Senior Data Engineer, Data Platform
Recursion
Posted
Dec 15, 2025
Location
UK
Type
Full-time
Compensation
£75900 - £101900
Mission
What you will drive
Core responsibilities:
- Build, scale, and operate a data platform that allows users to discover and query across Recursion's diverse datasets including chemistry libraries, cellular microscopy images, and assay results
- Build relatability and query-ability into heterogeneous datasets generated from diverse biological models and treatment approaches
- Act as a mentor, coach, and sponsor by sharing technical knowledge and experiences to deliver impact, learning, and growth across teams
Impact
The difference you'll make
This role contributes to decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, advancing the future of medicine by building data platforms that enable scientific discovery and potentially life-saving treatments.
Profile
What makes you a great fit
Required skills and experience:
- 5+ years of deep experience in modern, cloud-based data engineering tools to build data platforms for large datasets
- Knowledge of industry trends and tools, understanding tradeoffs between different data platform architectures and technologies
- Experience working collaboratively on projects with significant ambiguity and technical complexity spanning multiple systems and diverse technologies
- Excitement to learn new technologies and a people-first mindset that prioritizes supporting coworkers in their growth
Benefits
What's in it for you
Compensation and benefits:
- Annual base salary range: £75,900 - £101,900
- Annual bonus eligibility
- Equity compensation
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Hybrid work environment (50% office time)