Senior Data Engineer at AI-driven legal tech startup
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- Not Disclosed
Looking to own the deepest part of an AI-first product? This London-based startup is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to take over their medallion-based AWS platform. You'll lead master data management and entity resolution for complex datasets where accuracy is everything.
It’s a rare chance to move from patching to building high-integrity pipelines in a fast-paced, founder-led environment as the company launches to its first customers.
Role overview
You will own the end-to-end medallion data architecture for an AI-first platform, transitioning a complex system from an external agency to in-house. Taking charge of master data management and entity resolution across vast datasets, you’ll ensure data veracity and provenance, defining how AI-proposed facts integrate into the production pipeline while reporting to the Head of Engineering.
About the company
AI-driven legal tech startup
What you will do
- Lead the transition of the data platform from an external agency, taking full ownership of the pipeline from ingestion to fact-generation.
- Architect and manage complex entity resolution and master data management systems, specifically focusing on cross-linking disparate market entities.
- Define and implement rigorous data quality rules and provenance standards to ensure every data point is traceable, versioned, and accurate.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven experience owning production data platforms with technical mastery of Python, SQL, and AWS services like Spark and Step Functions.
- Deep practical knowledge of entity resolution and master data work, including matching keys, confidence thresholds, and conflict resolution.
- AI-native engineering mindset with the ability to use modern development tools while maintaining a clear sense of their reliability and limits.
Why this role is remarkable
- Full ownership of a production data platform featuring a sophisticated medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold) on AWS.
- Join a well-funded, AI-first startup backed by top-tier VCs as they launch to their first enterprise customers.
- Move beyond patching to rebuild and scale systems in a small, founder-led team where technical craft is deeply valued.
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