Senior Data Engineer

Position:
Senior Data Engineer I - Scalable Growth

Company:
Wise

Compensation:
87500 - 145000 GBP + RSUs

Location:
United Kingdom, London

Employment type:
Not Specified

Work Arrangement:
Not Specified

Short Summary:
We’re looking for a seasoned, senior Data Engineer with a strong software engineering background to join our Scalable Growth team within the Global Product Tribe. You will serve as the technical authority on data architecture, bridging the gap between platform engineering and analytics engineering.

Responsibilities:
- Drive Data Architecture & Resilience: Audit, map out, and elevate our current data pipelines and streaming architectures.
- Build the Unified Customer View: Productionize PoCs into scalable Airflow/dbt data workflows for our Customer Data Platform (CDP) datasets.
- Bridge Engineering & Analytics: Partner with analytics leads to define clear boundaries and standards for data ingestion, cleansing, and transformation.
- Own MarTech Infrastructure: Work alongside Engineering Leads to bring technology ownership of MarTech systems in-house.
- Technical Scoping & Discovery: Take ownership of broad, ambiguous problem spaces and propose robust architectural designs.
- Coach & Mentor: Elevate the data capabilities of software engineers through code reviews and mentoring.

Requirement:
- Advanced proficiency in Python and experience with Big Data and streaming/batch pipelines.
- Hands-on experience using dbt for data transformations and Airflow for workflow orchestration.
- Strong background in designing scalable, fault-tolerant data architectures.
- Excellent communication skills for cross-functional stakeholder management.
- Nice to Have: Experience with MarTech tooling or reverse ETL setups, familiarity with AI/ML data integration practices, and a background in fintech or fast-scaling tech environments.

Benefits:
Not Specified