Join the Data8 Team
Within the Data8 team; every employee is valued for the different traits and ideas that they bring to the company and no two roles are the same. We strive for free thinkers, but also value teamwork with our strong team ethos being nurtured with regular social trips and events.
With a head office based in Chester, here at Data8 we help global clients achieve their data quality needs.
So if you’re ready to work for a dynamic, innovative and exciting company which is fuelled by new technology, thoughts and solutions then there’s no time like the present to be a part of the team and apply below!
If you don’t see an open opportunity that suits you, we’d still love to hear from you. Send our team your CV and we’ll do our best to find a fit, or keep you in mind for anything that’s comes up in the future.
Our Current Open Roles
Organic Growth Specialist [SEO, AEO, GEO]
About Data8
Data8 Ltd are a fast growing, market leading Data Quality Solutions company based near Chester who provide a range of services to help our clients understand, enhance, and maximise the value of their data.
To sustain our excellent growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an Organic Growth Specialist (SEO / AEO / GEO)
About the Role
This is a hands-on, high-impact role focused on driving measurable organic growth across both search engines and AI discovery platforms.
You will lead initiatives across:
- SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)
- AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation)
- GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation)
You’ll identify growth opportunities, implement scalable optimisation frameworks, and play a key role in shaping how Data8 is found and represented in an AI-first search landscape.
Key Responsibilities
Strategy & Growth
- Develop and execute SEO, AEO, and GEO strategies aligned with commercial objectives
- Identify high-impact opportunities across keywords, entities, and search intent
- Build scalable organic growth roadmaps tied to pipeline and revenue outcomes
Search & Content Optimisation
- Conduct in-depth keyword research, search intent analysis, and gap analysis
- Optimise and refresh content to improve rankings, engagement, and AI visibility
- Design content to be structured, authoritative, and AI-consumable Technical & AI Search Visibility
- Perform technical SEO, AEO, and GEO audits across:
- On-page optimisation
- Structured data & schema
- Site architecture & internal linking
- Improve entity recognition and AI discoverability across emerging platforms
Authority & Off-site Growth
- Support backlink acquisition and digital PR strategies
- Increase brand presence in trusted sources used by AI models
Performance & Insights
- Monitor performance across SEO and AI discovery
- Provide clear, commercially relevant reporting and insights
- Continuously test, iterate, and optimise for measurable impact
Innovation
- Stay ahead of developments in:
- AI-powered search
- Generative search experiences
- Answer engines and AI assistants
Required Qualifications
Core Experience
- Proven track record in SEO and organic growth
- Strong technical SEO and content optimisation capability
- Experience improving search visibility and organic performance
AI & Future Search (Differentiator)
- Experience or strong interest in:
- AEO / GEO / AI search optimisation
- AI-driven content workflows
- Entity-based and semantic search
Skills & Mindset
- Analytical and data-driven with strong problem-solving skills
- Commercially aware and focused on measurable outcomes
- Able to work autonomously and prioritise effectively
- Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
Tools & Platforms
Experience with some of the following:
- SEMrush / Ahrefs
- Google Search Console & GA4
- SEO crawling tools
- AI tools (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot, Gemini)
- HubSpot
- AI search visibility tools
What we offer
- Convenient location in Chester, Cheshire (Near Cheshire Oaks) CH2 4NE
- Hours : Monday-Friday 9:00am – 5:30pm
- Holidays: 23 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays.
- Additional day holiday for each year of service.
- Your birthday off following 1 years continuous employment
- A competitive salary package
- Generous company pension scheme
- Employee benefits include Perkbox Employee Scheme
- Free parking next to the office
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunity to join an innovative, growing company with a positive working environment
To apply please submit your CV and cover letter to [email protected] directly.
Development Manager
About Data8
Data8 Ltd are an established and fast growing, market leading Data Quality Solutions company based near Chester who provide a range of services to help our clients understand, enhance, and maximise the value of their data.
To sustain our excellent growth, we have an exciting opportunity for a Development Manager.
About the Role
We are looking for a hands-on Development Manager to help organise, lead and strengthen a small development team.
This is not a corporate middle-management role. It is a practical leadership position for someone who enjoys improving delivery, bringing structure, supporting developers and still being involved technically where needed.
