Senior Data Engineer: Lead Scalable Data Pipelines

Hippo Digital Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

25 days holiday

Perkbox

Critical illness cover

Life assurance

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work

EV salary sacrifice

Season ticket loans

Wellbeing sessions

Flexible benefits

Private health cover

Private dental cover

Additional pension contributions

Extra holidays

Wellbeing contribution

Charity contributions

Tree planting

Job summary

Hippo Digital Limited is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Hippo Herd, delivering data engineering services for public and private sector clients. You will lead the delivery of complex data systems, ensuring technical excellence and mentoring others.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary team across data, design, product, delivery and engineering to build scalable pipelines, mentor engineers, and promote best practices while travelling to client sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Excellent experience delivering in Python and at least one other core language.
• Strong expertise in SQL and relational databases.
• Solid experience with Cloud providers such as AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Solid experience working with Snowflake and dbt.
• Strong experience working with different data formats, e.g., CSV, JSON and XML.
• Expert knowledge in building reliable and scalable Data Pipelines.
• Deep experience working in an Agile Environment.
• Proficiency in Test‑Driven Development (TDD) or Behaviour Driven Development (BDD).
• Strong experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
• Experience mentoring and coaching others on technical best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the production of user‑centred data software based on business requirements and best practice.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to explore, design and deliver innovative solutions to complex client problems.
• Maintain and grow client relationships, troubleshooting complex issues through collaboration.
• Design and manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving potential bottlenecks before they occur.
• Communicate and present prototypes, solutions, and progress to internal and external stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
• Build great relationships with your team and stakeholders, ensuring that systemic challenges are overcome.
• Mentoring and coaching other engineers to support their professional development.
• Promote Hippo’s Data Herd internally and externally through blogs, case studies, and workshops.

Skills

Python

Other language

SQL

Cloud platforms

Snowflake

dbt

Data pipelines

Agile

TDD/BDD

CI/CD

Mentoring

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

CI/CD tools

Job description

Hippo Digital Limited is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Hippo Herd, delivering data engineering services for public and private sector clients. You will lead the delivery of complex data systems, ensuring technical excellence and mentoring others.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary team across data, design, product, delivery and engineering to build scalable pipelines, mentor engineers, and promote best practices while travelling to client sites as needed.