Engineering Director
- London
- Permanent·Remote
- £135,000 - £135,000 Per Annum
Job Description
Engineering DirectorUK Remote Up to £135,000 + 15% BonusThis is an excellent opportunity to join a newly established Data Hub function and play a leading role in shaping the future of enterprise data and AI. You'll combine strategic leadership with hands-on technical oversight, helping build a scalable data platform that will support business-wide decision making and innovation.The CompanyThey are investing heavily in their data capabilities, bringing previously fragmented data environments together into a single, governed platform. With strong backing from senior leadership and a clear roadmap in place, the Data Hub is a key strategic initiative designed to enable analytics, operational efficiency, and future AI use cases.The RoleYou will lead the Data Hub engineering team, owning delivery, technical direction, and team development.Responsibilities include:
- Leading and mentoring data engineering teams
- Driving delivery of a modern enterprise data platform
- Owning architecture and technical decision-making
- Consolidating legacy systems into a scalable, governed environment
- Partnering with business and product stakeholders
- Managing distributed engineering teams and delivery processes
- Establishing engineering best practices across Agile, DevOps, quality, and reliability
- Contributing to the wider data and AI strategy
Your Skills & Experience
- Strong people leadership within data or platform engineering
- Deep Snowflake and DBT expertise
- Experience delivering large-scale data platform programmes
- Strong SQL and Python skills
- Data architecture and governance experience
- Agile delivery leadership
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience leading offshore or distributed teams
- Hands-on technical credibility
Desirable:
- Databricks
- AI/ML platforms and workflows
- Agent-based AI solutions
- Backend or full-stack engineering exposure
What They Offer
- Up to £135,000 base salary
- 15% annual bonus
- Fully remote working in the UK
- Opportunity to build a newly formed Data Hub function
- Significant influence over platform strategy and architecture
- Exposure to modern data and AI technologies
- Clear growth and leadership opportunities as the team expands