Junior Data Engineer

Lendable Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lendable Ltd is hiring a Junior Data Platform Engineer in London. You will work with senior engineers to solve data platform challenges and deliver pragmatic, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes ownership of specific problem areas, collaboration with product, analytics and engineering teams, and a focus on reliable, cost-efficient data infrastructure. This is a hybrid role with visibility into a growing data platform.

Qualifications

• Solid programming ability (Python or similar).
• Strong experience with Snowflake (or similar warehouses).
• Cloud experience (AWS preferred).
• Infrastructure as code (Terraform ideally).
• CI/CD best practices.

Responsibilities

• Work with product, analytics and engineering teams to tackle data platform challenges and deliver pragmatic, scalable solutions.
• Own areas of the problem, proactively gathering context and aligning stakeholders to ensure work lands effectively.

Job description

# Junior Data Engineer* London* Full Time (Permanent)* Hybrid* Data PlatformApply for this role## About the roleAs a Junior Data Platform Engineer, you'll work alongside senior team members to tackle complex challenges, while taking ownership of your own areas of the problem, in a fast-paced environment where no two days look the same. The role is fundamentally about problem solving: understanding business challenges, breaking them down, and delivering pragmatic, scalable solutions.You’ll work closely with product, analytics, and engineering teams, operating with a high degree of autonomy. That means proactively gathering context, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring work lands effectively.Data Platform sits at the centre of the business, with a real opportunity to shape how teams interact with data. The focus is on enabling fast, iterative analytics, moving from idea to insight quickly, while maintaining strong foundations around reliability, cost, and security.### **Our Modern Tech Stack**You’ll work across a broad set of technologies as we evolve the platform. Experience is helpful, but not essential:* **Languages:** Python, SQL, Terragrunt, JavaScript* **Cloud:** AWS (primary), some GCP* **Warehouse & Storage:** Snowflake, S3/Parquet* **Data & ETL:** dbt, Fivetran* **Platform & Infra:** Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Argo, GitHub Actions, HashiCorp Vault* **Observability:** Datadog, Grafana* **Dashboarding:** Preset* **Other**: Claude### **What we’re looking for**Strong fundamentals and the ability to apply them pragmatically:* Solid programming ability (Python or similar)* Strong experience with Snowflake (or similar warehouses)* Good understanding of software engineering patterns and architectures* Experience building data-intensive systems* Cloud experience (AWS preferred)* Infrastructure as code (Terraform ideally)* CI/CD best practices* Familiarity with modern data architectures (Lambda/Kappa)Just as importantly, how you work:* A self-starter who takes ownership and drives work forward* Strong problem solver who focuses on understanding before building* Good judgement on build vs buy decisions* Comfortable working in ambiguity and shaping direction* Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences* Able to manage multiple streams of work without losing momentum* Pragmatic, balancing speed with scalability and reliability* Actively looks to improve ways of working, including leveraging AI tooling### **Interview process*** Initial call with Talent team* Hiring manager call* Technical interview* Final interview with VP of PlatformApply for this role