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Lead Data Engineer

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Opportunity: Permanent

Salary: Up to £85k

Hybrid: 2 days per week onsite

Office Location: Central London


Our client a UK-based fintech are seeking a Lead Data Engineer to take ownership of their data infrastructure and play a pivotal role in powering AI-driven decision-making across the organisation. You'll be the architect behind the data systems that fuel both business intelligence and cutting-edge AI capabilities.


Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and own the data warehouse infrastructure, ensuring optimal performance and accessibility
  • Design, build, and maintain ELT pipelines that integrate internal systems and external partner data
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and customers to deliver actionable insights and refined data models
  • Resolve production issues, bugs, and participate in code reviews to maintain engineering quality
  • Mentor team members and champion emerging technologies to advance our data capabilities


Technical Skills

  • Deep expertise in SQL and database design principles
  • Hands-on experience with modern data warehousing platforms (Snowflake, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks
  • Experience building and maintaining production ELT/ETL pipelines



Services offered by Computappoint Limited are those of an Employment Business and/or Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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