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# Head of Data Engineering

- **Company:** Companyat
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Management, GPT
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/head-of-data-engineering/44735374

## About the Role

the right solutionAble to translate technical complexity into clear, business-relevant narratives for stakeholders at every levelStrong commercial acumen, comfortable engaging senior stakeholders on revenue, growth and competitive advantageYou thrive when working as part of a teamComfortable in a fast-paced environmentHave excellent written and verbal English skillsLast but not least, you'll have no ego!What You'll GetPrivate Health Care (Bupa)Hybrid Working (3 days in office)Travel InsuranceCompetitive Base SalaryCompany Bonus SchemePaid for AI Subscription (Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini)Market-Leading Training ProgrammeRecognition & Reward SchemeAnnual Company Conferencei>Regular Happy Hours & Team Lunchesi>Free Coffee, Drinks & SnacksWhat's the next step?Our hiring process ensures we're recruiting the right people for the role. We ensure that people are as suitable for us as we are for them. #J-18808-Ljbffr

## Description

infrastructure, and turn business ambition into intelligence that scales.Key ResponsibilitiesBuild, lead and develop a high-performing data engineering team, recruiting and retaining engineers who take pride in what they ship and how it performsSet and own the data engineering technical strategy, so our data infrastructure scales with the businessLead the delivery roadmap, meeting business objectives and making well-reasoned trade-offs where they are neededPartner with product, marketing, commercial and executive leadership to shape data priorities that move business performanceSet the technical bar and drive adoption of AI-led development across the function, staying close to the code where it countsAbout YouProven experience leading and developing data engineering teams, setting direction and building capabilityA track record of delivering data platforms that drove real customer and business resultsHands-on technical credibility: you enjoy getting into the detail to help your team land