Senior Data Engineer

Senior Data Engineer – Hybrid / London – £130K + Bonus & Benefits – FinTech

Overview:

An established global FinTech organisation is seeking a skilled Senior Analytics Engineer / Data Engineer to help define and manage its analytical data models and semantic layers.

You will support the development of reliable, well-structured datasets that enable accurate reporting, improved data accessibility, and better decision-making across the business.

Fluent Russian language skills are essential for this role.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain scalable semantic/analytics layers to create consistent business metrics and definitions.
• Work with teams across the business to understand requirements and translate them into reliable models.
• Develop core data models following modern data warehouse principles.
• Write high-quality SQL and maintain dbt-based transformations, tests, and documentation.
• Support colleagues by ensuring data quality and clarity throughout the analytics ecosystem.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to shape upstream data needs.
• Work with analysts and data consumers to promote usability and data literacy.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Fluent Russian language proficiency.
• Experience as an Analytics Engineer or Data Engineer, particularly in data modelling.
• Strong SQL and hands-on dbt experience.
• Ability to convert business requirements into logical, scalable data models.
• Knowledge of cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery).
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Structured, detail-oriented mindset.

Desirable:

• Experience with semantic modelling tools (e.g., dbt SL, LookML).
• Familiarity with workflow orchestration and BI tooling.
• Version control experience (Git).
• Python for scripting.

Offer Details:

• Type: Permanent
• Location: London / Hybrid (4X per week in London)
• Compensation: £130K & Bonus + benefits
• Health & wellbeing support
• Learning & development opportunities
• Social / team activities