Lead Data Engineer

Code and Theory
Greater London, UK
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Information Engineering Data Governance Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Systems Google Analytics Python (Programming Language) Machine Learning Cloud Services SQL Databases Data Processing Generative AI
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Data Pipelines

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience in data engineering, with demonstrated experience designing, building, and scaling data pipelines and infrastructure from the ground up
  • Strong product orientation, with proven ability to identify opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and deliver data solutions that drive measurable business value
  • Deep expertise in cloud data platforms
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL both for data processing and ETL, as well as for closely collaborating with the Machine Learning Engineering team
  • Track record of mentoring engineers and establishing engineering standards, documentation, and best practices
  • Familiarity with marketing data ecosystems (GA4, advertising platforms, CRMs, CDPs)
  • Great communication, and an ability to communicate with the spectrum of technical levels present at an organization like Code and Theory, which is 50/50 Tech/Creative

NICE TO HAVE

  • Experience with data governance, privacy compliance, and security best practices
  • Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into data pipelines; exposure to GenAI applications

About the company

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Mediacurrent, Rhythm, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and Tik Tok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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