Job Description
Principal Data EngineerUp to £107,500 + Bonus + BenefitsLondon - Hybrid
Are you a hands-on data engineering leader who thrives on building robust platforms and driving technical excellence? I'm partnering with a well-loved consumer tech business that brings joy and storytelling into people's lives-and they're now scaling their data and ML platform to support the next phase of growth.
This is a chance to be at the forefront of a data transformation journey-owning architectural direction, mentoring engineers, and shaping a decentralised data model that will serve marketing, product, finance, and AI functions across the group.
?? Why Join?
* ?? Up to £107,500 base salary
* �? Hybrid working with a London base (flexibility offered)
* ?? High-impact role with a growing, values-driven data team
* �? Platform-focused, mission-led engineering
* ?? Work with a modern cloud-native stack (Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, Terraform, AWS)
????? What You'll Be Doing
* Serve as the technical lead for cross-functional data initiatives
* Define and champion best practices for building scalable, governed, high-quality data pipelines
* Design and implement platform capabilities that support decentralised data adoption
* Drive forward technical strategy and architectural decisions for the team
* Mentor data and analytics engineers to raise the technical bar
* Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health and innovation
* Collaborate across teams-product managers, analysts, ML engineers, and more
?? What You'll Bring
* Extensive experience designing and building modern data platforms
* Strong skills in Python, SQL, and tools like DBT, Airflow, Fivetran
* Expertise in cloud services (ideally AWS) and IaC tools like Terraform
* Deep understanding of data architecture, ELT pipelines, and governance
* A background in software engineering principles (CI/CD, version control, testing)
* Excellent communicator-comfortable leading discussions with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
* A collaborative mindset and passion for coaching others
?? Tech Environment
* Cloud: AWS (Kinesis, Lambda, S3, ECS, etc.)
* Data Warehouse: Snowflake
* Transformation & Orchestration: Python, DBT, Airflow
* IaC & DevOps: Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
* Monitoring & Governance: Monte Carlo, Collate
?? Interested?If you're excited about platform-level ownership, technical influence, and building systems that help people tell their stories-get in touch. You don't need to tick every single box to be considered.