Data Engineer

What We're All About At Kroo

Kroo has a big vision. To be the first bank that is both trusted and loved by its customers. We're helping people take control of their financial future and achieve their goals, whilst making a positive impact on the planet. Here at Kroo, doing what is right is in our DNA. We act with integrity, transparency and honesty. We think big, dream big, and relentlessly pursue our goals. We like to be bold, break new ground, and we never stop learning. But most importantly, we are on this journey together.

How You'll Contribute

You'll report into the Tech Lead and will take ownership of the existing data analytics solution. You will drive the evolution of this critical piece of our decision making capability so that it remains efficient, fit for purpose and scalable. As we build the best bank for our customers, the ability to make informed and timely decisions is critical to our success. Kroo Bank's engineering and products teams are clustered around our main banking products – Accounts, Lending, Overdrafts and so on. Data Analytics works across all these products and other business areas like Finance and Operations to deliver business intelligence.

You will work on:

• Design and build a company wide data model
• Build and maintain an effective data stack, empowering all parts of the business to make timely effective decisions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and design analytic solutions to be applied across the business
• Oversee the collection, storage, management, quality, and protection of data

Requirements

• Extensive experience wrangling raw datasets into published data for analytic use cases: MI, BI or data science
• Skilled in SQL and proficient in building data pipelines
• Experience in collaborating with stakeholders and establishing consensus over prioritisation and implementation
• Able to define and communicate technical architectures and data models to both business users and engineers
• Excellent understanding of data architecture principles and how these can be practically applied
• Experience with Python or other scripting languages
• Good working knowledge of the AWS data management stack (RDS, S3, Redshift, Athena, Glue, QuickSight) or Google data management stack (Cloud Storage, Airflow, Big Query, DataPlex, Looker)

About Our Process

We can be flexible with the structure of our interview process if someone's circumstances or timescales require it but our general structure is:

• 20-30 minute conversation with a member of our Talent Team
• 45-minute Hangout Interview with our Data Engineering Lead
• 1-hour System Design interview with members of our Engineering Team and a 30 minute conversation with our CTO

Please let us know if you have any specific requirements or need assistance so we can be as accommodating as possible for you.

Benefits

What we offer: At our cutting-edge fintech company, we know that attracting and retaining the best talent means offering top-notch benefits that help our employees thrive both in and outside of work. Check out what we currently offer:

• Generous holiday time: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 1 Kroo bank holiday (June 24th), and 1 day off during the week of your birthday
• Personal days: We know that life can be unpredictable, so we offer 3 personal days to use as needed
• Employer-sponsored volunteer program: We support our employees in giving back with up to 4 hours per month of employer-sponsored volunteer time
• Mental health support: We offer access to Spill, our mental health support partner
• Workplace pension: 5% employee contribution and 3% employer top-up
• Top-notch equipment: MacBook laptop and support for home office setup if required
• Modern office: Central London (Farringdon) when in the office
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Electric Car scheme
• Enhanced parental leave
• Room for growth
• Full healthcare for you and your nuclear family via Vitality

Hybrid Working

We have a hybrid policy that offers flexibility with office use. The London office is available as needed. This role involves a mix of remote and office work; you won’t be on-site every day.

Diversity and Inclusion

We uphold a diverse and inclusive workplace. Every employee is respected, supported, and treated without judgment. Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion are fundamental pillars guiding our bank. Reasonable adjustments are available to all candidates throughout the recruitment process.

To all Recruitment Agencies

Agency resumes are strictly prohibited. Do not submit agency resumes or forward them to Kroo Bank. We will not be responsible for fees due to unsolicited resumes. All candidates should apply directly through the advertised platform. Do not contact us via email, LinkedIn, or other channels for inquiries or updates.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

London, England, United Kingdom