Data engineers who build the foundation AI runs on.

Pipelines, models and data quality your analytics and AI teams can trust, built by engineers vetted by someone who has done the work.

01 · The role

What a strong hire does.

Every AI project depends on clean, timely, well-governed data. When the data layer is shaky, models underperform and dashboards disagree. Data and analytics engineers fix that at the source.

  • Batch and streaming pipelines from your source systems
  • Cloud data platforms such as Snowflake and Databricks
  • Transformation and modelling with dbt
  • Data quality tests, lineage and documentation
  • Access control and governance for sensitive data
  • Analytics-ready models for BI and AI teams
02 · When to hire

Signs you need one now.

Your AI or analytics projects are blocked on data

You're migrating to a modern cloud data platform

Reports disagree and nobody trusts the numbers

03 · How we vet

Interviewed by someone who has done the job.

What we test
  • SQL and Python at production quality
  • Data modelling and warehouse design
  • Orchestration, testing and observability
  • Cost and performance tuning on cloud platforms
  • Governance, privacy and access control
  • Working with analysts and business stakeholders

Every candidate is also rated Strong, Solid or Developing on our six dimensions. Only those rated Strong on all six reach you. See the full process →

Questions from the technical deep-dive
  • "Walk us through a pipeline you built. What broke first?"
  • "How did you test data quality, and who got alerted?"
  • "How did you keep platform costs under control?"
04 · How to engage

The right model for this role.

Recommended

Contract or direct hire

Platform migrations suit contract specialists; a permanent data team suits direct hire.

Every placement

30-day replacement

If a placement doesn't work out in the first 30 days, we replace them at no extra fee.

To start

Free scoping call

30 minutes, then a written role brief within 48 hours. No fee until a candidate starts.

05 · FAQ

Questions we hear most.

What's the difference between a data engineer and an analytics engineer?

Data engineers build and run the pipelines and platform that move data. Analytics engineers model and test that data, often in dbt, so analysts and AI teams can use it. We recruit both and clarify which you need on the scoping call.

Can you find engineers for a Snowflake or Databricks migration?

Yes. Platform migrations are a common reason to hire data engineers on contract. The role brief names the platforms, and we look for candidates who have done similar migrations.

Do you check data governance skills?

Yes. Governance, privacy and access control are part of every data engineering interview, and responsible AI is one of our six scorecard dimensions.

Hiring data and analytics engineers? Let's scope it.

30 minutes, no cost, and you'll leave with a sharper role brief whether you hire through us or not.

Book a role-scoping call