Senior Analytics Engineer (6 month FTC)

Visa Hunt; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private health cover

Office socials & off-sites

Retirement savings plans

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Lendable is building world-class fintech tech to empower customers with fast credit and smarter money management. Join the data analytics team to own models, pipelines, and insights shaping lending decisions and investor reporting.

You’ll work with a modern stack (SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran, Claude) to enable reliable analysis, scale, and rapid experimentation across a growing platform.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL and data engineering skills with dbt.

Responsibilities

• Owning and improving the data models that support lending decisions, pricing, portfolio analysis, and investor reporting.
• Driving the development of dbt models and transformation layer, working with analysts and stakeholders to improve the speed and quality of insight generation
• Helping define good modelling patterns, architecture, and implementation standards across the analytics engineering layer
• Supporting analysts at different technical levels, helping them build stronger engineering habits and become more effective with data
• Acting as a bridge between analysts, backend engineers, product teams, and the data platform team to make sure data is generated, modelled, and used effectively
• Identifying opportunities to improve the efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of our transformation pipeline over time
• Scaling our data infrastructure to proactively support the requirements of a rapidly growing business

Skills

SQL

ELT pipelines

dbt

Stakeholder management

Data modelling

AI tools

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Fivetran

Claude

Job description

About LendableLendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start:One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 peopleAmong the fastest-growing tech companies in the UKProfitable since 2017Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman SachsLoved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot)So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days.We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes.Join us if you want toTake ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quoBuild the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting

What you’ll be doing

• Owning and improving the data models that support lending decisions, pricing, portfolio analysis, and investor reporting
• Driving the development of our dbt models and transformation layer, working with analysts and stakeholders to improve the speed and quality of insight generation
• Helping define good modelling patterns, architecture, and implementation standards across the analytics engineering layer
• Supporting analysts at different technical levels, helping them build stronger engineering habits and become more effective with data
• Acting as a bridge between analysts, backend engineers, product teams, and the data platform team to make sure data is generated, modelled, and used effectively
• Identifying opportunities to improve the efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of our transformation pipeline over time
• Scaling our data infrastructure to proactively support the requirements of a rapidly growing business

Our modern data stack

You'll work with a modern analytics stack centred around SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran and Claude.

What we’re looking for

Essential:

• Strong SQL skills
• Strong experience with ELT pipelines and transformation at scale, using dbt
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence and negotiate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong data modelling skills and a good understanding of how analytical datasets should be structured for reliability and usability
• Good judgement in balancing longer-term platform improvements with day-to-day business needs
• The ability to spot inefficiencies in existing data workflows and improve them independently
• Comfort using AI tools effectively to move faster, improve quality, and strengthen day-to-day analytical and engineering workflows

Desirable:

• Experience with Snowflake or another modern cloud data warehouse
• An interest in helping analysts raise their technical bar through support, mentoring, and better shared patterns
• Fintech or scale-up experience

Interview process

• Quick chat with a recruiter
• 15-minute cognitive assessment
• 60-minute techincal interview (Interactive architecture/design exercise)
• 60-minute culture interview with primary stakeholders

Life at Lendable

• Winning team: the opportunity to scale up one of the world’s most successful fintech companies
• Flexible working: flexible approach tailored to each role.
• Hybrid roles require three days in-office weekly; fully remote roles include regular opportunities for in-person connection through socials and off-sites
• Socials & connection: opportunities and events to come together, socialise, and get to know each other beyond the office walls
• Health coverage: support for your physical and mental wellbeing, including private health cover
• Retirement & savings: long-term financial wellbeing through retirement savings plans
• Employee referral programme: earn a competitive bonus when you refer successful new team members
• Office meals & snacks: enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, plus complimentary lunches prepared by in-house chefs on in-office days at select locations
• Sustainable commuting: cycle-to-work and electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes available in select locations

Please note: The availability and details of specific benefits vary by location and role. For more information, please speak to your Talent Partner.

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