Lead Data Engineer: Build & Scale AI Data Pipelines

Datatech Analytics; City Of London; On-site; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Datatech Analytics in London is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to build and lead its Data Engineering function, shaping the team, setting standards and delivering critical pipelines.

You’ll own engineering practices, mentor engineers and partner with product leaders, delivering live data products while balancing speed, quality and scale. This role offers strong growth in a scaling AI driven business.

Qualifications

• Experience building a Data Engineering function or significantly improving an existing team’s practices.
• Proven line-management experience and a track record of developing engineers.
• Strong hands-on SQL and Python skills.
• Solid experience in data modelling, cloud infrastructure and deployment automation.
• The judgement to balance delivery demands with maintainability and technical quality.

Responsibilities

• Engineering standards, tooling and ways of working.
• Line management, mentoring and future recruitment.
• SQL-led transformation pipelines and Python orchestration.
• Code review, automated testing, Git workflows and CI/CD.
• Data modelling, deployment controls and production reliability.
• Integration of AI outputs into production data pipelines.
• Practical adoption of AI engineering tools, supported by validation and quality controls.

Skills

SQL

Python

Line management

Engineering standards

Job description

Datatech Analytics in London is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to build and lead its Data Engineering function, shaping the team, setting standards and delivering critical pipelines.

You’ll own engineering practices, mentor engineers and partner with product leaders, delivering live data products while balancing speed, quality and scale. This role offers strong growth in a scaling AI driven business.