Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer with a strong data engineering skills (ETL pipeline creation, data warehousing, data visualization etc) and a solid understanding of Database Architecture & Modelling is sought by a high growth PE backed scale up based in Birmingham. With recent investment driving global expansion this Lead Engineer will play a crucial role in driving innovation across data, product & cloud engineering affording this Lead Engineer unparalleled level of autonomy to shape the technical output of this market leading organisation. As the business scales and adds additional functionality this Lead Engineer will work closely with department heads to develop a technical roadmap stepping up into a senior technical leadership role in the near future offering excellent progression. This role would suit a Lead Engineer who has been responsible for owning business success from their technical work who is looking for more autonomy, a dynamic fast paced working environment and a clear progression pathway. This company support real commitment to a healthy work life balance with hybrid, flexible working alongside a collaborative, autonomous team culture. This Lead Engineer should have most of the following key skills - Strong Data engineering skills including ETL pipeline creation, data warehousing and visualization - Strong database architecture understanding - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MS SQL - Event sourcing/ messaging - Kafka, CQRS etc - Experience working in a high growth, product focussed business within small cross functional engineering teams - Solid cloud provisioning - GCP, Azure, AWS etc - A good appreciation of software engineering best practice - Understanding of serverless, microservices or event sourced architectures would be a plus - A passion for AI innovation would be really useful - Any team mentorship would be a plus In return this Lead Engineer will receive - Starting salary of up to £90,000 - Bonus scheme - Long term remote working - Great progression opportunities - 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays - Private healthcare - Regular salary reviews - A well-structured training scheme with external certifications So if you are a Lead Engineer who is looking to play a lead role in shaping the technical output of a successful, scaling organisation please apply now to be considered and for further info. Lead Developer ETL, data warehousing, MongoDB, SQL, Kafka, event messaging, software engineering