M&C Saatchi
City Of Westminster, London
You're driven by curiosity and motivated by impact. You uncover stories and truths within data - not just numbers, but meaning. You believe data should transform businesses, not just report on them. You understand the critical role data plays in informed decision-making and have a clear, considered point of view on how it's currently used - and how it could be used better. You're intellectually open, constantly exploring new methodologies, tools, and ways of thinking. HOW YOU WILL EXCEL You will work with our data team and our partners to turn complex audience and performance data into powerful and actionable insight and recommendations that clients can use immediately. You will be keen to develop client relationships and bring a sharp brain with good foundational knowledge of data approaches and practices, applying them confidently in real situations. You will help inform marketing direction by working closely with the lead data scientist and the Fluency leadership team on the origination of brand and marketing metrics and analytics, while actively exploring and deploying new AI supported solutions to enhance our work. You will show the desire to create data driven structures and narratives that guide segmentation, shape mixed method research, elevate marketing performance measurement and drive meaningful change across the marketing landscape. You will embrace an outcome oriented culture where strategy and tactics remain dynamic and help clients thrive, demonstrating agility and adaptability as priorities and timelines shift. In time you will lead the day to day for select clients independently, showing high levels of accuracy, quality assurance and commercial acumen to grow these relationships beyond existing projects where appropriate. You will develop excellent client relationships and embed yourself in their businesses, becoming a trusted partner for insight and analytics. You will contribute to Fluency's own strategic development methodologies, helping to evolve our frameworks with curiosity and practical testing. You will help disrupt the space by working with best in class suppliers, continuously pushing for stronger data foundations, smarter tools and more inventive approaches. You will drive at your own knowledge base, actively deepening your skills across research methods, analytical techniques, AI usage and communication of insights ABOUT YOU 5+ years experience working in an analytics environment in either a client side or agency or consultancy context. Strong academic record though not prerequisite at degree level. Ability to show examples of agility and adaptability in past work, particularly in fast moving or multi stakeholder environments. Demonstrable examples of previous work in audience insight generation or marketing performance or both, ideally showing how the work influenced decisions or outcomes. Genuine passion for data science and insight work. Desirable attributes Desirable areas of study and experience include economics, maths or stats and data science, ideally with examples of practical application. Previous client facing experience where speaking to clients and sharing findings is familiar and comfortable. Clear curiosity in data science with evidence of practical application, and a desire to deploy newly acquired skills in a working environment under the supervision of data science leads. Required Skills Excellent Excel. Python and SQL (R is useful but not essential). Tableau or similar visualisation skills with past commercial or practical application. Structural equation modelling. Applied machine learning techniques (e.g., Bayesian methods, decision trees, clustering, dimensionality reduction, regression, neural networks). Interest in data visualisation and/or JavaScript. Experience with AWS or GCP. Advanced database knowledge and data architecture understanding. WHAT YOU'LL GET For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 27 days annual holiday, private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing including subsidised gym membership, whilst our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around D&I, mentoring programmes and the opportunity for all to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success. Equal Opportunity Employer M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.
You're driven by curiosity and motivated by impact. You uncover stories and truths within data - not just numbers, but meaning. You believe data should transform businesses, not just report on them. You understand the critical role data plays in informed decision-making and have a clear, considered point of view on how it's currently used - and how it could be used better. You're intellectually open, constantly exploring new methodologies, tools, and ways of thinking. HOW YOU WILL EXCEL You will work with our data team and our partners to turn complex audience and performance data into powerful and actionable insight and recommendations that clients can use immediately. You will be keen to develop client relationships and bring a sharp brain with good foundational knowledge of data approaches and practices, applying them confidently in real situations. You will help inform marketing direction by working closely with the lead data scientist and the Fluency leadership team on the origination of brand and marketing metrics and analytics, while actively exploring and deploying new AI supported solutions to enhance our work. You will show the desire to create data driven structures and narratives that guide segmentation, shape mixed method research, elevate marketing performance measurement and drive meaningful change across the marketing landscape. You will embrace an outcome oriented culture where strategy and tactics remain dynamic and help clients thrive, demonstrating agility and adaptability as priorities and timelines shift. In time you will lead the day to day for select clients independently, showing high levels of accuracy, quality assurance and commercial acumen to grow these relationships beyond existing projects where appropriate. You will develop excellent client relationships and embed yourself in their businesses, becoming a trusted partner for insight and analytics. You will contribute to Fluency's own strategic development methodologies, helping to evolve our frameworks with curiosity and practical testing. You will help disrupt the space by working with best in class suppliers, continuously pushing for stronger data foundations, smarter tools and more inventive approaches. You will drive at your own knowledge base, actively deepening your skills across research methods, analytical techniques, AI usage and communication of insights ABOUT YOU 5+ years experience working in an analytics environment in either a client side or agency or consultancy context. Strong academic record though not prerequisite at degree level. Ability to show examples of agility and adaptability in past work, particularly in fast moving or multi stakeholder environments. Demonstrable examples of previous work in audience insight generation or marketing performance or both, ideally showing how the work influenced decisions or outcomes. Genuine passion for data science and insight work. Desirable