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Junior Data Engineer | 12 months experience | £40,000 | Fully Remote

Cambridge
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Junior Data Engineer
Fully Remote
Salary: Up to £40,000 + Benefits 
Python | SQL | AI-curious

Are you a Junior Data Engineer with around 12 months of experience, ready to take your skills to the next level?

This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-moving, mission-driven start-up that’s transforming healthcare billing. Their proprietary software uncovers inefficiencies and wrongful behaviour in fee-based health systems, helping clients across the UK and internationally make healthcare more transparent and efficient.

You’ll be part of a small, agile team where your work will have real impact and where learning and growth are built into the culture. Whether it’s expanding your technical toolkit or getting closer to the business side of data, this role is designed to help you level up.

What You’ll Be Doing

Working with Python and SQL to process and model client datasets
Supporting data exploration and transformation
Participating in client onboarding and software deployment
Mapping and encoding healthcare data
Collaborating across teams to improve data workflows and infrastructureWhat You’ll Bring

Solid Python and SQL skills
Clear verbal and written communication
A genuine interest in AI, LLMs, machine learning, and deep learning — if you’ve worked with them, great; if not, you’ll be supported to learnThis is more than just a job  it’s a chance to grow with a forward-thinking organisation, build new skills, and help shape how data drives real-world change.

If you’re a Junior Data Engineer interested in this role, get in touch with me

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