Data Idols

Head of Data Science Salary: 115K - 125K + bonus Location: Manchester 2-4 days a month The Opportunity We're working with a high-growth business that is scaling its data function to the next level. Data scientists here have traditionally combined reporting with predictive modelling, but the business is now creating a dedicated leadership role to bring focus, structure and engineering rigour to the discipline. As Head of Data Science, you'll lead a growing team of 6+ scientists embedded across product and functional teams, while also setting the technical direction and ensuring alignment with company-wide OKRs. You'll drive the transition towards machine learning engineering, championing end-to-end model ownership from research through to deployment in production. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the data science strategy, support the career growth of talented scientists, and deliver measurable impact in areas such as search, pricing, personalisation, vouchers, marketing, operations and finance. Skills and Experience Proven leadership experience in data science or machine learning, ideally within product-led or consumer-facing organisations Strong background in building and deploying ML models at scale in production environments Ability to structure and lead embedded data science teams, partnering effectively with senior stakeholders across multiple domains Hands-on technical expertise with tools such as Databricks, Python, Spark, and GCP/BigQuery Engineering mindset, with experience moving teams toward machine learning engineering best practices Credibility to lead long-tenured individual contributors while providing direction, mentorship and career development If you are looking for a new challenge, then please submit your CV for initial screening and more details. Head of Data Science

Senior Full Stack Developer Contract Length: Initial 1 month with strong potential for extension Location: Remote Day rate: 600 - 700 per day outside IR35 Data Idols are working with a private equity-backed data analytics and insights business, is seeking a Full Stack Developer to lead a discovery and assessment phase across its existing product platforms. The organisation operates multiple legacy systems and is looking to evaluate and define a clear re-platforming strategy, consolidating disparate applications into a single, modern, cloud-native platform. The goal is to simplify operations, improve scalability, and materially reduce long-term running costs. The Opportunity This is a senior, hands-on developer engagement with real influence. Reporting directly into the CIO, you'll take ownership of a structured discovery process, reviewing current platforms, understanding how they're used, and defining pragmatic options for the next-generation architecture. You'll work directly with existing systems: inspecting database schemas, reviewing source code and DevOps tooling, and collaborating with product teams to understand both custom-built and off-the-shelf application functionality. From there, you'll shape recommendations covering platform architecture, technology choices, and vendor selection. Skills & Experience Background working with PHP or WordPress Strong experience working with React Experience working with Javascript Comfortable acting as the primary technical owner Senior Full Stack Developer