Lead Data Engineer - Vector DB

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• Lead Data Engineer - Python AI Vector PostgresSQL
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• Leading Technology AI Brand
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• SaaS - Platform based Technology Services
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• London/City
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• £170-200k salary + equity package
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Our client a global technology leader is currently looking for a Senior/Lead Data Engineer to work with the dev team to guide the provision of Software Development for an exciting new AI product.

Key Responsibilities:-

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• Architect and build scalable data pipelines and infrastructure
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• Design and maintain data ingestion, transformation, and storage architectures for operational and AI workloads.
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• Develop and manage batch and Real Time data pipelines.
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• Build and optimize systems for vector search, retrieval, and ML data pipelines.
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• Ensure data reliability, security, and governance across the platform.
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• Collaborate with AI and Back End engineering teams to support training, inference, and product features.
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• Implement monitoring, observability, and data quality frameworks.
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Key Candidates Criteria:-

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  Classic data principles

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  Agentic data principles - vector DB, permissions, evaluation

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  End-to-end data architecture ownership

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  AI active in both products and development workflow

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  Startup or early-stage experience - strong plus

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