Lead/Principal Data Engineer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join their Data & AI team. This full-time position offers the chance to lead technical projects, shape data capabilities, and engage with clients to enhance their data architecture. Ideal candidates will have exceptional skills in SQL and Python, a passion for cloud engineering, and a commitment to driving business decisions through data. With attractive compensation and a focus on career development, this role is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Premium health insurance

Vacation plan

Career development opportunities

Training policy for skills-related events

Mental health program

Access to e-learning platforms

Office refreshments

Annual team-building events

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-performing data projects across various tech stacks.
• Strong communicator able to convey technical concepts to business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discoveries and shape technical implementations with clients.
• Provide leadership and guidance with data delivery teams for quality assurance.

Skills

SQL

Python

CI/CD

Cloud Engineering

Data Architecture

Communication

Education

Google Data Certification

Microsoft Data Certification

Job description

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Kin + Carta is looking to hire a Principal level Data Engineer to join our growing Data & AI team. If you are passionate about building valuable, innovative, and inspiring data solutions with a desire to continually learn as part of a collaborative and supportive team, read on!

What you can expect

With a specific focus on cloud-enabled data and artificial intelligence solutions:

• Leading technical discoveries and helping to shape the scope, size, and approach of technical implementations with our clients
• Providing leadership and guidance with data delivery teams, ensuring technical excellence and quality assurance is embedded into everything we do
• Getting hands-on with proof of concepts and prototypes, helping to show our clients and teams at Kin + Carta the art of the possible
• Helping our clients pave the way for successful implementations, working with their teams to establish the correct infrastructure, networks & security for Kin + Carta teams to land and deliver at pace
• Leading the refinement of reference architectures and architectural blueprints both at a generic best practice level and in response to specific client challenges
• Keeping Kin + Carta at the forefront of technological advancements and ensuring our approach is always ahead of our competitors both in terms of what we pitch and what we deliver
• Through certification and training, support the capability of your team and Kin + Carta to achieve partner recognition and status
• Leading technical elements of client pitches and responding to technical questions
• Hiring, coaching, and training more junior members of our team as we scale to meet our growing client demands over the coming years

The type of person we’d like to meet:

• Experience leading and supporting high-performing data projects and teams across various tech stacks and industries
• An experienced cloud engineer with a deep interest in how well-crafted data architectures can improve experiences and drive better business decision-making
• Keen to shape our data capability and actively engage with existing and new clients to make a positive impact on our growth
• A strong communicator, able to bring complex technical concepts to life for business stakeholders and convey business needs effectively to technical audiences
• Exceptional SQL, Python, and CI/CD skills; expected to raise the quality bar of our work and be able to spin up working development environments from scratch unaided
• Preferably holds or is actively studying to maintain Google or Microsoft Data-related certifications
• Preferably has experience working with Data Scientists and/or Machine Learning engineers or has a strong interest in these domains

What we offer:

• This is a full-time position with attractive compensation
• Premium health insurance providing fast access to contracted health services in Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Slovenia, and Croatia
• Vacation plan
• Great opportunity for career development
• Training policy for technical and other skills-related events, courses, and certifications
• Performance policy supporting personal career growth
• Mental health program
• Access to e-learning platforms like Udemy, Coursera, etc.
• Office refreshments
• Annual team-building events connecting offices in Prishtina, Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, and Skopje

Applying for the role

Please share examples of your work as part of your application.

The interview process at Kin + Carta

Here’s what to expect from the interview process:

Intro Call with the Talent Team (30 mins) – If your skills and experience match the role requirements, our Talent team will contact you to arrange a call. The aim is to get to know you and for you to learn more about Kin + Carta. This can be held via telephone or Zoom. If successful, you’ll be invited to a first-stage interview.

First-Stage Interview (60 minutes) – Typically a Q&A style interview lasting about an hour, designed to assess your skills, experience, interests, and motivations. It’s also an opportunity for you to ask questions and learn more about us.

Making a Decision – After the interview, our team will discuss feedback and make a final decision. We aim to respond as quickly as possible.

Our recruitment process usually takes around three to four weeks. You will be assigned a dedicated Talent team member to support you throughout.

We are committed to accommodating reasonable adjustment requests. Please let us know how we can make the process more accessible for you.