Recruitment & Consulting Director | Together Stronger
Lead Data Engineer – Help Shape the Future of Mental Health Research
Are you a hands-on leader who loves crafting clean architecture and mentoring engineers? Do you enjoy building scalable data pipelines? Are you seeking a meaningful challenge?
Join a health-focused data team working at the intersection of research, AI, and engineering. You’ll support the Head of Engineering in elevating the team’s technical maturity, driving best practices, and building impactful solutions.
Responsibilities:
* Lead and mentor a team of data engineers
* Build and scale data pipelines using Spark, Kafka, and Delta Lake
* Establish test-driven, documented, and repeatable engineering practices
* Collaborate with AI, research, and DevOps teams to deliver products and insights
* Manage sensitive health data (PII) and extract structured data from PDFs and documents
* Contribute to cost optimization and efficient cloud resource usage
Work Location:
* 2 days a week in the office (one in Oxford and one in London)
Ideal Candidate:
* Values clean code, strong documentation, and a test-first approach
* Enjoys mentoring junior developers
* Has experience with PII and document extraction challenges
If you're interested in playing a pivotal role in a growing team with potential to become the future Head of Data, apply now.
Additional Details:
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job functions: Engineering, IT, Healthcare
* Industries: Software Development, Data Infrastructure
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