Lendable

fintech

SeniorDataPlatformEngineer

London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Data Platform Engineer at Lendable. Skills: Data Platform Engineering, Python, Snowflake, AWS, dbt, Kubernetes, Kafka, Terraform. Own projects end-to-end, from problem definition through to delivery and iteration. Understand business challenges, break them down, and deliver pragmatic, scalable solutions”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver pragmatic, scalable solutions; Enable fast, iterative analytics; Move from idea to insight quickly; Maintain foundations around reliability, cost, and security

Industry & Context.

fintech
Problems you'll solve

Problem solving; Understanding business challenges, breaking them down, and delivering pragmatic, scalable solutions; Problem solver who focuses on understanding before building

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Solid programming ability (Python or similar), Experience with Snowflake (or similar warehouses), Good understanding of software engineering patterns and architectures, Experience building data-intensive systems, Cloud experience (AWS preferred), Infrastructure as code (Terraform ideally), CI/CD best practices

Nice to Have

Familiarity with modern data architectures (Lambda/Kappa), Terragrunt, JavaScript, GCP, Argo, GitHub Actions, HashiCorp Vault, Datadog, Grafana, Preset

What You'll Do.

Own projects end-to-end

from problem definition through to delivery and iteration

Understand business challenges

and deliver pragmatic

Work closely with product

and engineering teams

Operate with a high degree of autonomy

Proactively gather context

Ensure work lands effectively

Shape how teams interact with data

Move from idea to insight quickly

Maintain foundations around reliability

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with product, analytics, and engineering teams; Align stakeholders; Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences

Communication Scope

Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences

Process & Methodology

Own projects end-to-end, Manage multiple streams of work without losing momentum

Full Job Description

ABOUT LENDABLE Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: - One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people - Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK - Profitable since 2017 - Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs - Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/lendable.co.uk) So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. JOIN US IF YOU WANT TO 1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo 3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Data Platform Engineer, you’ll own projects end-to-end, from problem definition through to delivery and iteration. The role is fundamentally about problem solving: understanding business challenges, breaking them down, and delivering pragmatic, scalable solutions. You’ll work closely with product, analytics, and engineering teams, operating with a high degree of autonomy. That means proactively gathering context, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring work lands effectively. Data Platform sits at the centre of the business, with a real opportu

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