Hybrid London Lead Data Engineer - Data Platforms & Cloud

Searchability®; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Hybrid work

Career progression

Cloud/data tech exposure

Job summary

Searchability® is seeking a Lead Data Engineer in London to design, build and maintain scalable data platforms supporting business-critical applications. You will develop robust data pipelines, optimise storage and processing, and implement data quality and governance while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will guide engineering standards, contribute to technical direction, and work in a fast-growing cloud-based data environment with opportunities to influence the data function and

Qualifications

• Commercial experience in a Lead/Senior Data Engineer or backend role.
• Experience designing and building scalable data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and database knowledge.
• Experience with data processing and orchestration tools.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Experience in agile software environments.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain scalable data platforms supporting business-critical apps.
• Develop robust data pipelines and optimise storage/processing.
• Implement data quality and governance best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver reliable data solutions.
• Provide technical guidance and set engineering standards across the data function.
• Influence data architecture and technical direction across the team.

Skills

Lead Data Engineer

Data pipelines

SQL

Cloud platforms

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Communication

Tools

Airflow

dbt

AWS

GCP

Job description

Searchability® is seeking a Lead Data Engineer in London to design, build and maintain scalable data platforms supporting business-critical applications. You will develop robust data pipelines, optimise storage and processing, and implement data quality and governance while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

You will guide engineering standards, contribute to technical direction, and work in a fast-growing cloud-based data environment with opportunities to influence the data function and