attributes Desirable areas of study and experience include economics, maths or stats and data science, ideally with examples of practical application. Previous client facing experience where speaking to clients and sharing findings is familiar and comfortable. Clear curiosity in data science with evidence of practical application, and a desire to deploy newly acquired skills in a working environment under the supervision of data science leads. Required Skills Excellent Excel. Python and SQL (R is useful but not essential). Tableau or similar visualisation skills with past commercial or practical application. Structural equation modelling. Applied machine learning techniques (e.g., Bayesian methods, decision trees, clustering, dimensionality reduction, regression, neural networks). Interest in data visualisation and/or JavaScript. Experience with AWS or GCP. Advanced database knowledge and data architecture understanding. WHAT YOU'LL GET For the right candidate, we will offer a competitive salary and benefits package which includes 27 days annual holiday, private healthcare, employer contributory pension, life assurance and income protection. We also offer a host of benefits that support wellbeing including subsidised gym membership, whilst our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer learning opportunities around D&I, mentoring programmes and the opportunity for all to participate in a number of active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success. Equal Opportunity Employer M+C Saatchi Group has pledged its commitment to create a company that values difference, with an inclusive culture. As part of this M+C Saatchi Group continues to be an Equal Opportunity Employer which does not and shall not discriminate, celebrates diversity and bases all hiring and promotion decisions solely on merit, without regard for any personal characteristics.
M&C Saatchi
City Of Westminster, London
ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a a Backend Engineer to leading our API and database development. In this role, you will own the data layer that powers our platform. This role sits at the intersection of data architecture and backend engineering. You will define how data flows from external sources into our systems, how it is stored, transformed, and optimised, and how it is ultimately served through performant, reliable APIs. You will build the foundations that enable scalable data ingestion, consistent modelling, and fast access across diverse data types. This is a full time role based in London on a hybrid working pattern (2-3 days per week in the office). ABOUT THE ROLE: You will work closely with product, data, and engineering teams to build resilient pipelines, coherent data models, and scalable backend services that support a wide variety of use cases across the organisation. Your work will directly influence platform performance, data integrity, and our ability to make informed, data driven decisions. Key responsibilities are to: Design and implement database schemas optimised for time series, geospatial, multimedia, and relational data. Build robust data integration pipelines that ingest from multiple third party APIs, handling inconsistencies, failures, and schema changes. Develop and optimise API endpoints using Python and FastAPI to serve data efficiently and reliably at scale. Implement caching strategies, materialised views, and denormalisation patterns to maintain responsive query performance. Design coherent data models that reconcile disparate data sources into a unified internal schema. Manage core database operations including migrations, indexing strategies, query optimisation, and performance monitoring. Build resilient ETL processes with strong error handling, retry logic, and validation mechanisms. Deploy and maintain data infrastructure on AWS, including RDS, Redis, S3, and MongoDB where required. ABOUT YOU What you bring (knowledge, expertise,experience, and skills): Essential: 3-5 years' experience in backend development with a strong focus on databases. Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, including schema design, indexing, query optimisation, and stored procedures. Strong proficiency in Python, with hands on experience using FastAPI or similar frameworks. Experience designing data models for complex, multi source systems. Hands on experience building large scale integrations with third party APIs. Solid understanding of data consistency, transactions, and failure handling patterns. Experience with AWS data services (RDS, S3, MongoDB, Redis). Strong SQL skills and the ability to write efficient queries on large datasets. Familiarity with AI assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot). Desirable: Experience with specialist database extensions such as PostGIS (geospatial), TimescaleDB (time series), or pgvector (embeddings). Background with NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) and an understanding of when to apply them. Experience with data warehousing concepts and analytical query patterns. Familiarity with message queues and event driven architectures for data pipelines. Experience with database replication, partitioning, and high availability configurations. WHAT YOU GET A competitive salary and benefits package that includes 27 days holiday per year, pension contributions, private healthcare, discounted dental insurance, enhanced maternity/parental leave, plus a whole host of others including: Cultural stimulation allowance - £250 per person per year Half days off before bank holidays Emergency care days for dependants Up to 5 days volunteering leave per year to work for a registered charity Up to 10 days special emergency leave per year Season Ticket loan Payroll Giving Scheme Thursday drinks to unwind and socialize An annual Summer and Christmas party Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer inclusive bank holidays We also offer learning opportunities around D&I, targeted mentoring programmes and the opportunity to participate in several active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success. ABOUT M+C SAATCHI WORLD SERVICES M+C Saatchi World Services is a specialist division of M+C Saatchi Group, the world's largest independent communications network. Our specialists work in office hubs across six continents, grounding our global expertise in local nuance. We offer award-winning commercial communications capabilities, which are utilized by global organizations to address the world's most complex problems across defence, development, diplomacy, homeland and national security, law and order, health, education, and the environment. We work with clients that want to help the hardest-to-reach, hardest-to-influence audiences. This includes a range of Western Government departments, such as DOS and USAID; partner governments, including the U.K. and Australia; and prominent IGOs/NGOs such as the U.N. We are a comms agency that works on behaviour change projects typically focused on issues related to Security, Defence and Stabilization. Whether it's producing critically acclaimed feature films in Africa, to TV shows in the Middle East, to pop music videos in Asia, we have a record of leveraging creativity to access communities anywhere in the world.
