Overview
Financial fraud is costing the UK economy upwards of £200Bn a year, accounting for over 40% of crime in England and Wales. Join a startup dedicated to fighting financial crime and reducing scams in online payments.
Position
The team is in its early stages, and you would be coming on board as the Founding Data Engineer. You will collaborate closely with the founders, who have a successful track record in FinTech. The role entails taking high ownership by designing, building, and maintaining scalable and reliable data storage, processing pipelines, and analytics infrastructure.
Responsibilities
- Apply expertise in data analysis and model development
- Conduct experiments and build production-grade, transparent data products
- Drive impact for the business and customers
Requirements
- Proficiency with data processing and analytics tools (e.g., SQL, Python/Scala, Spark, Airflow)
- Strong understanding of data architectures and data modeling
- Experience in designing scalable and fault-tolerant data pipelines and data lakes/warehouses
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)
- Knowledge of containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform)
- Track record in working with sensitive data and understanding data governance practices
- Awareness of privacy concerns and regulations (e.g., GDPR)
Work Arrangements and Compensation
Remote Working: 3 days a week in the office (WC2, London), 2 days at home. The package includes £100k - £120k salary, equity, and standard benefits. The interview process consists of 3 stages.