Data engineer in fintech

Are you a highly technical Data Engineer with FinTech / finance experience looking for an opportunity to progress your career? You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands-on Data Engineer role at a scaling FinTech, the core product is a private equities / alternative investment management platform.

• As a Senior Data Engineer you'll take ownership of the data architecture, defining how data is structured, stored, transformed and made accessible across the business.
• You'll build and optimise data pipelines, primarily using Airflow, while establishing robust data governance frameworks covering data ownership, access policies, residency requirements and standards.
• Working across the company's international operations, you'll ensure data is managed appropriately across different regions, taking into account varying regulatory and data residency requirements.
• You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, leading discussions around data ownership, architecture, storage and usage, while identifying opportunities to improve the performance, efficiency and scalability of the existing data infrastructure.
• You'll also play a key role in shaping the future of data engineering as the business grows, exploring improved approaches to dataset replication and environment management, alongside modern CI/CD practices to streamline the deployment, maintenance and ongoing development of data engineering processes.

• You have a strong traditional data engineering background
• You have strong Python coding skills
• You have experience of building and optimising data pipelines
• You have strong experience with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration technologies
• You have experience with CI/CD and modern software engineering practices
• You have a good understanding of data architecture, modelling, transformation and storage
• You have experience with data governance and data ownership
• You have an understanding of data residency and the challenges of managing data across different geographies
• You're collaborative and pragmatic with communication skills

• Salary to £130k + bonus
• Impactful role with excellent career progression
• Hybrid working (x3 days in London)