Senior Data Engineer

Chip - your wealth app

Senior Data Engineer building Chip’s wealth-app data platform with Databricks. Owning architecture, governance, pipelines, and technical mentoring at a UK fintech.

Posted 8/14/2026full-timeLondon • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSenior💰 £70,000 - £80,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building scalable data pipelines, applying Databricks best practices, and implementing governance standards. Proficient in Python, PySpark, SQL, and infrastructure as code with Terraform, while mentoring engineers and enhancing engineering standards.

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Databricks ExpertiseData Pipeline DesignPython ProgrammingInfrastructure as CodeData Governance

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Hard Skills

Data ModelingSQLPySparkTerraformGit WorkflowsMedallion ArchitectureDatabase FundamentalsPerformance OptimizationStreaming Data ProcessingAI/ML Model Building

Soft Skills

EmpathyCollaborationResilienceSelf-AwarenessSound Judgement

Tools & Technologies

DatabricksRedshiftPostgresMongoDBDockerKubernetesAWSGCP

Certifications & Qualifications

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional

Industry Keywords

FintechData GovernanceSensitive Data HandlingArchitectural DecisionsSelf-Service Data Patterns

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Amazon RedshiftAWSDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMongoDBNoSQLPostgresPySparkPythonSQLTerraformUnity

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and run scalable, secure data pipelines across multiple sources
Consider compute sizing and query performance
Co-own architecture decisions across ingestion, modelling, and the presentation layer
Design and evolve the Bronze, Silver, and Gold medallion architecture
Define engineering standards including naming conventions, partitioning, testing strategy, and contract templates
Apply Databricks best practices and Infrastructure as Code across the platform
Own governance patterns in Unity Catalog, including permissions, access models, and sensitive-data handling
Set technical governance standards for the wider team
Enable downstream consumers with self-service data patterns
Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, review code, and raise engineering standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Built and scaled complex data products in a growing environment
Deep, hands-on Databricks expertise, including workspace and compute configuration, governance, orchestration, user management, and engineering best practices
Experience designing schemas and data models, including medallion architecture and Kimball/Star Schema concepts
Fluency with Git workflows, branching, troubleshooting, and code reviews
Ability to write clean, efficient Python, PySpark, and SQL code that performs at scale
Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases such as Redshift, Postgres, and MongoDB
Knowledge of database fundamentals including indexing, performance, and design trade-offs
Experience managing infrastructure as code with Terraform
Previous experience mentoring and developing less experienced engineers
Ability to design systems, reason through trade-offs, and defend architectural decisions
Understanding of PII handling and data governance patterns
Nice to have: fintech experience, re-architecting a data platform, AI/ML model building, Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional or equivalent, streaming data processing, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS/GCP
Empathy, self-awareness, sound judgement, resilience, and a collaborative mindset
Availability for Monday–Thursday 9:00 AM–6:00 PM and Friday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Benefits

Comp & perks

Discretionary Performance-Related Annual Bonus
Workplace pension scheme contributing 5% on earnings up to £50,000
Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Season ticket loan
Free ChipX subscription for UK-based employees
Flexible working arrangements
28 days holiday plus bank holidays, plus the days between Christmas and New Year
Annual training budget for courses, workshops, or conferences
£30 per month Chip Fitness Benefit
Company laptop
Opportunity to have a huge impact on the product while fast-tracking knowledge, responsibility and skills
Work from anywhere outside the UK for up to 90 days
Inclusive environment and support to balance work and home life