Senior Data Platform Engineer

We are looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join our Data Platform Engineering team which sits under Tech and Data. Data is core to our mission at Funding Circle to build a better financial world as well as being our key asset that everyone across the organisation has a part to play in making sure that we look after it, allowing us to better support our customers.

Who are we? We’re Funding Circle. We back small businesses to succeed. At Funding Circle, we believe the world needs small businesses. That’s why we’ve made it our mission to help them get the finance they need to grow. With more than a decade of expertise under our belt, we’ve built a game-changer of a platform with cutting-edge data and technology that’s reshaping the landscape of SME lending. Say goodbye to lengthy applications and hello to lightning-fast decisions! In just minutes, SMEs across the UK can get a decision, giving them access to competitive funding in a flash. We know that good business is about good people. So we pride ourselves on providing meaningful, human support as well as fast, hassle free processes to deliver an unbeatable customer experience.

The role:

• Participate in design decisions and implementation of data platform tools and infrastructure.
• Ensure systems follow the agreed principles and architecture defined at Funding Circle.
• Actively contribute to initiatives to enhance data quality, data culture and governance across the data team.
• Build, optimise, and maintain robust data pipelines to process data from various sources, ensuring data is clean, accurate, and readily available for analytics teams.
• Work closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Software Engineers to design and implement data solutions that meet organisational needs.
• Participate in discussions around data modelling and architecture.
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for data systems, processes, and tools.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong proficiency in SQL/ Python/ Pyspark and/or other languages relevant to data processing.
• Experience with Infrastructure as code e.g Terraform, for managing cloud infrastructure.
• Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for data applications and infrastructure.
• Expertise with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP or Azure preferably AWS.
• Experience with dbt for data transformations and Kafka (or other streaming technologies) is a strong plus.
• Proficiency in data modeling and designing scalable data architectures to support analytics and operational use cases.
• Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance best practices in cloud-based data platforms.
• Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail.
• A passion for creating business value through data.
• Strong communication skills, in particular the ability to translate technical skills to non-technical stakeholders.

At Funding Circle we are committed to building diverse teams so please apply even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the requirements.

Why join us? At Funding Circle, we celebrate and support the differences that make you, you. We’re proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. We truly believe that diversity makes us better. As a flexible-first employer we offer hybrid working at Funding Circle, and we’ve long believed in a 'best of both' approach to in-office collaboration and non-office days. We expect our teams to be in our London office three times a week, where you can take advantage of our newly refurbished hybrid working space, barista made coffee and subsidised lunches every day!

We back our Circlers to build their own incredible career, making a difference to small businesses every day. Our Circler proposition is designed to support employees both in and out of work, and it is anchored around four pillars: Health, Wealth, Development & Lifestyle.

A few highlights:

• Health: Private Medical Insurance through Aviva, Dental Insurance through Bupa, MediCash, access to free online therapy sessions and exclusive discounts with Hertility for reproductive health support.
• Wealth: Octopus Money Coach, free mortgage advisor partnership and discounts across numerous retailers through Perks at Work.
• Development: Dedicated annual learning allowance and full access to internal learning platform.
• Lifestyle: Wellhub (for fitness discounts), Electric Car Scheme and more!

And finally, we have award winning parental leave policies supporting parents through enhanced maternity, partner and adoption leave, as well as additional leave for parental bereavement and for fertility treatments.

Ready to make a difference? We’d love to hear from you.