London, England, United Kingdom
Actively hiring, first seen by us 7 days agoDefine the Data Platform's technical vision, roadmap and architecture
Set engineering standards, best practices and reusable patterns
Improve code quality, testing, observability and reliability
Guide teams through complex technical challenges and delivery risk
Mentor engineers and grow senior technical capabilities
Define and evolve the technical vision, roadmap and architecture of the Data Platform
Establish engineering standards, best practices and reusable patterns
Drive engineering excellence by improving code quality, testing, observability, reliability and operational practices
Support end-to-end delivery by guiding teams through complex technical challenges
Mentor engineers, grow senior technical capabilities
Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer or Senior Data Engineer or in an equivalent senior individual contributor role
Solid expertise in relevant technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Kafka/MSK, Airflow, Glue or Spark, and building scalable data solutions
Experience with modern data ecosystems including data lakes/lakehouse architectures, Iceberg or similar table formats, as well as batch and streaming processing
Knowledge of data quality, governance, cataloguing and observability tools (e.g. Datadog), with DBT or AI-assisted engineering practices as a plus
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- Strong background in data platforms, distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, with experience shaping technical direction across teams and stakeholders - Solid expertise in relevant technologies such as AWS, Terraform, Kafka/MSK, Airflow, Glue or Spark, and building scalable data solutions - Experience with modern data ecosystems including data lakes/lakehouse architectures, Iceberg or similar table formats, as well as batch and streaming processing
- Experience with modern data ecosystems including data lakes/lakehouse architectures, Iceberg or similar table formats, as well as batch and streaming processing - Knowledge of data quality, governance, cataloguing and observability tools (e.g. Datadog), with DBT or AI-assisted engineering practices as a plus Additional Information
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We file this job under Data Leadership, by the work the posting describes.
Data leaders run data teams or design how a company's data fits together. Managers hire, set priorities and answer for whether the data work pays off; architects choose the systems and the shape of the data.
Expect years of hands-on data work, experience leading people or projects, and the ability to explain tradeoffs to executives.
Unlike a senior engineer or analyst, most of a data leader's week goes to people, planning and decisions rather than building.
The government has no code for data leaders, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information systems managers, which includes data processing and data operations managers.
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Join our team and you’ll be responsible for providing technical leadership for our Data Platform team, defining technical direction and driving architectural decisions across data, platform and infrastructure domains.
Working in the Data Platform department you will build scalable, reliable and well-governed data platform capabilities that support analytics, AI and business-critical products, while collaborating closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers and Enterprise Architects.
This is so important to us. By joining our team, you will be playing a vital role as together we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.
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Your skills and qualifications
Your benefits
We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
29 days holiday allowance + bank holidays
Private medical and dental healthcare
Pension contribution up to 10%
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Life Assurance Cover
Cycle to work scheme
Hybrid working model
Volunteering days
and you can bring your dog to the office!
Our commitment
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.
At The Stepstone Group, we have a simple yet very important mission: The right job for everyone. Using our data, platform, and technology, we create opportunities for jobseekers and companies around the world to find a perfect match in fair and equitable way. With over 20 brands across 30+ countries, we strive for fair and unbiased hiring. Join our team of 3,000+ employees and be part of reshaping the labour market and becoming the world’s leading job platform.
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London, England, United Kingdom
- Cycle to work scheme - Hybrid working model - Volunteering days
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