Real-Time Data Platform Lead - Streaming & AI Automation

Kraken; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is looking for a Data Platform Team Lead in Greater London. You'll lead a team focused on building Kraken's real-time streaming infrastructure and manage the architecture for high-volume data systems. A successful candidate will have over 8 years of experience in data engineering and at least 3 years in a leadership role. They should have strong skills in Kafka, Spark, and AWS, along with the ability to drive AI automation in data workflows. This role offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment with a focus on technical excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data engineering, platform engineering, or distributed systems.
• 3+ years managing engineering teams.
• Experience with real-time data processing at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the data platform team.
• Own architecture and roadmap for data systems.
• Drive AI automation and intelligent workflows.

Skills

Data engineering

Platform engineering

Distributed systems

Cloud-native data infrastructure

AI/ML integration

Leadership

Tools

AWS

Spark

Kafka

Python

Java

Job description

Kraken is looking for a Data Platform Team Lead in Greater London. You'll lead a team focused on building Kraken's real-time streaming infrastructure and manage the architecture for high-volume data systems. A successful candidate will have over 8 years of experience in data engineering and at least 3 years in a leadership role. They should have strong skills in Kafka, Spark, and AWS, along with the ability to drive AI automation in data workflows. This role offers a dynamic and collaborative work environment with a focus on technical excellence.