Jobs, fresher vacancy - Lead Data Platform Engineer - AI Foundation • UK

Company: Deblock

UK

Strategic, high-impact & high-ownership role building the data foundation for our AI-first fintech & crypto platform.Build the foundational data platform for Deblock's AI-first transformation. You'll consolidate our data ecosystem (PostgreSQL, Kafka, BigQuery, GCS) into a clean, governed, and ML-ready platform. You'll work closely with our CTO and ML team to enable AI features through robust data infrastructure.RequirementsCore Requirements:Strong experience with GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, DataStream, AlloyDB/CloudSQL)Expert-level SQLExperience with dbt or similar for data modeling and testingHands-on with streaming platforms (Kafka, Kafka Connect)Understanding of CDC tools (Debezium or similar)Experience building batch and real-time data pipelinesExperience building dimensional models (fact/dimension tables) for analytics and ML featuresExperience implementing data governance: PII tagging, column-level security, access controlsExperience with data quality monitoring with automated checks and alertingUnderstanding of observability: data freshness monitoring, schema change detection, pipeline health dashboardsExperience optimising BigQuery performance (partitioning, clustering, query optimisation)Nice to Have:Experience with Feature Store architecture and ML feature requirementsUnderstanding of real-time vs batch feature serving patternsPrior work with financial services or regulated data environmentsFamiliarity with Vertex AI ecosystemExperience with Apache Beam/Dataflow transformationsBackground collaborating with ML/data science teamsKnowledge of vector databases or semantic search conceptsBenefitsCompetitive salary + stock optionsPrivate dental + health insuranceThe best tech for your job30 days of paid holidays (excl. bank holidays)Option to work 100% remotely or come to the office - your choice!Ability to work abroad for 4 months a yearLeading position with huge impact, autonomy and ownership