Lead Engineer - GM
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hackajob is collaborating with Dunnhumby Ltd to connect them with exceptional tech professionals for this role.
dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, empowering businesses everywhere to compete and thrive in the modern data‑driven economy. We always put the Customer First.
Our mission: to enable businesses to grow and reimagine themselves by becoming advocates and champions for their Customers. With deep heritage and expertise in retail - one of the world’s most competitive markets, with a deluge of multi‑dimensional data - dunnhumby today enables businesses all over the world, across industries, to be Customer First.
dunnhumby employs nearly 2,500 experts in offices throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas working for transformative, iconic brands such as Tesco, Coca‑Cola, Meijer, Procter & Gamble and Metro.
We’re looking for a Lead Engineer who expects more from their career. It’s a chance to extend and improve dunnhumby’s Software Engineering Department. It’s an opportunity to work with a market‑leading business to explore new opportunities for us and influence global retailers.
As the Lead Engineer, you will be working on Data collaboration and Global Media solutions, including designing, leading, and implementing a data collaboration platform that allows clients and third parties to share and merge data securely. You will also provide support for consulting and proposition teams in client meetings and in technical integration.
What You Can Expect In The Role
* Be the technical expert about the products (dunnhumby and third party), within a team or for several teams
* Conduct requirements analysis, balance different requirements and make technical trade‑off decisions at application level (e.g. component design)
* Lead exciting end‑to‑end projects and ensure Service Level Agreements are successfully delivered
* Define and develop solutions to technical problems that arise
* Use your expertise to input into reengineering and design
* Act as a subject matter expert for focus areas across the technology space
* Actively look for the latest tools and technologies within or outside dunnhumby
* Actively learn and help implement the new industry standards related to products, people, and processes
* Collaborate with different stakeholders on managing project milestones, short‑term, and long‑term planning
* Help identify the dependencies, risks, and bottlenecks in the projects proactively
* Work actively with the Engineering Manager to resolve them
What We Would Expect From You
* Strong experience in cloud‑native architectures and integration patterns
* Very experienced with high volume of data and low latency integrations
* Experience in collaborative design and delivery of software products and platforms, including depth of knowledge across at least two of software, infrastructure, big data, event processing and distributed computing architecture
* Familiarity with at least one of the major cloud provider’s technology stacks - Azure, GCP or AWS
* Leadership and early adopter of modern software‑centric infrastructure management, including CI/CD, continuous deployment, Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code, Configuration as Code/Data
* Track record of implementing architectural changes in Agile development methodologies
* Experience identifying key business technology issues and providing analytical skills to understand and communicate design specifications that facilitate technical development, including the creation of both high‑level and detailed design documentation and impact estimation
* Problem solving and troubleshooting skills and the ability to exercise mature judgement
What You Can Expect From Us
We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. You’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company, alongside flexible working hours, your birthday off, and a degree of personal flexibility you might not expect.
You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting‑edge technology that reflects our global ambition, yet with a nimble, small‑business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment and learn.
And we don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion; we live it every day with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One and dh Thrive as living proof. Everyone’s invited.
Our Approach to Flexible Working
At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work.
We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work / life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.
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Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Software Development
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