Senior AI Data Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• Significant experience building, scaling, and supporting production data pipelines and data platforms
• Strong expertise in Python and SQL, with a track record of developing high-quality, maintainable solutions
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as S3, Lambda, Glue, and Athena, and cloud-native architectures
• Experience operating production systems, resolving complex issues, and improving platform reliability
• Strong understanding of data quality, governance, lineage, security, and auditability
• Experience or strong interest in AI, machine learning, MLOps, or large language model technologies
• Proven ability to influence technical decisions, mentor engineers, and drive engineering best practices

Responsibilities:

• Design and build scalable data pipelines that power AI models, machine learning workflows, and intelligent product capabilities
• Own the reliability, performance, and operational excellence of production data platforms
• Develop ETL/ELT solutions using Python, SQL, AWS, and modern cloud-based data technologies
• Implement monitoring, alerting, testing, and data quality processes to ensure trusted datasets
• Drive best practices in data governance, lineage, security, and dataset versioning
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver AI and data solutions
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards, technical direction, and continuous improvement

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Lambda
• Cloud
• ETL
• Machine Learning
• MLOps
• Python
• SQL
• Security
• Support

More:

We are Ideagen, whose software helps keep people safe in areas such as aviation, food safety, and healthcare. Millions of people use our software, and our global team works across offices in America, Australia, Malaysia, and India. We are embedding AI into our products and building a future-ready team that uses AI to work smarter. In this experienced professional role in Product R&D, you will help shape the technical foundations of our AI strategy and collaborate with AI engineers, software engineers, and product teams. The position is listed as remote in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, while the posting also identifies the working arrangement as hybrid. It is a permanent role; salary will be discussed at the next stage, and benefits are available. We value work-life balance and welcome candidates seeking flexible arrangements. Our Talent Acquisition team will guide applicants through the next steps, and we can accommodate reasonable adjustments during the application process.

last updated 40 week of 2026