Lead Data Engineer
Lead Data Engineer
£90,000 - £110,000
Remote (UK Only)
This is a standout opportunity to take technical ownership of a modern data engineering function. You will shape data architecture, build high-impact ETL pipelines, and play a key role in developing both the platform and the team as they enter their next phase of growth.
THE COMPANY
They are a high-growth online gambling and sports betting platform backed by significant recent investment and focused on delivering an intuitive, mobile-first user experience. The environment is modern, engineering-driven, and designed for people who enjoy solving complex technical problems in a fast-moving setting.
THE ROLE
As a Lead Data Engineer, you will take charge of a Data Engineering team focused on data ingestion and modelling.
Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:
- Leading the design, build and optimisation of ETL pipelines and ingestion frameworks.
- Owning core data engineering solutions across modelling, transformation and orchestration.
- Acting as a technical lead while providing light people leadership to a growing team.
- Collaborating closely with stakeholders to shape data architecture and best practice.
- Driving high coding standards and contribute to long-term platform scalability.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
The successful Lead Data Engineer will have the following skills and experience:
- Strong commercial experience working as a Data Engineer in AWS.
- Solid programming skills in Python and strong SQL capability.
- Exposure to orchestration tools such as Airflow or Dagster.
- Experience with modern data warehouses such as Snowflake, Redshift or BigQuery.
- Infrastructure-as-code experience, ideally Terraform or Pulumi.
BENEFITS
The successful Lead Data Engineer will receive the following benefits:
- Salary between £90,000 - £110,000 - depending on experience.
- Fully remote work.
HOW TO APPLY
Please register your interest by sending your resume to Majid Latif via the Apply link on this page.