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Semi Senior Data Engineer

About us

Monks is a digital-first marketing and advertising services company connecting the dots across content, data & digital media and technology services. Inspired by the connectivity and flexibility of technology APIs, Monks’ single-P&L model offers brands seamless access to a nearly 6,000-strong team of digital talent organized across 57 talent hubs in 33 countries. 

With us, you'll find a diverse group of colleagues with different backgrounds and perspectives. We believe everyone has something of value to offer, and that sustaining a truly diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace begins with fostering an environment where people can be themselves, authentically, every day. We want to build something with the potential to change the heart of our industry, and we’d love to include your unique perspective.

About the role

The Semi Senior Data Engineer will help design, build, and evolve scalable data solutions for digital marketing and advertising use cases. Working closely with our Analytics and Solutions Engineering teams, you will be responsible for data engineering activities—from data discovery and ingestion to transformation, orchestration, and deployment—supporting reporting, measurement, and analytics use cases.

This role is centered on developing robust data pipelines and analytics-ready data models across multiple platforms (DSPs, ad servers, and third-party sources). You will also contribute to client project phases, including requirements clarification, task planning and estimation, and solution recommendations.

In addition, the role involves ensuring data quality, reconciliation across heterogeneous datasets, and supporting measurement workflows such as cross-platform metric allocation and incrementality/attribution reporting.

Tools

We are looking for someone experienced with (or familiar with) the following tools and technologies:

• Strong programming skills in SQL, Python, or other programming languages
• Cloud platforms such as Databricks, AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure, e.g. on GCP: BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Cloud Run Jobs, Cloud Monitoring, Dataflow, BigQuery Data Transfer Service, Storage Transfer Service

JavaScript 

• Data modeling and transformation tools, such as dbt (including for BigQuery)

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• Knowledge of media reporting UIs / APIs (e.g., DV360, SA360, Meta) is a plus
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to business stakeholders.

What we’re looking for

• A Bachelor’s degree in informative engineering, computer science, applied mathematics, engineering, or a related quantitative field—or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience with any combination of analytics, marketing analytics, and analytical techniques for marketing, customer, and business applications.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and Python, along with experience using cloud products.
• Hands-on experience developing data pipelines using common ETL/ELT tools and building data architecture patterns.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and applying DataOps practices to build and deliver pipelines reliably.
• Experience working with media/advertising data is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively independently and within a team

Responsibilities

• Design, perform and validate data collection implementations on sites / apps
• Design and develop data integration applications in Cloud environments.
• Coordinate and plan client projects
• Develop internal / external use tools for data validation, exploration and monitoring
• Collaborate with analytics, measurement, and client-facing teams to translate reporting and measurement requirements into reliable data products.
• Investigate new tools and practices around data analytics
• Design, build, and maintain dbt models that integrate marketing and advertising data across DSPs, ad servers, and third-party platforms.
• Build and maintain ingestion pipelines from diverse external sources, including cloud-to-cloud transfers, Azure/SFTP drops, and vendor APIs, ensuring deduplication and data quality.
• Lead the migration of legacy ingestion patterns (e.g., BigQuery Data Transfers) to scalable, maintainable solutions built on Dataflow and Cloud Run.
• Produce and maintain high-quality technical documentation, runbooks, and design artifacts; review and curate client-facing release communications.

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About Monks 

Monks is the global, digital-first, data-driven, unitary operating brand of S4 Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global Marketing and Technology Services to redefine how brands interact with the world. Through Monks.Flow, its flagship AI ecosystem for marketing orchestration, Monks transforms marketing into a growth engine, collapsing timelines and connecting brands to culture in real time. By deploying bespoke intelligent agents across disciplines and delivering culturally relevant, high-impact creative and digital solutions, Monks solves key critical business challenges across the entire brand enterprise to help brands sustain long-term impact.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services, ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-25) and remains the only partner featured in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). Named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023) and The One Show’s inaugural AI Pioneer Organization, Monks was also awarded Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Award in both the Organizational and AI Product categories. As a trusted partner to cutting-edge innovators in tech, Monks earned titles such as Optimizely Experimentation Partner of the Year (2025), runner-up for the Adobe Firefly Partner Award (2024), and Workato’s AI Visionary Customer Impact Award (2024). Additionally, Monks achieved a record-breaking number of FWAs and continues to hold the most of any partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.