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Funding Circle

Analytics Engineer

London·Hybrid·2mo ago

Salary

Competitive salary

Work type

Hybrid

Level

mid

Category

Data Engineering

About the role

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy, and we’re here to help them win. We’ve built a platform that uses clever data to get them the funding they need in minutes, not weeks.

At Funding Circle, we have the restless energy of a fintech start-up with the stability of a public company. It’s a unique mix that gives Circlers the autonomy to take ownership and the scale to make an impact that truly counts.

We’re a high-performing team that chooses to lift each other up. We challenge, we champion, and we have each other’s backs - because we know that when we stand together, we move faster and build better.

The impact is real: Last year alone, the businesses on our platform generated £7.2bn for the UK economy 📈 Come and join a mission that matters!

The role ⚡

📍 London (Hybrid) | 🤝 2 days in the office | 💰 Competitive Salary + Benefits

In this role, you will tackle unique technical challenges and build high-impact data models that power essential reporting and self-serve analytics. This is a rare opportunity to help build a top-tier Analytics Engineering function with the full backing of the business. We are investing heavily in the people, tools, and technology required to succeed, offering you a key role in defining the future of our data capabilities.

Building and owning high quality dbt models, ensuring they are performant, well documented and thoroughly tested

Collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs and build models that drive insights and decision making

Champion best practices for data modelling, transformation, and governance, in your immediate team and across the business

Consult on our evolving data platform, advising on the tooling, infrastructure and practices needed to enable best-in-class Analytics Engineering

Proactively problem solving, identifying and confidently mitigating any risks, issues or control weaknesses that arise in your day-to-day

What we’re looking for 🌱

  • We value deep expertise, but a growth mindset and good energy are what really make our team click. We’re a group that chooses to lift each other up and think smart every day.

  • Strong SQL skills, with experience writing efficient and well structured queries

  • Hands on experience with DBT, building and maintaining modular, scalable data models that follow best practices

  • Strong understanding of dimensional modelling

  • Familiarity with AWS data services ( S3, Athena, Glue )

  • Experience with Airflow for scheduling and orchestrating workflows

  • Experience working with data lakes or modern data warehouses ( Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery )

  • A pragmatic problem solver who can balance technical excellence with business needs

We’re building a place where everyone truly feels they belong. Even if your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement, we'd still love to hear from you.

Why join us? 💜

We back you to build an incredible career. As a flexible-first employer, we use a "best of both" approach. We’ll see you in our London office to collaborate – with barista coffee and subsidised Just Eat lunches on us!

Our Circler Proposition focuses on five areas:

Flexibility: We provide a benefit allowance you can tailor to your own life and family.

Health: This includes private medical and dental, health assessments, and access to a digital GP.

Wealth: We offer life assurance, share schemes, and financial coaching.

Development: You get a dedicated annual learning allowance to help you level up.

Lifestyle: We have electric car and cycle-to-work schemes, plus season ticket loans.

We also have award-winning parental leave policies. We're here to support you through the big life moments, from fertility treatments to new additions to the family.

Tech stack

SQLAirflowAWSSnowflakeRedshiftBigQuery