Lead Data Engineer — Cloud Data Pipelines & Leadership

Hippo; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

25 days holiday + UK public holidays

Wellbeing & health benefits

Cycle-to-work scheme

Relocation support (if applicable)

Private health/dental cover

Job summary

Hippo in Manchester is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to guide data-centric delivery across client engagements and internal platforms. You will drive architecture, pipelines and best practices while mentoring a growing team of engineers.

You will lead complex data projects using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and dbt, collaborating with product, design and delivery teams in an agile environment. Expect travel to client sites and flexible hybrid working.

Qualifications

• Excellent experience delivering in Python and experience with at least one other core language.
• Excellent experience of SQL and relational databases.
• Solid experience of Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Solid experience of working with Snowflake and dbt.
• Strong experience of working with different data formats, e.g., CSV, JSON and XML.
• Expertise in building reliable Data Pipelines.
• Experience operating as a technical leader on complex projects and able to manage stakeholder expectations.
• Expertise in coaching and guiding others on the best way to achieve an optimal solution.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, able to articulate in both technical/non-technical terms depending on audience.
• Mastery of working in an Agile Environment and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical SME within the Hippo engineering community to ensure user-centred software is developed based on business requirements and best practice.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design and deliver solutions to complex client problems.
• Design and manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks before they occur.
• Continuously review and prioritise the delivery team's workload and anticipate the need for realignment with evolving priorities.
• Be a strong communicator and presenter, presenting solutions and progress to internal and external stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
• Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and ensuring that challenges are overcome.
• Lead in the recruitment and on-boarding of other engineers, and support consultants in their professional development.
• Lead on new business opportunities, writing technical bids and proposals.
• Promote Hippo’s Data Herd externally through writing blogs, workshops, or speaking at conferences.

Skills

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

Snowflake

dbt

Data pipelines

Agile/CI-CD

Technical leadership

Job description

Hippo in Manchester is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to guide data-centric delivery across client engagements and internal platforms. You will drive architecture, pipelines and best practices while mentoring a growing team of engineers.

You will lead complex data projects using Python, SQL, Snowflake, and dbt, collaborating with product, design and delivery teams in an agile environment. Expect travel to client sites and flexible hybrid working.