Lead Analytics Engineer: Shape Data Strategy & Impact

Fundingcircle

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Funding Circle in London is seeking a senior data engineer to own data modelling, governance, and feature design. You will shape a star schema and optimize data usability, collaborating with the engineering team to deliver scalable data solutions.

You will work with SQL, Python, PySpark, dbt and Airflow, apply ER/Dim modelling, and mentor others while translating business requirements into technical specs. Hybrid London office, competitive salary and benefits.

Qualifications

Experience in SQL, Python, PySpark and related data processing languages.
Extensive experience with dbt; familiarity with Airflow.
Experience with ER/Dimensional modelling and Cloud Data Warehousing (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery).

Responsibilities

Owns the data modelling strategy and governance.
Leads design/implementation of new features, including star schema and other best practices to optimise data usability.
Sets best practices and standards on how we use SQL & dbt / Python / Pyspark and/or other languages to solve business problems.
Becomes an expert in the business subject area the team are working on, holding expertise on both the business requirements as well as the technical implementation.
Delivers high quality code, provides technical mentorship and ensures the team is building scalable, maintainable data models.
Co-owns the backlog with the Engineering Manager and helps to break down technical requirements.