Technical Lead, Data Platform Engineer

Join Funding Circle, a fintech company on a mission to support small businesses in the UK. As a Technical Lead in the Data Platform team, you will lead the engineering of our data platform, ensuring its technical quality and operational excellence. You will also mentor engineers, define standards, and manage the technical relationship with platform vendors. This is a hybrid role based in London, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction of the Data Platform, turning the target architecture into a clear, sequenced engineering plan.
• Own the technical quality of the platform, including Snowflake infrastructure, ingestion patterns, orchestration, CI/CD, observability, and cost controls.
• Grow the team by mentoring engineers, spreading knowledge, and setting a review culture that is fast and deep.