Lead Data Engineer | Python, DBT, Airflow, Terraform, GCP/AWS | London (Hybrid 1-2 Days) | £120K-£140K OB is partnered with an exciting Unicorn FinTech that are on a mission to transform lending with a central focus on data. As a Lead Engineer, you will set the technical direction for our data platform and shape how data enables every part of the business: lending, finance, analytics, and risk. This is a hands-on leadership role in a high-trust, high-ownership environment. You’ll lead a squad of talented engineers, architect the future of our data ecosystem, and drive modern, scalable engineering practices across the organisation. What you’ll do Lead and develop a squad of 4–6 data engineers. Own the technical strategy for the data platform and internal data products. Design scalable, secure, observable data architectures. Work closely with product and business teams to deliver meaningful outcomes. Drive engineering excellence, automation, and standardisation. Mentor and coach engineers, raising the bar across the function. Stay hands-on when needed: you build it, you run it. What you’ll work on Building robust ELT pipelines and data models using DBT and BigQuery. Scaling a cloud-native data platform with strong automation and monitoring. Improving data lineage, governance, reliability, and security. Enabling self-service capabilities for product and analytics teams. Shaping a modern, greenfield data strategy with genuine engineering freedom. You’ll be a strong fit if you Have 7 years in data or backend engineering, including 2 years in a lead or technical decision-making role. Are fluent in the modern data stack: DBT, BigQuery, Airflow, Terraform, GCP or AWS. Bring strong software engineering skills: Python, SQL, CI/CD, DevOps mindset. Understand data warehousing, ETL/ELT, orchestration, and streaming pipelines. Thrive in cross-functional product squads and collaborative work. If you are interested in this role, please send your CV to jonah.brookes@oliverbernard.com Lead Data Engineer | Python, DBT, Airflow, Terraform, GCP/AWS | London (Hybrid 1-2 Days) | £120K-£140K