Lead Data Engineer

We’re looking for a hands-on Data Engineering & Analytics Team Lead to guide a talented team of engineers and deliver mission-critical data and reporting solutions for a fast-growing, global payments platform.

You’ll lead a team of 6 data engineers while remaining deeply technical—designing scalable data pipelines, shaping data strategy, and solving complex data challenges. This role is key to supporting rapid international growth and building best-in-class reconciliation and reporting capabilities.

• Lead, mentor and grow a high-performing data engineering team
• Design and build scalable ELT/ETL pipelines and data models
• Own data strategy, architecture and best practices
• Work closely with product, engineering and customer teams
• Tackle complex data problems and optimise performance at scale
• Translate business needs into clear, reliable data solutions

• 5–8 years’ experience in data engineering, with 2+ years in a lead role
• Strong experience with Snowflake and Azure (or similar)
• Excellent SQL skills and experience with BI tools (Looker or similar)
• Proficiency in Python, C#, Java or similar
• Comfortable explaining complex data concepts to non-technical audiences
• Curious, proactive and driven by client outcomes
• Payments or financial services experience is a plus, not a must
• Lead a critical team in a high-growth SaaS environment
• Real influence over data strategy and technology choices
• Remote-first role with occasional collaboration days in Newcastle
• Work on complex, meaningful data challenges at global scale

If you’re excited by ownership, leadership, and building data systems that really matter—we’d love to hear from you.