Director of Data Platform Engineering

Precision for Medicine; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision for Medicine is looking for an engineering leader to build and scale its data engineering team. You will be responsible for day-to-day engineering operations and ensuring the quality and reliability of the data platform.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in data engineering, leading teams, and delivering complex initiatives. You will work closely with senior leadership and have the opportunity to shape the engineering function in a growing organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading engineering teams and managing performance.
• Direct experience with cloud data solutions and modern data stacks.
• Track record of complex data platform initiatives and migrations.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team.
• Own day-to-day engineering operations and delivery cadence.
• Lead technical design reviews and architecture decisions.
• Establish engineering quality practices and standards.
• Ensure production systems meet SLAs and operational reliability.

Skills

Data engineering

Team leadership

Cloud data warehouses (Snowflake)

CI/CD processes

Debugging production issues

Education

5/8+ years in data engineering or related roles

3+ years leading engineering teams

Tools

Orchestration tools

Analytics platforms

Job description

Precision for Medicine is looking for an engineering leader to build and scale its data engineering team. You will be responsible for day-to-day engineering operations and ensuring the quality and reliability of the data platform.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience in data engineering, leading teams, and delivering complex initiatives. You will work closely with senior leadership and have the opportunity to shape the engineering function in a growing organization.