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