Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer – FinTech – Up to £100k + Bonus & Equity (Fully Remote, UK-based only)

Xpertise Recruitment is working with a fast-growing FinTech scale-up that’s on a mission to transform the financial services landscape. As they scale, they’re looking for a Lead Data Engineer to take complete ownership of the company’s data strategy, platform, and roadmap.

This is a fully remote position – but you must be based in the UK.

Why should you want to join?

• Be the go-to data expert and build a modern data ecosystem from the ground up.
• Work in a high-impact, commercially driven environment where your insights will directly shape customer strategy and acquisition.
• Own everything from data architecture to engineering, insight, and governance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across marketing, product, and risk to drive smarter decision-making.
• Join a forward-thinking FinTech with strong funding, real momentum, and a clear vision for growth.
• Enjoy excellent benefits including equity, bonus, and remote-first flexibility.
• Competitive salary of up to £100k plus bonus and equity.

What will you be doing?

• Leading on data strategy, ensuring scalability, governance, and cost-efficiency.
• Designing and building ELT/ETL pipelines, optimising a cloud-based data platform (AWS).
• Creating data models and infrastructure to support segmentation, predictive modelling, and reporting.
• Enhancing stakeholder access to insights via Looker and other BI tools.
• Driving performance optimisation across the entire data estate.

For more information, job specs or an initial conversation, please apply with an updated CV.