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Lead Data Engineer

LondonFull-time£100k2026-10-13 → 2026-10-22
Hybrid

Core

Lead a small team of data engineers to design, build, and operate reliable data systems, pipelines, and AI agents for a global compensation data platform.

Role type

Lead Data Engineer (Team Lead)

Builds

Real-time compensation data platform, customer-facing tools, and AI agents

Domain

Fintech / Compensation Data / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Python, SQL, dbt, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), PostgreSQL, Terraform, CI/CD, data modeling, platform engineering principles, data quality/governance, team leadership, mentoring

Preferred skills

AI-assisted engineering tools, self-service tooling design, startup environment adaptability

Technologies

Python, SQL, dbt, dlt, GCP (Cloud Functions, Workflows, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Datastream), PostgreSQL, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Artifact Registry

Responsibilities

Design and operate data pipelines and integrations; shape the data roadmap with Product and Data Science; build data quality and governance into delivery; integrate data systems into shared DevOps practices; own reliability and support of production data systems; lead delivery planning and coach a small team of data engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with line management responsibilities