Graduate Data Engineer

This role suits a recent graduate (or someone with a strong personal/academic project record) who's curious about data pipelines and wants to learn by shipping real, production code from day one.

What you'll do

• Write and maintain dbt models and SQL as part of our production data engineering pipelines, learning the transformation patterns we build on
• Help build and maintain Python-based data ingestion services, with guidance from senior engineers
• Contribute to pipelines that move data from ingestion through transformation to the APIs that serve it
• Write clean, tested code and get comfortable with code review from both sides — giving and receiving feedback
• Debug data quality issues systematically, learning to trace problems back through the pipeline
• Get exposure to our cloud infrastructure and understand how it supports the pipelines you work on
• Work with AI agents as part of our AI-first operating model, learning to write clear specifications that shape high-quality, AI-assisted engineering work
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and product stakeholders to understand what the data needs to support

The Centre of Excellence

The Centre of Excellence is Fospha's early-careers programme that develops ambitious, high-performing talent through focused training, hands-on experience and cross-functional exposure. Starting in Data Engineering, you'll gain foundational experience while being prepared for future opportunities across the organisation. The programme operates on the following principles:

• Individual Responsibility from the Get-go: You will quickly be responsible for the success of your work, able to make an individual impact early in your career
• Work alongside SLT at Leading Businesses: You will be engaging with Senior Leadership and C-Level executives at the leading retail brands, getting exposure to how the top companies operate
• Cross-Functional Exposure: we offer unique opportunities to learn from and collaborate with every department in the business — many daily
• Comprehensive Training: In addition to the extensive on-the-job learning opportunities, you'll receive a broad and blended in-person training curriculum covering essential topics such as Business Storytelling, Account Management, Market Research & Product and Financial Management
• Real Mentorship: Regular one-to-ones, feedback, and career conversations with people invested in your progression, not just your output
• Career Development: High performers have clear opportunities to quickly advance their careers at Fospha — whether progressing within Data Engineering toward senior technical and/or leadership roles or moving into other departments that align with their skills and interests
• Modern Tools: Hands-on exposure to Gen AI tooling and AI-assisted coding (we use Claude Code day-to-day), so you're building modern, AI-fluent ways of working rather than legacy processes

What we're looking for

Essential

• A relevant degree (Computer Science, Data Engineering, Mathematics, or similar), or equivalent experience through internships/placements/personal projects
• Some experience with SQL and Python
• Genuine curiosity about how data pipelines work end-to-end, not just the code but why the data looks the way it does
• Comfortable being reviewed and iterating quickly on feedback
• Confident asking questions and pushing for clarity rather than staying blocked

Nice to have

• Exposure to dbt or another SQL transformation framework
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and PR-based workflows
• Some exposure to AWS or another cloud environment
• Experience writing or maintaining automated tests
• Interest in AI-assisted coding tools (we use Claude Code day-to-day)
• Any exposure to marketing, ecommerce, or advertising data

What we can offer you

• Salary: Competitive + bonus
• A £1,000/year flexible benefits allowance to put towards private medical insurance, dental cover, a health cash plan, gym membership, extra holiday, or a pension top-up — whatever suits you
• Access to Wellhub, giving you one membership across gyms, boutique studios, and wellbeing apps
• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 UK bank holidays, an extra day off for your birthday, and more holiday the longer you stay (26 days after 3 years, 27 after 6)
• Regular socials, free weekly snacks, and Lunch & Learn events at our Scale Space office, plus access to the wider Blenheim Chalcot community
• Opportunities to travel — including to our India and North America offices
• Life assurance worth 4x your annual salary

Why Fospha

• Real production impact from day one. The pipelines you help build feed measurement products used to make real budget decisions.
• A published career framework. No guessing what the next level requires or when you'll get there.
• A team that reviews each other's work properly. Code review from people who care about getting the data right.
• An AI-first operating model where lean, high-autonomy teams ship fast and learn faster — with structured mentorship from senior engineers as you build that fluency yourself.

Our Values and Principles

You will be able to demonstrate examples of our core principles:

• Seek inclusion & diversity: We create an environment where everyone feels welcome, and people are encouraged to speak and be heard
• Work Hard, Work Well, Work Together: We take responsibility for making things happen, independently and together; we help colleagues in need and close loops, making sure our work is complete and has lasting impact
• Grow: We are proactive, curious and unafraid of failure
• Customer at the heart: We care about the customer, feel their pain and love building product that solves their biggest problems
• Candour with caring: We deliver candid feedback with kindness and receive it with gratitude