Lead Analytics Engineer
Funding Circle13 days ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Own the data modelling strategy and establish standards for data modelling, transformations, and governance.
- Lead the design and implementation of new data features, including star schemas and practices that improve data usability.
- Set best practices for using SQL, dbt, Python, PySpark, and other languages to solve business problems.
- Develop deep expertise in the team’s business subject area and translate business requirements into technical implementations.
- Deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable data models and provide technical mentorship.
- Co-own the backlog with the Engineering Manager and help break down technical requirements.
- Architect safe, maintainable custom AI solutions and automated systems and mentor company builders in advanced AI system creation.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with SQL, Python, PySpark, or other languages relevant to data processing.
- Extensive experience with dbt and ideally Airflow or other orchestration tools.
- Extensive experience with entity-relationship modelling and dimensional modelling.
- Experience with cloud data warehousing platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
- Familiarity with Tableau.
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, including the ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements.
- Fintech or financial services experience is preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Hybrid London role with two days in the office.
- Flexible benefits allowance that can be tailored to personal and family needs.
- Private medical and dental coverage, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.
- Life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.
- Dedicated annual learning allowance.
- Electric car and cycle-to-work schemes and season ticket loans.
- Award-winning parental leave policies, including support for fertility treatments and new family additions.
- Barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches in the London office.
Tech Stack
Categories
Data Engineering
About Funding Circle
Funding Circle builds an online lending platform that provides term loans and lines of credit to small and medium-sized businesses, using data-driven underwriting. It generates interest and fee income and also distributes finance through partners via embedded lending. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in London, the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and primarily serves the UK market.