request.

Goodlord wants applicants from all backgrounds and walks of life; we are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive environment.

Creating a space where everyone feels included is central to who we are. Because we're an open book and we learn from each other, we actively champion diverse perspectives and unique life experiences. If there is anything you need to participate fully in the interview process, we'd love to hear about that too - please include it in your application.

** Please note, as we are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all Goodlordians are required to pass a thorough referencing check via Experian before joining the team. We will only ask for references at the point of making an offer.

No agencies please - we have tried and trusted partners we would turn to should we require support.