Data Tech Lead
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### **Job Introduction**
Here at Selfridges our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we want to be known for delivering the best, most extraordinary experiences that keep our customers coming back. We are on a journey to build flexible, innovative technology platforms that create inspiring and effortless experiences across all our customer touchpoints.
Our Engineering team plays a central role in shaping these digital experiences, our e\-commerce and digital platforms are central to creating innovative, customer\-centric experiences. As we grow, we are looking for talented, curious individuals to join us, bring their unique perspectives, and help reimagine our digital platforms to new heights.
This is a hybrid role working from home and our offices in either London or Leicester.**A bit about the role**
We’re looking for a **Tech** **Lead**to help evolve Selfridges’ **Enterprise Data Platform (EDP)**, the foundation that powers insights, personalisation, and data\-driven decision\-making across the business.
In this role, you’ll **be a leader in shaping the technical direction** for our Snowflake\-based data ecosystem while supporting the Architecture function. You’ll work across **Python**, **AWS**, and **Salesforce Data Cloud**, helping to design, build, and optimise the pipelines and integrations that connect our digital, store, and enterprise systems.
Alongside your technical delivery, you’ll **indirectly manage a team of engineers**, helping them grow their skills and ensuring best practices are embedded across the team. You’ll collaborate closely with architects, analysts, and product teams to deliver secure, performant, and scalable data solutions that enable world\-class experiences for our customers. **Key Responsibilities**
* Lead and contribute to defining the **technical direction** and standards of the Enterprise Data Platform in collaboration with architecture and engineering leads * Support the **Architecture function** in designing scalable data models and integration patterns * Lead by example through hands\-on design and development of**data pipelines** in **Python**,**SQL**, and **AWS services**(Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, S3\) * Help evolve and maintain the **Snowflake** environment, focusing on optimisation, governance, and performance * Collaborate on integrations between Snowflake, Salesforce, and enterprise systems, including future **Salesforce Data Cloud** enablement * Partner with **Power BI**and analytics teams to ensure data reliability and accessibility for dashboards, insights, and reporting * Work with **DevOps and Platform Engineering** to enhance CI/CD, observability, and automation practices for data workloads * Drive a strong focus on**data quality**,**reusability**, and**performance**across all ingestion and transformation layers * Collaborate across squads and domains to align data platform delivery with Selfridges’ wider digital and customer experience strategies
**A bit about you**
* Experienced **data engineer or technical lead**, ideally with previous line management or mentorship experience as you will in directly manage teams * Strong hands\-on experience with **Snowflake** and **AWS data services**(Lambda, Glue, Step Functions, S3, SNS/SQS) * Proficient in **Python** and **SQL**, building reliable and maintainable ETL/ELT pipelines * Solid understanding of **data modelling**(dimensional, star schema, or modern data mesh concepts) * Experience integrating with **Salesforce** (CRM, APIs, or Data Cloud) * Familiar with **Power BI** or similar BI tools for downstream analytics and reporting * Knowledge of **CI/CD**,**infrastructure as code**(Terraform or CDK), and modern observability tooling * Skilled communicator and collaborator, able to work effectively with architects, product managers, and cross\-functional teams * Passionate about **engineering excellence**,**team development**, and delivering data solutions that drive real business impact * Enthusiastic about mentoring and supporting engineers’ growth, with a track record of building high\-performing teams
**Desirable**
* Experience with **dbt**, **Airflow**, or **Dagster** * Familiarity with **event\-driven architectures**(EventBridge, Kafka, SNS/SQS) * Exposure to **data governance**,**security**, and compliance frameworks * Background in**retail, loyalty, or customer data platforms** * Experience working with or implementing**Salesforce Data Cloud**integrations * Awareness of**AI/ML data readiness**practices, including feature engineering, dataset curation, and model\-serving pipelines * Familiarity with**Snowflake Cortex**,**AWS Bedrock**, or other cloud\-native AI/ML services for data enrichment and automation * Interest in emerging**GenAI and LLM**use cases for personalisation, recommendation systems, and intelligent automation
Selfridges
Salary Competitive plus benefits
Annually
Job Reference selfridges/TP/278495/6842
Contract Type Permanent
Closing Date 30 June, 2026
Job Category IT
Location London, United Kingdom
3 June, 2026
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