Boring pipelines
Tested, monitored, documented. You know it’s working when nobody mentions it.
Data engineers who make the numbers worth trusting.
Every dashboard, model and board slide sits on top of their work. We find the people who build pipelines you stop thinking about.
When startups make this hire.
Usually when three dashboards give three different answers to the same question, or when your AI work stalls because the data underneath is a mess. Rush it and you get a tool enthusiast who builds a stack you pay for and nobody uses.
What great looks like.
Modelling that makes sense
Tables a new analyst can understand without a guided tour.
Cost aware
They know what a query costs, and they don’t run a warehouse like it’s free.
Talks to the business
They ask what decision the data supports before they build anything.
How we vet this role.
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A live session on a real problem
A broken pipeline and a confusing schema. They diagnose it, fix it and model it properly, live, while our anti-cheat checks the interview.
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SQL that holds up
In the same interview we push past the textbook query into the awkward bits: late data, duplicates, definitions that changed last quarter.
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History and references
Employment history checked, and references confirmed through work email with people who relied on their data.
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ID and right to work
Checked before you meet them.
What it costs in the UK.
Base salary at venture-backed startups. Draft figures, pending Jono’s sign-off.
| Level | London | Rest of UK |
|---|---|---|
| Junior (0-2 yrs) | £40k-£55k | £32k-£45k |
| Mid-level (2-4 yrs) | £60k-£80k | £48k-£65k |
| Senior (5+ yrs) | £80k-£105k | £65k-£85k |
| Lead / staff | £100k-£130k | £80k-£105k |
Questions, answered.
How much does it cost to hire a data engineer through Candit?
Our fee is fee and payment terms. With Pay as they stay you can spread it across your hire’s first months, so your runway stays yours.
Data engineer or analytics engineer: which do we need?
If your data arrives broken, a data engineer. If it arrives fine but nobody can use it, an analytics engineer. We’ll work it out with you at the Define step.
How fast can we meet people?
You get 3-5 vetted candidates by a date we agree upfront, usually within 10 days of signing off the brief.
Do you check their SQL properly?
Live, on a real problem, with our anti-cheat checking the interview. You get the notes in their interview pack.