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Lead Data Engineer

United Kingdom🌐 Remote💼 Full-time💰 $75,000–$85,000🗓 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-25

Core

Design, develop, and optimize scalable cloud-based data platforms and pipelines to support reporting, analytics, and business requirements.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC Lead Data Engineer

Builds

Scalable data platforms, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data transformation frameworks

Domain

Cloud data engineering and modern data stack

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis

Required skills

SQL, Python, Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory, data modeling, data warehousing, data quality principles

Preferred skills

Technical leadership, mentoring, architectural decision-making, automation design

Technologies

Databricks, Snowflake, dbt, Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Python, SQL

Responsibilities

Lead design and optimization of scalable data pipelines; take technical ownership of data engineering solutions; work hands-on with Databricks and Snowflake; develop data transformation frameworks using dbt; design and manage data orchestration workflows; write and optimize complex SQL; drive improvements in data quality and engineering standards; provide technical leadership and mentoring; translate business requirements into effective data solutions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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