Senior Engineer, Data Engineering in Ipswich, Suffolk

Liquidline is the fastest-growing commercial coffee solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. Our customers are companies that take pride in offering quality refreshments to their employees and clients. We are proud to be Great Place to Work certified, a testament to our dedication to fostering a culture of support, growth and development, as well as promoting well-being, and winning together. With our core company values—passion, thoughtfulness, responsiveness, innovation, and smart working—at the very heart of our business, we are committed to cultivating an environment that inspires excellence.

We’re looking for a Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in transforming Liquidline’s data landscape. You’ll take ownership of the technical foundations of our data platform – from ingestion and infrastructure to deployment – helping us move from legacy, on-premise systems to a modern, cloud-first data architecture. Working closely with the BI & Data Lead and an Analytics Engineer, you’ll be the primary architect of our new data platform, supporting our acquisition strategy and turning fragmented legacy data into a competitive, AI-ready asset. If you enjoy building things from the ground up, modernising complex systems, and shaping how data is used across a business, this role offers real ownership and influence.

The Role - Data Engineer

• Designing a greenfield data platform – building and shaping our modern data stack (e.g. BigQuery, Airbyte), moving beyond standalone SQL Server environments.
• Leading integrations – supporting our NetSuite migration and creating scalable data frameworks for future acquisitions.
• Modernising legacy systems – refactoring complex, business-critical T-SQL into modular, high-performance cloud workflows.
• Raising engineering standards – introducing Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and best-practice engineering processes.
• Preparing data for AI and ML – designing resilient architectures that ensure high-quality, accessible data for future AI initiatives.

What You Will Need In The Role Of Data Engineer

• ~3–5+ years’ experience in Data Engineering, ideally involving cloud warehouse builds or migrations.
• ~ Expert-level SQL/T-SQL with proven experience refactoring and optimising complex logic.
• ~ Hands-on experience with cloud data warehouses (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake), ingestion tools (Airflow, Airbyte), and analytics tooling such as dbt and Power BI.
• ~ Strong working knowledge of Git/version control, CI/CD pipelines, and Python for automation.
• ~ Experience supporting advanced Power BI models (DAX and Power Query).
• ~ Exposure to ML/AI concepts (e.g. scikit-learn, TensorFlow) or an interest in preparing data for LLMs, RAG architectures or predictive models.

We are deeply invested in the success of our team and our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support, and reward our employees:

• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays: Long Service Annual Leave Entitlement & Buy/Sell Scheme: More flexibility for your time off needs.
• Candidate Referral Program: Help grow our team and earn rewards.
• Company Bonus Scheme: Enhanced Sick Pay: Supporting you when you need it most.
• Enhanced Parental Leave: Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme: Save for your future with ease.
• Life Assurance & Income Protection (UK Only): HSF Health Plan: Access affordable healthcare.
• YuLife Wellbeing Platform: One stop shop for wellbeing, rewards and support.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Mental health support, virtual GP services and more.
• Lunch on Liquidline & Bi-Annual Conferences: Enjoy lunch on Liquidline, and Bi Annual company conferences.

Our dynamic and innovative environment offers endless opportunities for personal and professional growth. At Liquidline, we embrace diversity and value the unique experiences and perspectives of every individual.