Senior Data Engineer - FinTech

Senior Data Engineer (Python Airflow) London / WFH to £130k

Are you a highly technical Data Engineer with FinTech / finance experience looking for an opportunity to progress your career?

You could be progressing your career in a senior, hands‑on Data Engineer role at a scaling FinTech, the core product is a private equities / alternative investment management platform.

As a Senior Data Engineer you'll take ownership of the data architecture, defining how data is structured, stored, transformed and made accessible across the business. You'll build and optimise data pipelines, primarily using Airflow, while establishing robust data governance frameworks covering data ownership, access policies, residency requirements and standards.

Working across the company's international operations, you'll ensure data is managed appropriately across different regions, taking into account varying regulatory and data residency requirements. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, leading discussions around data ownership, architecture, storage and usage, while identifying opportunities to improve the performance, efficiency and scalability of the existing data infrastructure.

You'll also play a key role in shaping the future of data engineering as the business grows, exploring improved approaches to dataset replication and environment management, alongside modern CI/CD practices to streamline the deployment, maintenance and ongoing development of data engineering processes.

Location / WFH:

You'll join colleagues in the London office three days a week with flexibility to work from home the other two days.

About you:

• You have a strong traditional data engineering background
• You have strong Python coding skills
• You have experience of building and optimising data pipelines
• You have strong experience with Apache Airflow or similar orchestration technologies
• You have experience with CI/CD and modern software engineering practices
• You have a good understanding of data architecture, modelling, transformation and storage
• You have experience with data governance and data ownership
• You have an understanding of data residency and the challenges of managing data across different geographies
• You're collaborative and pragmatic with communication skills

What's in it for you:

• Salary to £130k + bonus
• Impactful role with excellent career progression
• Hybrid working (x3 days in London)