Data Engineer - AcquiTech

iwoca
City of London
1 month ago
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Overview

Data Engineer - Acquisition Tech role at iwoca. Hybrid in London, UK.

The Company

Fast, flexible finance empowers small businesses to manage their cash flow better and seize opportunities — making their business and the economy stronger as a whole. At iwoca, we help businesses get the funds they need, when they need it, often within minutes. We’ve already made several billion in funding available to more than 100,000 businesses since we launched in 2012, and positioned ourselves as a leading Fintech in Europe.

The Team

The Acquisition Tech team focuses on acquiring new customers through various channels and technologies. You’ll be responsible for driving growth through data engineering and tooling. Your primary focus will work with the marketing and sales teams to attract new customers while also ensuring compliance with data-privacy regulations, including unsubscribes and vulnerable person guidelines.

The Role

The projects you’ll work on will be diverse and will demand a strong proficiency in multiple technologies, primarily Python and SQL. Your tasks may include feature engineering for machine learning models or data validation, integrating with external APIs, developing internal tools, creating REST APIs, and managing databases.

The Requirements

Essential:

  • Python software engineering experience.
  • SQL experience.
  • Happy working in an unstructured, dynamic, and autonomous environment.

Bonus:

  • Mastery of SQL, Alchemy, scikit-learn, pandas, and PostgreSQL.
  • Experience designing, building, and managing relational databases.
  • Strong numerate background, i.e. maths, physics, comp-sci, engineering, etc.
  • DevOps exposure: containerization, continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD).
Salary

We expect to pay from £50,000 - £80,000 for this role. We’re open-minded, so please include your salary goals with your application. We routinely benchmark salaries against market rates and conduct quarterly performance and salary reviews.

The culture

We prioritise a culture of learning, growth, and support, and invest in the professional development of our team members. We value diversity in thought and skill, and encourage you to explore new areas of interest to help us improve our products and services.

The offices

We put effort into making iwoca a brilliant place to work:

  • Offices in London, Leeds, and Frankfurt with plenty of drinks and snacks
  • Events and clubs, like bingo, comedy nights, yoga classes, football, etc.
The Benefits
  • Medical insurance from Vitality, including discounted gym membership
  • A private GP service (separate from Vitality) for you, your partner, and your dependents.
  • 25 days’ holiday, an extra day off for your birthday, the option to buy or sell an additional five days of annual leave, and unlimited unpaid leave
  • A one-month, fully paid sabbatical after four years.
  • Instant access to emotional and mental health support.
  • 3% Pension contributions and share options.
  • Generous parental leave and a nursery tax benefit scheme to help you save money.
  • Cycle-to-work scheme and electric car scheme.
  • Two company retreats a year, with past trips to France, Italy, Spain, and further afield.

To support ongoing learning, we offer:

  • A learning and development budget for everyone.
  • Company-wide talks with internal and external speakers.
  • Access to learning platforms like Treehouse.

Compensation Range: £50K - £80K

Seniority level
  • Entry level
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Information Technology

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