Senior Data Engineer (AI)

Coaction Recruitment
Liverpool, United Kingdom
2 weeks ago
£70,000 – £80,000 pa
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Salary

£70,000 – £80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (2 weeks ago)

Benefits

Bonus Pension 25 days holiday (can buy up to 10 additional days) Two wellness days Two volunteering days Healthcare scheme Excellent career development plans (courses & certifications)

Senior Data Engineer (AI)

£70,000 to £80,000 basic salary per annum plus an excellent benefits package including bonus, pension, 25 days holiday (can buy up to 10 additional days), two wellness days, two volunteering days, healthcare scheme, excellent career development plans (courses & certifications), hybrid working (1–2 days per week in the office), and more.

Our client, a leading UK law firm ranked as one of the best companies to work for in the country, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join their growing AI team on a permanent basis. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative law firm where the utilisation of AI has become fundamental to their business strategy.

Reporting to the Head of AI & Innovation, and working with a small team of Data Engineers, you will play a key role in building a greenfield hybrid data platform to support firm-wide analytics and client-facing AI products (which the Senior Data Engineer will help to build). The successful Senior Data Engineer will have experience across cloud and on-prem technologies and a keen, demonstrable interest in working with AI.

Essential skills:

  • A proven end-end project leader
  • SQL
  • Python
  • Cloud data platforms (ideally Azure / Fabric)
  • SQL Server
  • Strong, demonstrable interest in AI

This is a rare opportunity to join a law firm where AI is a genuine strategic priority, working in a greenfield environment with the backing to build and shape a modern data platform from the ground up. This role will suit someone who enjoys variety in their day-to-day work and has ideally been involved in the build of a brand-new data platform previously.

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Coaction Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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