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Backed by Europe’s largest-ever logistics Series A ($35M) led by deep-tech investors Plural, and a recently closed Series B ($95M), Relay is scaling faster than 99% of venture-backed startups. We're assembling the most talent-dense team the logistics industry has ever seen\nRelay’s Mission is to free commerce from friction. Today, high delivery costs act as a hidden tax on e-commerce, quietly shaping what can be sold online and limiting who can participate. We envision a world where more goods move more freely between more people, making the online shopping experience seamless and accessible to everyone.\nTHE TEAM\n\n~160 people, around half in engineering, product and data\n45+ advanced degrees across computer science, mathematics and operations research\nThousands of data points captured, calculated, analysed and predicted for every single parcel we handle\nAn intellectually vibrant culture of first-principles thinking, tight feedback loops and relentless experimentation\nThe Opportunity\nAt Relay, we rely on data to guide how every parcel moves through our network - from when it enters the system to when it's delivered at the doorstep. Our data infrastructure is the backbone that powers everything from real-time operational decisions to strategic business insights to networks of autonomous AI agents.\nWe're looking for a Senior Analytics Engineer to sit within our Last Mile squad; our biggest and most data rich squad. Your role will help contribute to the success of the key agentic workflows that power our Last Mile marketplace.\nYou'll be joining at an exciting moment as we grow rapidly and expand our network across the UK.\nWho Will Thrive in this role?\nDesign core data models - Partner with engineers and business leaders within the Last Mile squad to design and build foundational data models that power analytics, data science and AI workflows\n\nBuild the foundations for our key AI systems - Our Last Mile marketplace is becoming increasingly agentic, you will be a key owner of the inputs that power these systems\n\nDrive data quality - Implement testing, monitoring, and alerting to ensure our data is accurate, timely, and trustworthy\n\nCollaborate - Work with team members across the business to understand their data needs and deliver solutions\n\nShape our practices - Help define and evolve our analytics engineering processes and standards as we scale\n\nWhat We're Looking For\n5+ years of experience as an analytics engineer, data engineer, data analyst or similar role\n\nExtensive experience with SQL, particularly with BigQuery and PostgreSQL\n\nDemonstrated experience with dbt, with a track record of building and maintaining efficient, scalable, and reliable DAGs\n\nPython proficiency for data manipulation, scripting, and automation\n\nExperience with data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Looker, or similar\n\nExperience in effective communication, particularly in gathering requirements and guiding non-technical stakeholders to the right data solutions\n\nFamiliarity with using AI tools to accelerate your workflow\n\nNice to Have:\nExperience with orchestration tools like Dagster, Airflow, or similar\n\nExperience building real-time or near-real-time data pipelines\n\nFamiliarity with machine learning workflows and feature engineering\n\nExperience embedded in teams building customer facing products\n\nPrevious experience of learning and modelling an unfamiliar operational domain\n\nA desire to see the real world impact of what you work on!\n\nCompensation, Benefits & Workplace\nGenerous equity, richer than 99% of European startups, with annual top-ups to share Relay’s success.\n\nPrivate health & dental coverage, so comprehensive you’d need to be a partner at a Magic Circle law firm to match it.\n\n25 days of holidays\n\nEnhanced parental leave.\n\nHardware of your choice.\n\nExtensive perks (gym subsidies, cycle-to-work, Friday office lunch, covered Uber home and dinner for late nights, and more).\n\nLocated in Shoreditch, our office set-up enables the kind of in-person interactions that drive impact. 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