Lead Data Engineer

Salary: £59,000 - 99,000 per year

Requirements:

• Excellent experience delivering in Python and at least one other core language
• Excellent experience with SQL and relational databases
• Solid experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Solid experience working with Snowflake and dbt
• Strong experience working with different data formats, such as CSV, JSON, and XML
• Expertise in building reliable data pipelines
• Experience operating as a technical leader on complex projects and managing stakeholder expectations
• Expertise in coaching and guiding others to achieve optimal solutions
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate to technical and non-technical audiences
• Mastery of working in an Agile environment and CI/CD practices
• Ability to define working procedures and methodologies for the team
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases is desirable
• Experience in data modelling is highly desirable
• Broader knowledge of IT, such as security and networking, is desirable

Responsibilities:

• Act as a technical subject matter expert within our engineering community to ensure user-centred software is developed based on business requirements and best practice
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to explore, design, and deliver solutions to complex client problems
• Design and manage software development and deployment pipelines, resolving issues and potential bottlenecks before they occur
• Continuously review and prioritise the delivery teams workload and anticipate the need for realignment with evolving priorities
• Communicate and present solutions and progress to internal and external stakeholders in a clear and concise manner
• Build strong relationships with your team and stakeholders, identifying and resolving challenges
• Lead the recruitment and onboarding of other engineers and support consultants in their professional development
• Lead on new business opportunities by writing technical bids and proposals
• Promote our data community externally through blogs, workshops, or speaking at conferences

Technologies:

• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• GCP
• Support
• JSON
• NoSQL
• Python
• SQL
• Security
• Snowflake
• XML
• dbt

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We are Hippo, a rapidly growing digital consultancy that designs with empathy and builds for impact by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design, and software engineering. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, and technology to deliver bespoke digital services that create lasting value for public and private sector clients. We offer a collaborative, agile culture, a competitive salary, and a strong benefits package including pension, holiday allowance, wellbeing support, flexible benefits, and relocation support of up to £8,000. We are headquartered in Leeds with offices in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London, and Bristol, and we are looking for candidates who can work within reasonable travelling distance of one of our offices and be open to on-site working as needed.

last updated 34 week of 2026