Lead Data Engineer

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20% Bonus

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment in London is seeking a Data Engineering Lead to own the data landscape, from platform architecture and data pipelines to governance, reporting and future team expansion.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership in a hybrid London setup, offering up to £90,000 base salary plus a 20% bonus, and the chance to shape a growing data-driven consumer brand. Significant ownership and direct exposure to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong Python and SQL skills.
• Experience building production-grade data pipelines.
• Strong BigQuery experience.
• Experience with dbt or similar transformation tooling.
• Experience working with cloud data platforms.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to operate autonomously and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Previous experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering or Data Leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Building and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Developing and optimising a cloud-based data platform within BigQuery.
• Owning data quality, governance, security and access controls.
• Delivering trusted reporting and analytics capabilities.
• Managing external data and analytics partners.
• Enabling self-service analytics across the business.
• Driving adoption of AI-enabled analytics and decision-making tools.
• Helping build and lead the data function as the company grows.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

BigQuery

dbt

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Autonomy

Team leadership

Job description

Data Engineering Lead

London (Hybrid)

Up to £90,000 + 20% Bonus

We're partnering with a rapidly growing consumer brand that's investing heavily in data and looking for its first Data Engineering Lead to build the foundations of a modern, data-driven organisation.

This is a rare opportunity to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth and take ownership of the entire data landscape, from platform architecture and data pipelines through to governance, reporting and future team expansion.

Key responsibilities include:

• Building and maintaining scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
• Developing and optimising a cloud-based data platform within BigQuery
• Owning data quality, governance, security and access controls
• Delivering trusted reporting and analytics capabilities
• Managing external data and analytics partners
• Enabling self-service analytics across the business
• Driving adoption of AI-enabled analytics and decision-making tools
• Helping build and lead the data function as the company grows

Requirements

We're looking for engineers who enjoy combining deep technical expertise with commercial impact.

You’ll ideally have:

• Strong Python and SQL skills
• Experience building production-grade data pipelines
• Strong BigQuery experience
• Experience with dbt or similar transformation tooling
• Experience working with cloud data platforms
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• The ability to operate autonomously and thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Previous experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering or Data Leadership roles

Nice to Have

• E-commerce, retail or DTC experience
• Experience with Shopify, Amazon or marketing platforms
• Exposure to attribution, tracking or customer analytics
• Experience implementing data governance frameworks
• Exposure to AI, LLMs or modern analytics tooling
• Previous team leadership experience

Why Join?

• Up to £90,000 base salary
• 20% bonus
• Opportunity to become the company's first dedicated data leader
• Significant ownership and autonomy
• Direct exposure to senior leadership
• Clear pathway to build and lead a team
• Chance to shape the future of a high-growth business from the ground u