You will work closely with two highly experienced board directors who remain technically involved and supportive but want someone to take ownership of the day-to-day coordination, planning and team leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and coordinating a small team of software developers
- Managing priorities, workload planning and delivery schedules
- Improving team processes, communication and accountability
- Running stand-ups, sprint planning and delivery reviews where useful
- Supporting and mentoring developers
- Remaining hands-on technically when needed
- Overseeing DevOps, deployments and release processes
- Working directly with directors to align development with business priorities
- Helping shape a scalable, positive engineering culture
Required Experience
- Experience leading or mentoring software developers
- Strong software development background
- Comfortable managing workflow and priorities
- Experience with Agile / Scrum / practical delivery methods
- DevOps / CI/CD / deployment experience
- Able to balance technical quality with commercial pragmatism
- Comfortable working in a fast-moving SME environment
Preferred Skills
- Friendly and approachable
- Reliable and dependable
- Independent and self-motivated
- Empathetic and people-focused
- Positive attitude and solutions mindset
- Strong verbal and written communicator
- Professional and presentable
- Calm under pressure
- Organised and accountable
- Able to challenge constructively when needed
What we offer
- Convenient location in Chester, Cheshire (Near Cheshire Oaks) CH2 4NE
- Hours : Monday-Friday 9:00am – 5:30pm
- Holidays: 23 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays.
- Additional day holiday for each year of service.
- Your birthday off following 1 year’s continuous employment
- A competitive salary package
- Generous company pension scheme
- Employee benefits include Perkbox Employee Scheme
- Free parking next to the office
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunity to join an innovative, growing company with a positive working environment
To apply please submit your CV and cover letter to [email protected] directly.
Salesforce Developer
We’re looking for a Salesforce Developer with a few years’ experience who is ready to take the next step in their career.
This role would suit someone who already has solid hands-on Salesforce development experience and wants more ownership, more technical challenge, and the chance to help shape how Salesforce solutions are built, improved and delivered.
You’ll be working across Salesforce development, integrations, managed packages and customer-focused solutions, helping us build high-quality, reliable products that solve real business problems.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll be involved in:
- Building and maintaining Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce and platform automation
- Working with Salesforce configuration, custom objects, flows, validation rules, permissions and page layouts
- Developing and supporting integrations between Salesforce and external services
- Helping improve and modernise existing Salesforce packages and components
- Investigating issues, debugging problems and improving performance
- Working with product, support and technical teams to understand requirements and deliver practical solutions
- Contributing to releases, testing, documentation and deployment processes
- Learning more about Salesforce packaging, AppExchange and ISV development
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone who has:
- A few years of practical Salesforce development experience
- Good knowledge of Apex and Salesforce platform fundamentals
- Experience with Lightning Web Components
- An understanding of Salesforce admin/configuration basics
- Confidence debugging issues and working through technical problems
- Experience working with APIs or integrations
- A desire to take more ownership and grow into a stronger senior developer over time
- Good communication skills and a practical, problem-solving mindset
You don’t need to know everything. We’re looking for someone with a strong foundation, a willingness to learn, and the confidence to step up.
Nice to have
Experience with any of the following would be useful, but not essential:
- Salesforce managed packages or AppExchange development
- Visualforce and Aura
- Salesforce CLI, scratch orgs and metadata deployments
- DevOps or CI/CD pipelines
- Platform Developer certifications
- Experience working in an ISV or product-led environment
- JavaScript, TypeScript, C# or other development experience outside Salesforce
About the role
This is a great opportunity for someone who has moved beyond junior level and is now looking for the next challenge.
You’ll get the chance to work on real product development, complex customer requirements, integrations and packaged Salesforce solutions. You’ll also have support from experienced technical people while being given room to grow, make decisions and take ownership.
The kind of person who would do well here
You’ll probably enjoy this role if you:
- Like solving practical technical problems
- Want to understand how things work properly, not just copy and paste fixes
- Are comfortable asking questions and learning from others
- Want more responsibility without being dropped in at the deep end
- Care about building things properly
- Enjoy working across both code and platform configuration
Why Join Us
- Be part of a rapidly growing SaaS and data solutions company.
- Work directly with experienced developers and real customer environments.
- Build hands-on experience in API development, integrations, and support.
- Collaborative culture with room to learn, grow, and make an impact.
- Flexible hybrid working and strong benefits package, including Perkbox, pension, and generous holiday allowance.
If you’re a motivated developer who enjoys solving problems, learning fast, and helping customers succeed, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help Data8 deliver smarter, connected data solutions. To apply please submit your CV and cover letter to [email protected] directly.
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