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Job Description

Lead Data Engineer

Salary: £100,000 – £120,000 per annum

Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the London office

About the role

We are working with a fast-growing, product-driven SaaS start-up looking for a Lead Data Engineer to help shape and scale the data function. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior or Principal Data Engineer ready to step into a leadership role and drive technical direction across a modern data stack.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a small team of data engineers. Design, build and optimise data pipelines and integrations using Python and Airflow. Develop scalable, cloud- solutions on AWS, leveraging services such as Snowflake, Kubernetes, and Terraform for infrastructure-as-code. Build and maintain robust APIs and streaming pipelines (Kafka) to support real-time and batch data needs. Partner closely with analytics, product, and engineering teams to ensure data is accurate, reliable, and driving business value.

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience with AWS (Azure or GCP also considered). Excellent programming skills in Python. Proven background in API development and integration. Experience building and maintaining modern data pipelines using Airflow and Kafka. Solid understanding of Snowflake or similar cloud data warehouses. Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration. Proficiency with Terraform or other IaC tools. Essential experience with dbt. Previous mentoring or leadership experience (formal line management not required). Strong communication skills and ability to excel in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Why join?

This role offers the opportunity to take real ownership within a scaling SaaS business, influencing architecture, tooling, and long-term strategy. Your work will have direct impact on product development and the wider company direction.

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