Remote Senior Data Analytics Engineer: Drive Strategy
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-05-31
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IT/Tech
Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Science Manager
Join Zepz:
Breaking Down Borders, Together Our Meaningful Mission
At Zepz, we're all about breaking down barriers for our customers and our teammates. Our purpose is deeply personal, we provide a lifeline and deliver opportunities to cross-border communities that need it most through cutting edge finance and tech. Zepz is the power behind World Remit and Sendwave, driven by the mission to celebrate the incredible impact migrants have, both at home and abroad.
We're not just moving money; we're building a world that truly recognizes and supports global connections.
We look for mission‑driven builders who thrive in a fast‑paced environment connected to a true purpose. We’re an always developing team of experts that enjoy problem solving and bring clarity to tough challenges. At Zepz, we are Relentless Learners, always seeking feedback, and Responsible Owners, treating company resources like your own. We depend on Transparent Communicators who keep the team aligned through open, honest talk.
OurCore Commitments — What We Live By
Our vibrant and truly diverse culture is built on three core commitments, that guide how we work and interact:
- Integrity: We always do the right thing. It’s simple, but it’s the foundation of everything we build for our customers and each other.
- Outcomes: We work for our customers. Their success and prosperity are the results we focus on delivering.
- Velocity: We are fast! We maintain high energy levels and make smart decisions quickly, keeping us nimble and ahead of the curve.
We believe in empowering colleagues because we genuinely trust our team. Our culture is founded on this high trust, which naturally encourages the high ownership that drives us to meet our shared high expectations and deliver high performance. Our remote‑first culture means you have the flexibility to work in your employing country wherever you feel the most focused and productive. This freedom comes with wonderful tailored, location‑specific perks designed to support your whole life, not just your work.
Think unlimited annual leave, great healthcare benefits, and employee discounts. We want you to thrive and focus entirely on making your biggest impact! In turn, we expect you to bring high ownership and commitment to your work. This is a place where we value trust and high performance, and we'll provide the environment and support needed for you to excel.
the Role
We are looking for a Senior Data Analytics Engineer to help us optimize our business strategy using the latest data techniques. This role is key to setting the roadmap for a highly efficient and scalable data function that will grow with the ambitious plans for the business.
Reporting to Product, you will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and the wider organization. You will build and maintain new data models, optimize existing ones, and work with a wide variety of technologies and datasets to drive real insight and recommendations. You'll be a driving force in identifying trends, quantifying opportunities, and setting the requirements to develop data‑driven solutions that have a direct impact on the business.
- Data Lakehouse: Databricks
- Data Processing: Python is our primary language
- Orchestration & Transformation: dbt, Fivetran, and Airflow
- Visualization: Mode and similar BI tools
- Data monitoring and alerting: Metaplane
- Data Modeling & Pipelines: Build and maintain scalable and reliable data models to expose high‑quality data for analysis and reporting. Where needed, deliver dashboards to drive more self service on data among teams.
- Stakeholder
Collaboration:
Work closely with analysts and business stakeholders to understand commercial requirements, translating them into technical solutions that enable reliable self‑serve data for decision‑making. - Strategic Analysis: Work in a collaborative, cross‑functional way to identify and quantify opportunities, enabling data‑driven business decisions and identifying opportunities for improvement through analysis, A/B testing, and tracking, with a strong emphasis on extracting actionable, in‑depth business insights.
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