Lead Data Products Engineer

Role Overview

• We are looking for a Lead Data Products Engineer to lead the Data Products team, taking on a key role of engaging with Baringa subject matter experts to define, design and evolve data products within our new internal Data and Processing Platform that directly support our modelling processes and client-facing outputs.
• You will build a deep understanding of our data domain, capturing our key data sources, how they flow into modelling processes, and how outputs are used in analytics and client-facing systems to ensure data products are designed to meet real demands
• You will drive the design and development of foundational data products on our new Data Platform, collaborating closely with the Platform team to develop the data capture and transformation processes that produce them
• You will own specific domain data products and their supporting processes, taking responsibility for their ongoing quality, adoption, reliability and evolution to support our modelling and analytics activities
• You will formalise data contracts, owning the schemas, versioning strategy, data governance workflows and supporting backwards compatible interfaces
• You will provide technical leadership to the team alongside the Product Owner, shaping data product design decisions and balancing commercial delivery priorities against long-term strategic goals
• You will drive engineering best practices, ensuring that quality, reliability and observability are built in from inception
• You will take an active role in all stages of the team's agile development approach, from refinement through to delivery, driving the iterative improvement of both our data products and our team processes.

Requirements

• You are passionate about data and its real-world application, with a drive to gain a deep understanding of the domain and modelling data products to genuinely serve the people who depend on them
• You will have practical experience as a senior or lead engineer in high-performing teams focused on the design and curation of data products, collaborating closely with domain experts and fellow engineers, and taking pride in what you create
• You are strong at solving complex problems and can flexibly consider different technologies/engineering approaches to achieve this
• You have strong experience working with Python for both Data and Application engineering and understand both domain modelling and application programming
• You have expert knowledge of data management technologies (SQL, NoSQL, Databricks etc.)
• You have familiarity working with modern software engineering tools (Git, CI/CD pipelines), cloud technologies (e.g. AWS, Azure) and Data Lakehouse Architectures
• You have experience of designing and implementing technical data governance strategies with a focus on data quality and discoverable metadata, with practical knowledge of data-mesh or data-product-oriented architectures
• You are passionate about communicating complex concepts succinctly to both technical and non-technical audiences to reach a common understanding
• You have experience working with agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum/Kanban), with an understanding of the key principles that underpin their effective use.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• NoSQL
• Python
• SQL

Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.