Senior / Lead Data Engineer

Senior / Lead Data Engineer

London, Hybrid. (1-3 Days in London)

Up to £90,000 plus 25% bonus.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead data engineering within a growing organisation that is scaling its cloud data platform. You will take technical ownership of GCP data architecture, guide engineering standards, and deliver high quality pipelines that enable analytics and product teams across the business.

The Company

They are investing heavily in modern data capabilities and are building a cloud-native environment to support their next phase of growth. Their teams work collaboratively across engineering, analytics, and product, creating an environment where data reliability, scalability, and innovation are core priorities. You will join a function where your leadership has clear impact on technical strategy and delivery.

The Role

* Lead the design and build of scalable data pipelines and platform components in GCP.

* Guide and develop data engineers, ensuring strong engineering practices and delivery standards.

* Create and maintain reliable batch and streaming workflows using GCP native tools.

* Develop robust data models and ensure high quality, well-documented datasets.

* Champion data quality, governance, observability, and continuous improvement.

* Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.

* Contribute hands-on to complex engineering challenges and architectural decisions.

Your Skills and Experience

* Strong commercial experience working with GCP data tooling, including BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, and Dataflow.

* Proficiency in Python and SQL for building well-structured, production-grade pipelines.

* Familiarity with infrastructure as code, ideally Terraform.

* Experience leading technical delivery or guiding engineering standards.

* Comfortable operating across architecture, hands-on engineering, and collaboration with non-technical stakeholders.

* Strong awareness of data quality, testing, monitoring, and modern ELT patterns.

What They Offer

* Salary up to £90,000 plus 25% bonus.

* Hybrid working with office flexibility.

* Pension and a comprehensive benefits package.

* Dedicated training and development budget.

* Opportunity to shape data engineering strategy and influence long-term platform decisions.

* Clear progression pathways within an expanding data function.

How to Apply

If this opportunity sounds like a good match, please apply with your CV.