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Head of Data Engineering - Insurtech Unicorn

Are you a hands-on data leader ready to take real ownership of a growing function? Want to help shape the data platform for one of the UK's most exciting Insurtech scale-ups?

We're hiring for a Head of Data Engineering to join a high-growth Insurtech unicorn in London. Backed by top-tier investors and on a mission to transform the insurance space through cutting-edge tech, they're scaling fast and data is at the heart of their product and decision-making.

You'll be stepping into a high-impact leadership position where you'll:

• Take full ownership of the Data Engineering function, currently a talented team of 4

• Set the strategy and vision for how data is ingested, transformed, and leveraged across the business

• Drive the evolution from reactive data workflows to a robust, scalable, productised platform

• Stay 50% hands-on, contributing to the codebase, mentoring the team, and influencing architectural decisions
  
  

You'll lead a growing data engineering team made up of:

• 1x Team Lead

• 2x Senior Engineers

• 1x Mid-level Engineer

You'll help shape the team culture, improve engineering practices, and build for long-term scale.

• Is a strong senior/principal-level engineer ready to step into broader leadership and remain hands-on

• Enjoys mentoring and team-building, and is ready to grow into a "Head of Function" role over the next few years

• Wants to remain technically sharp while playing a strategic role in data platform evolution

• Has experience (or strong interest) in building real-time or event-driven architectures
  
  

• Python, SQL

• Snowflake, Postgres

• AWS (S3, ECS, Terraform)

• Airflow, dbt, Docker

• Apache Spark, Iceberg
  
  

• Solid experience as a Senior/Lead/Principal Data Engineer, ideally with some line management or mentoring

• Proven ability to design and build scalable data pipelines and infrastructure

• Experience in modern cloud environments (AWS)

• Strong communicator with a cooperative, people-first approach to leadership
  
  

• London-based HQ

• Hybrid: 1 day per week on site in London ideally, flexible

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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