Lead Data Engineer at Translucent

Job Description:

The Opportunity

Translucent was only conceived in May but, due to the quality and track record of the team and the huge opportunity, it has already received investment from top tier angels and a leading institutional investor.

Translucent is taking advantage of the latest data tools & techniques to build a next generation accounting system. As such the Data Team will be at the very heart of the company and the product.

The opportunity is to be there at the very beginning of a large and successful company.

The Role

• This role will be part of the founding Data Team. You will have the opportunity to set the architecture, the toolset, the schemas, etc.
• You will be part of a small Data Team (<5 to begin with) building the MVP of our product alongside our Dev team and our Data Science team.
• You will be working with financial and accounting data from source through to the myriad applications of the data: from board reports to statutory accounts, from forecasting to benchmarking.

Requirements

• You have years of experience working with the modern data, analytics and business intelligence tools and translating business needs into data models and solution design.
• You are able to create effective data architectures; experienced with modern data stacks (from AWS to dbt); proficient in modelling data and used to deploying production-standard code (including Python & SQL).
• You are recognised by your colleagues as being excellent at your job and someone that people want to work with.
• You are smart and curious, and passionate about your work.
• You are looking to work in a team where excellence is recognised, people are treated - well and there is a high product velocity.

Company Benefits

• The benefits package is still being refined but includes:
• Holidays: 23 days p.a. + the days between Christmas & New Year + Public Holidays
• Location: Remote, but UK/European time zone
• Pension Contributions
• Healthcare

Interview Process

• The interview process will be short and direct.