Job Specifications
About Us
YouLend is the preferred global embedded financing platform for many of the world's leading e-commerce sites, tech companies and payment services providers such as Amazon, eBay, Shopify, Mollie, Dojo, Paysafe, Just Eat Takeaway and Takepayments. Our software platform and APIs enable our partners to offer flexible financing products, in their desired branding, to their merchant base. With YouLend's AI-driven credit risk assessment solutions, more merchants and SMEs than ever can receive fast, flexible and affordable funding. We operate in 9+ geographies across the UK, EU and the US. We believe that the future of financial services will be delivered by customer-oriented tech companies that embed financing in their customer journeys, and we are building the solutions that will power that future.
The Role:
We're looking for a Data Platform Engineer to join our growing Data Engineering & Platform team. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure, DevOps, and modern data tooling — with a focus on enabling fast, secure, and scalable analytics. To help us build and scale a best-in-class data platform to support everything from dashboards and experimentation to ML and compliance
Requirements
Build and manage infrastructure for our data platform (AWS, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow)
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines for dbt and other data workflows
Automate data platform operations with Python and infrastructure-as-code tools (Pulumi/Terraform)
Collaborate with analytics, ML, product, and engineering teams to scale data solutions
Ensure data quality, lineage, and governance through testing and monitoring
Work with cost observability tools to ensure efficient platform usage
Essential:
Proven experience working with cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.)
Proficiency in Python and SQL for automation and analytics
Experience with CI/CD, preferably in dbt and/or data platforms
Hands-on with IaC tools like Pulumi, Terraform, or CloudFormation
Good understanding of orchestration tools like Airflow
Strong communicator, with experience working cross-functionally
Desirable Skills:
Cloud: AWS (S3, Lambda, MWAA), Azure DevOps
Platform: Snowflake, dbt Cloud, Fivetran
Orchestration: Airflow (MWAA), dbt jobs
Languages: Python, SQL
IaC: Pulumi, Terraform
Monitoring: DataDog
Salary: £60,000 - 90,000 + 10% annual bonus
Benefits
Why work at YouLend?
Award-Winning Workplace: YouLend has been recognised as one of the "Best Places to Work 2024" by the Sunday Times for being a supportive, diverse, and rewarding workplace.
Award-Winning Fintech: YouLend has been recognised as a "Top 250 Fintech Worldwide" company by CNBC.
We offer comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Stock Options
Private Medical insurance via Vitality
EAP with Health Assured
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London
Free Gym in office building in Holborn
Subsidised Lunch via Feedr
Deliveroo Allowance if working late in office
Monthly in office Masseuse
Team and Company Socials
Football Power League / Squash Club
At YouLend, we champion diversity and embrace equal opportunity employment practices. Our hiring, transfer, and promotion decisions are exclusively based on qualifications, merit, and business requirements, free from any discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, religion, nationality, or any other protected basis under applicable law.
About the Company
YouLend is the leading global embedded financing platform, powering e-commerce, payments, and tech giants like Amazon, eBay, Dojo, Mollie, Shopify, Just Eat Takeaway, and SumUp.
Our software platform and APIs enable our partners to offer flexible financing, in their own branding, within a week.
Operating across 9+ markets in the UK, EU, and US, we help businesses grow. Learn more at www.youlend.com or connect with our team at partnership@youlend.com.
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