As a Lead Data Engineer at Dyson, you will provide hands-on technical expertise in the Data domain, working with a diverse set of Data technologies. You will show adaptability to changing requirements and technologies, supporting the team in staying current with new developments. This role involves collaborating with business stakeholders, helping prioritize projects, and contributing to the development of reliable data products that follow industry best practices.
You will work as part of a team of data engineers—including internal staff and external partners—contributing to the delivery of solutions for the Data and Analytics group. Your main responsibilities include designing and building robust data solutions for analytics, participating in technical design reviews, and sharing constructive feedback. You will help establish good practices and efficient workflows within a global data engineering environment, while supporting a culture that values clear documentation. Additionally, you will assist in enhancing data quality and reliability and support improvements in data lineage and governance.
Key Competencies
5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering or related fields
Experience working in and supporting data engineering teams
Ability to contribute to data engineering projects through different stages of delivery
Skilled in designing and optimizing data pipelines and data solutions
Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL, DBT)
Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Familiarity with CI/CD and DataOps practices
Strategic Leadership and Influence
As a Senior Data Engineer at Dyson, you will play a pivotal role in steering data engineering initiatives and influencing the direction of data-driven projects. You will collaborate closely with business stakeholders to prioritise projects, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives. By fostering a culture of clear documentation, good practices and efficient workflows, you support the team’s continuous improvement and adaptation to evolving technologies. Your leadership will help maintain high standards for data quality, reliability, and governance within a global environment.
Technical Proficiencies
You bring over five years of experience in data engineering or related fields, with a proven ability to contribute across all stages of project delivery. You are skilled in designing and optimising data pipelines and analytics solutions, and have hands-on expertise in programming languages such as Python, SQL, and DBT. Your experience spans at least one major cloud platform, including AWS, GCP, or Azure, and you are familiar with CI/CD and DataOps practices. You actively participate in technical design reviews, offering constructive feedback to drive robust and reliable data solutions.
Academic Credentials
You hold a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, providing a strong academic foundation for your expertise in the data domain.
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of relevant experience in data engineering or related fields
- Experience working in and supporting data engineering teams
- Ability to contribute to data engineering projects through different stages of delivery
- Skilled in designing and optimizing data pipelines and data solutions
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, SQL, DBT)
- Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Familiarity with CI/CD and DataOps practices
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline
Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Dyson and has not been reviewed or approved by Dyson.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
Dyson Insights
What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
