Senior Data Engineer | FX Trading House | London (Hybrid - 3 Days) | Up to £110,000 + Bonus & Benefits | West London

Senior Data Engineer | FX Trading House | London (Hybrid - 3 Days) | Up to £110,000 + Bonus & Benefits | West London

We are partnered with a leading FX trading house, operating at scale across global markets. With a rapidly evolving data landscape and continued investment in modern data platforms, they are looking to hire a Senior Data Engineer to join their core engineering team. This is a hands-on role in a high-performance environment, focused on building and evolving a best-of-breed, largely open-source data platform that underpins trading, risk, and operational decision-making.

The Role As a Senior Data Engineer, you will take ownership of designing, building, and scaling robust data platforms and pipelines. You’ll play a key role in shaping architecture, setting engineering standards, and mentoring a small team, while remaining deeply technical. The role has a strong emphasis on data pipeline development in Python, alongside broader platform ownership including data warehousing, data products, and data governance. You’ll work in a cloud-agnostic environment, leveraging a mix of technologies including Databricks, Snowflake, Azure Fabric/Synapse, and a modern open-source stack such as Airflow, Kafka, and ClickHouse.

Key Responsibilities Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines (primarily in Python) Architect and evolve a modern data platform (ingestion, lake, warehouse, and consumption layers) Develop and optimise data warehousing solutions, including ClickHouse and cloud-based platforms Implement and manage data orchestration using Airflow and other open-source tools Contribute to a data mesh architecture, leveraging Kafka or similar messaging technologies Define and maintain data models and semantic layers for business consumption Establish best practices for data quality, lineage, auditability, and performance Build and maintain data catalogues, glossaries, and governance frameworks Integrate data platforms with visualisation tools such as Power BI and Tableau Collaborate closely with engineering leadership, quants, and business stakeholders

Architecture & Concepts You’ll Work With Medallion Architecture (Raw → Cleansed → Curated/Golden layers) Designing and building data lakes and ingestion frameworks from scratch Developing data products and semantic layers for trading and analytics Understanding upstream and downstream data dependencies Applying data mesh principles with distributed ownership Working within Azure Fabric environments and modern cloud ecosystems

Key Skills: Strong experience in Python-based data engineering Proven expertise with Databricks and modern data platforms Experience with Airflow or similar orchestration frameworks Solid understanding of data warehousing and data modelling Experience with Kafka or event-driven architectures (highly beneficial) Exposure to ClickHouse or similar analytical databases is advantageous Knowledge of data catalogues, glossaries, and governance practices Experience with semantic layers and business-facing data models Track record of building end-to-end data platforms (ingestion → lake → warehouse) Comfortable working in an agile, iterative delivery environment

The Offer Salary: Up to £110,000 Bonus: Strong performance-based bonus Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days onsite) Opportunity to build a modern, open-source-driven data platform within a fast-paced FX trading environment

Senior Data Engineer | FX Trading House | London (Hybrid - 3 Days) | Up to £110,000 + Bonus & Benefits | West London