Staff / Lead Data Engineer

Net Talent are partnering with a well-known technology business in Edinburgh who are looking to grow their hugely successful data team and are looking for a Staff/Lead Data Engineer to lead the technical design and implementation of their most critical data infrastructure and products.

This is a senior level individual contributor role and will have responsibility for designing scalable systems, setting data architecture standards and solving complex technical challenges that power analytics, data science and business function use cases across the company.

The need someone to provide Technical leadership and guidance to other Data Engineers and contribute to the teams growth as well as lead technical design and code reviews, mentoring peers and raising the bar for engineering excellence.

Experience

8+ years of experience in data engineering or a related field, with a focus on building scalable data systems and platforms.
Strong expertise in modern data tools and frameworks such as Spark, dbt, Airflow, Kafka, Databricks, and cloud-native services (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Deep understanding of data modeling, distributed systems, ETL/ELT pipelines, and streaming architectures
Proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Scala, or Java)
Demonstrated experience owning complex technical systems end-to-end, from design through production
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Ideally they would be looking for someone to be in the office 1 or 2 days a week but can be done remotely if needed.

Please note: You must have full UK working rights to apply for this role.