ABOUT THE ROLE We are looking for a a Backend Engineer to leading our API and database development. In this role, you will own the data layer that powers our platform. This role sits at the intersection of data architecture and backend engineering. You will define how data flows from external sources into our systems, how it is stored, transformed, and optimised, and how it is ultimately served through performant, reliable APIs. You will build the foundations that enable scalable data ingestion, consistent modelling, and fast access across diverse data types. This is a full time role based in London on a hybrid working pattern (2-3 days per week in the office). ABOUT THE ROLE: You will work closely with product, data, and engineering teams to build resilient pipelines, coherent data models, and scalable backend services that support a wide variety of use cases across the organisation. Your work will directly influence platform performance, data integrity, and our ability to make informed, data driven decisions. Key responsibilities are to: Design and implement database schemas optimised for time series, geospatial, multimedia, and relational data. Build robust data integration pipelines that ingest from multiple third party APIs, handling inconsistencies, failures, and schema changes. Develop and optimise API endpoints using Python and FastAPI to serve data efficiently and reliably at scale. Implement caching strategies, materialised views, and denormalisation patterns to maintain responsive query performance. Design coherent data models that reconcile disparate data sources into a unified internal schema. Manage core database operations including migrations, indexing strategies, query optimisation, and performance monitoring. Build resilient ETL processes with strong error handling, retry logic, and validation mechanisms. Deploy and maintain data infrastructure on AWS, including RDS, Redis, S3, and MongoDB where required. ABOUT YOU What you bring (knowledge, expertise,experience, and skills): Essential: 3-5 years' experience in backend development with a strong focus on databases. Deep expertise in PostgreSQL, including schema design, indexing, query optimisation, and stored procedures. Strong proficiency in Python, with hands on experience using FastAPI or similar frameworks. Experience designing data models for complex, multi source systems. Hands on experience building large scale integrations with third party APIs. Solid understanding of data consistency, transactions, and failure handling patterns. Experience with AWS data services (RDS, S3, MongoDB, Redis). Strong SQL skills and the ability to write efficient queries on large datasets. Familiarity with AI assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot). Desirable: Experience with specialist database extensions such as PostGIS (geospatial), TimescaleDB (time series), or pgvector (embeddings). Background with NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB, MongoDB) and an understanding of when to apply them. Experience with data warehousing concepts and analytical query patterns. Familiarity with message queues and event driven architectures for data pipelines. Experience with database replication, partitioning, and high availability configurations. WHAT YOU GET A competitive salary and benefits package that includes 27 days holiday per year, pension contributions, private healthcare, discounted dental insurance, enhanced maternity/parental leave, plus a whole host of others including: Cultural stimulation allowance - £250 per person per year Half days off before bank holidays Emergency care days for dependants Up to 5 days volunteering leave per year to work for a registered charity Up to 10 days special emergency leave per year Season Ticket loan Payroll Giving Scheme Thursday drinks to unwind and socialize An annual Summer and Christmas party Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion sees us offer inclusive bank holidays We also offer learning opportunities around D&I, targeted mentoring programmes and the opportunity to participate in several active Employee Led Networks and associated events. Finally, this role will be supported with all the necessary personal development required to set someone up for success. ABOUT M+C SAATCHI WORLD SERVICES M+C Saatchi World Services is a specialist division of M+C Saatchi Group, the world's largest independent communications network. Our specialists work in office hubs across six continents, grounding our global expertise in local nuance. We offer award-winning commercial communications capabilities, which are utilized by global organizations to address the world's most complex problems across defence, development, diplomacy, homeland and national security, law and order, health, education, and the environment. We work with clients that want to help the hardest-to-reach, hardest-to-influence audiences. This includes a range of Western Government departments, such as DOS and USAID; partner governments, including the U.K. and Australia; and prominent IGOs/NGOs such as the U.N. We are a comms agency that works on behaviour change projects typically focused on issues related to Security, Defence and Stabilization. Whether it's producing critically acclaimed feature films in Africa, to TV shows in the Middle East, to pop music videos in Asia, we have a record of leveraging creativity to access communities anywhere in the world.