Lead Data Engineer
1 day ago
London
Lead Data Engineer | Python, DBT, Airflow, Terraform, GCP/AWS | London (Hybrid 1-2 Days) | £120K-£140K OB is partnered with an exciting Unicorn FinTech that are on a mission to transform lending with a central focus on data. As a Lead Engineer, you will set the technical direction for our data platform and shape how data enables every part of the business: lending, finance, analytics, and risk. This is a hands-on leadership role in a high-trust, high-ownership environment. You’ll lead a squad of talented engineers, architect the future of our data ecosystem, and drive modern, scalable engineering practices across the organisation. What you’ll do • Lead and develop a squad of 4–6 data engineers., • Own the technical strategy for the data platform and internal data products., • Design scalable, secure, observable data architectures., • Work closely with product and business teams to deliver meaningful outcomes., • Drive engineering excellence, automation, and standardisation., • Mentor and coach engineers, raising the bar across the function., • Stay hands-on when needed: you build it, you run it. What you’ll work on • Building robust ELT pipelines and data models using DBT and BigQuery., • Scaling a cloud-native data platform with strong automation and monitoring., • Improving data lineage, governance, reliability, and security., • Enabling self-service capabilities for product and analytics teams., • Shaping a modern, greenfield data strategy with genuine engineering freedom. You’ll be a strong fit if you • Have 7+ years in data or backend engineering, including 2+ years in a lead or technical decision-making role., • Are fluent in the modern data stack: DBT, BigQuery, Airflow, Terraform, GCP or AWS., • Bring strong software engineering skills: Python, SQL, CI/CD, DevOps mindset., • Understand data warehousing, ETL/ELT, orchestration, and streaming pipelines., • Thrive in cross-functional product squads and collaborative work. If you are interested in this role, please send your CV to Lead Data Engineer | Python, DBT, Airflow, Terraform, GCP/AWS | London (Hybrid 1-2 Days) | £120K-£140K