Head of Data Engineering

About us
Innovation is fuelled by the power of possibilities. A few years ago, it was virtually impossible to innovate because building software needed a degree, it was simply too expensive, too complex, too risky and ultimately too inefficient. That’s why only 16% of projects were ever done on budget and 78% failed.

We're changing that. We’re flipping software development on its head and kicking out the notion that you need to be an expert or do boot camps to learn how to make your app. Builder.ai’s platform lets you order the perfect software app for whatever problem you’re trying to solve. Our AI powered assembly line brings together Lego-like reusable features and experts from around the world to bring world-class ideas to life – ANYONE’s world-class ideas.

Building software needs to be like ordering pizza – pick what you want, get recommendations for the features you need and simply wait till it's cooked and ready for you.

Our human-assisted AI platform helps anyone build, run & scale tailor-made software. Everyone from the bakery in Riyadh and nursery in London, to large fortune 100 companies like the BBC or Pepsi.

Life at Builder.ai
At Builder.ai, we’re looking for team players with a point of view, a sense of humility and a let’s-get-stuff done attitude. We celebrate diversity and encourage everyone to do more with less, while creating and championing a culture that empowers everyone to experiment, push boundaries and learn by doing. Every Builder runs to our core value system of HEARTT (Heart, Entrepreneurship, Accountability, Respect, Trust & Transparency). Our scale-up is at the intersection of a quirky startup where designers and machine learning specialists work on problems together and savvy commercial teams working with finance folks to invent new business models.

Job Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and intelligent Head of Data Engineering to join the Builder.ai Data team in London. We are a data-driven organisation, embracing the world of event-driven, value-adding data products, data lakes, data warehouses and serverless solutions. This role reports to the Director of Data and Analytics.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Providing leadership in the data engineering domain
• Coaching, mentoring and inspiring members of your team
• Ensuring quality on-time delivery of the roadmap
• Able to communicate with stakeholders at a suitable level of detail to ensure requirements are well understood and stakeholders have accurate expectations on dates and functionality.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing Data Engineering teams
• Excellent communication and leadership skills: with the ability to initiate and drive projects proactively
• Higher university degree (MSc or PhD) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics etc
• Have expert knowledge of Python
• Have expert knowledge of SQL

Nice to have

• Proven experience with Cloud Services

Benefits

• 26 days annual leave
• Medical and Dental Care
• Performance-based bonuses and stock options
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid Work environment
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities