Lead Engineer (Permanent) in London

dunnhumby is the global leader in Customer Data Science, partnering with the world’s most ambitious retailers and brands to put the customer at the heart of every decision. We combine deep insight, advanced technology, and close collaboration to help our clients grow, innovate, and deliver measurable value for their customers.

We’re looking for a Lead Engineer who expects more from their career. It’s a chance to extend and improve dunnhumby’s Software Engineering Department. It’s an opportunity to work with a market-leading business to explore new opportunities for us and influence global retailers. As the Lead Engineer, you will be working on Data collaboration and Global Media solutions. This includes being responsible for designing, leading, and implementing a data collaboration platform allowing clients and third parties to share and merge data securely, as well as providing support for consulting and proposition teams in client meetings, and clients on technical integration.

What you can expect in the role:

• Be the technical expert about the products (dunnhumby and third party), within a team, or for several teams.
• Conduct requirements analysis, balance different requirements, and make technical trade-off decisions at the application level (e.g. component design).
• Lead exciting end-to-end projects and ensure Service Level Agreements are successfully delivered.
• Define and develop solutions to technical problems that arise.
• Use your expertise to input into reengineering and design.
• Act as a subject matter expert for focus areas across the technology space.
• Actively look for the latest tools and technologies within or outside dunnhumby.
• Actively learn and help implement the new industry standards related to products, people, and processes.
• Collaborate with different stakeholders on managing project milestones, short-term, and long-term planning.
• Help identify the dependencies, risks, and bottlenecks in the projects proactively.
• Work actively with the Engineering Manager to resolve them.

What we would expect from you:

• Strong experience in cloud-native architectures and integration patterns.
• Very experienced with high volumes of data and low latency integrations.
• Experience of collaborative design and delivery of software products and platforms including depth of knowledge across at least two of software, infrastructure, big data, event processing, and distributed computing architecture.
• Familiarity with at least one of the major cloud provider’s technology stacks – Azure, GCP, or AWS.
• Leadership and early adopter of modern software-centric infrastructure management, including CI/CD, continuous deployment, Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code, Configuration as Code/Data.
• Track record of implementing architectural changes in Agile development methodologies.
• Experience identifying key business technology issues and providing analytical skills to understand and communicate design specifications that facilitate technical development, including the creation of both high-level and detailed design documentation and impact estimation.
• Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills and the ability to exercise mature judgement.

What you can expect from us:

We won’t just meet your expectations. We’ll defy them. You’ll enjoy the comprehensive rewards package you’d expect from a leading technology company, along with a degree of personal flexibility. Plus, thoughtful perks, like flexible working hours and your birthday off. You’ll also benefit from an investment in cutting-edge technology that reflects our global ambition, but with a nimble, small-business feel that gives you the freedom to play, experiment, and learn.

We don’t just talk about diversity and inclusion; we live it every day – with thriving networks including dh Gender Equality Network, dh Proud, dh Family, dh One, dh Enabled, and dh Thrive as living proof. We want everyone to have the opportunity to shine and perform at their best throughout our recruitment process. Please let us know how we can make this process work best for you.

Our approach to Flexible Working:

At dunnhumby, we value and respect difference and are committed to building an inclusive culture by creating an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will do your best at work if you have a work/life balance. Some roles lend themselves to flexible options more than others, so if this is important to you, please raise this with your recruiter, as we are open to discussing agile working opportunities during the hiring process.