Lead Data Engineer - Snowflake

LEAD DATA ENGINEER - SNOWFLAKE
LONDON, CURRENTLY FLEXIBLE / REMOTE / HOMEWORKING
UP TO £100,000 + BENEFITS

As a Lead Data Engineer, you will be inheriting a Snowflake data platform for a successful Ecommerce company that has disrupted the market with their product line. You will be leading a junior squad so will remain hands-on to further develop the platform and team members.
THE COMPANY:
It has only been in the last year that this company has invested in their data function which has massively impacted the growth of the business. They have grown their data department from 0-to 30 with Data Engineering sitting at the forefront of this. With headcount for further growth, it will be your responsibility to take the data platform to the next level, driving modern ways of working including software principles, testing, CI/CD etc.
THE ROLE:
As a Lead Data Engineer, you will be taking ownership of the current Snowflake data platform. It will be beneficial if you have worked within an Ecommerce setting to understand the data coming in and to work with all stakeholders across the business to facilitate their needs.
You will be working with the Architect to choose new technologies to further develop the platform, analysing which best fit their needs. You will have full autonomy of the way you develop team members, ensuring the code is being written to the highest quality and tested regularly.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
The ideal Lead Data Engineer will have:

• Worked in an Ecommerce setting, mentoring other Data Engineers
• Strong Python coding skills including testing principles (unit testing, TDD/BDD)
• Experience working with Snowflake with the ability to build robust data models
• An understanding of cloud architecture to support the Data Architect

HOW TO APPLY:
Please register your interest by sending your CV to Henry Rodrigues via the apply link on this page. (The company has outlined a fully remote interview process and has a remote onboarding policy in place).