IT & Software

Head of Data Engineering

RecWorks

London · Greater London · United Kingdom

Overview

As Head of Data Engineering, you will lead the data engineering function in a greenfield fintech initiative, shaping the data platform strategy and governance. You will mentor a nulti-cloud data team to design, build, and maintain scalable pipelines and distributed architectures that meet security and regulatory requirements. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality data solutions for the product and business. This role offers impact at scale, enabling data-driven decisions across the organization and driving a robust, cost-efficient data stack.

Pay / Benefits
  • an annual bonus
  • 12% pension contribution
  • private medical care for you and your family
  • 27 holiday days
Responsibilities
  • Lead and mentor the data engineering team to deliver data platforms, pipelines, and infrastructure for a multi-cloud product
  • Design, develop and implement scalable, cost-effective and secure distributed architectures
  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance with data security regulations
  • Design and maintain data pipelines to ingest, process, and store large volumes from diverse sources
Key requirements
  • Experience leading data engineering teams
  • Proficiency with a multi-cloud stack (AWS, GCP)
  • Strong knowledge of data pipelines and distributed architectures
  • Hands-on familiarity with Java, Kotlin, Python and the listed tech stack
  • Awareness of data security and regulatory compliance
  • leadership and mentoring
  • excellent communication
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • Python

Reference: WJ-747_31182080

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