Head of Data Engineering - £90k plus bonus - Fully remote (UK based)
Join a fast-moving team shaping the future of online sports betting and gaming. Innovation and excellence are at the heart of everything here, with a commitment to delivering top-tier products and services to customers around the globe.
This is an opportunity to lead and grow a high-performing Data Engineering team, driving technical strategy and execution across the business intelligence stack.
What You'll Be Doing
* Lead engineering projects within BI, contributing to planning and architectural decisions.
* Manage and mentor a team of talented data engineers.
* Run engineering sprints, retrospectives, and support incident reviews.
* Provide technical oversight of the BI stack, including:
* Data governance and integrity (contracts and variations)
* Development standards and processes
* Stack availability, robustness, and performance improvements
* Managing technical debt
* Collaborate with Data Science and Reporting teams to support their work and deployments.
* Work cross-functionally with other tech departments on shared initiatives.
What You Bring
* Proven experience managing data engineering teams.
* Strong hands-on background in data engineering, including:
* Python application development
* CI/CD pipelines and web-based platforms (GitHub, GitLab)
* Cloud platforms like GCP (BigQuery, Kubernetes, Firestore)
* Infrastructure configuration (e.g., Terraform)
* Messaging services (Kafka, Pub/Sub)
* NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Firestore)
* Advanced SQL querying (BigQuery, Snowflake)
* Orchestration tools (Airflow, Luigi, Cloud Compose)
* A proactive, independent mindset with strong attention to detail.
* A passion for learning, problem-solving, and improving data infrastructure standards.
* A degree in a scientific or quantitative field.
* Bonus: Knowledge of sports betting and familiarity with gaming data.
What to Expect
Interviews are a two-way street. Expect a conversational process designed to help both sides get to know each other. Bring your questions, be curious, and let’s explore what we can build together.
If this sounds like the right fit, apply early—applications may close ahead of schedule once enough interest is received.