Lead Data Engineer

La Fosse Associates; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic SaaS start-up seeks a Lead Data Engineer to oversee and mentor the engineering team, design efficient data pipelines, and collaborate on product development. This position, offering a salary of £90,000 – £115,000, provides an opportunity for significant impact within a growing business. Candidates should have strong AWS experience and a background in API integration, as well as excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with cloud services like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Proven background in API integration.
• Experience with dbt is essential.
• Previous mentoring or leadership experience in a tech context.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of engineers.
• Design, build and optimise data pipelines and integrations.
• Develop scalable solutions to support analytics and product teams.
• Work closely with stakeholders to ensure data is driving value.

Skills

Strong experience with AWS

API integration

Essential experience with dbt

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Lead Data Engineer – SaaS Start-up

Salary: £90,000 – £115,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the London office

About the role

We are working with a fast-growing, product-driven SaaS start-up looking for a Lead Data Engineer to help shape and scale the data function. This is a great opportunity for a Senior or Principal Data Engineer ready to take on more leadership responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small team of engineers.

• Design, build and optimise data pipelines and integrations.

• Develop scalable solutions to support analytics and product teams.

• Work closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure data is driving value.

Requirements

• Strong experience with AWS (Azure or GCP also considered).

• Proven background in API integration.

• Essential experience with dbt.

• Previous mentoring or leadership experience (does not need to be formal line management).

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a fast-paced start-up environment.

Why join?

This role offers the chance to have real ownership within a scaling SaaS business, where your work will directly impact product development and company strategy.

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