16 data engineer jobs found in London

La Fosse is currently recruiting a contract Data Engineer (12 months) on behalf of a global financial services company. They require an experienced Python Data Engineer with extensive experience in building and maintaining Data Lakehouses in Azure. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both Scala and Python programming, with specific experience building high performance and scalable pipelines in Databricks with Spark. The new data platform will serve a range of end users in the Capital Markets division, so experience across areas such as derivatives, risk, PnL, trade lifecycle, market data are highly desired. Key Responsibilities: Engineer robust, scalable and efficient data pipelines using Spark/PythonDatabricks Demonstrate best practices in the design & development of data pipelines Data modelling on medallion architecture, ensuring schema is intuitive and serves business users analytical and reporting objectives What you'll need: Expert in...

Contract Senior Data Engineer - £500 - £600 per day - Outside IR35 - Python/Snowflake/AWS Role: Contract Senior Data Engineer Rate: £500 - £600 per day Determination: Outside IR35 Interview Process: 2x Call Technology: SQL/Python/DBT/AWS/Snowflake/Airflow In office requirement: 1 day per week Duration: 6 months Burns Sheehan have been supporting the build of a new team and we are adding to this with another Contract Senior Data Engineer. As a Contract Senior Data Engineer, you will support on core Data Engineering capabilities as well as modernising the Data stack and supporting a migration. Working alongside their Director of Data & Principal Data Engineer, you will be a key component. If this Contract Data Engineer sounds like you, please apply now for immediate consideration. Contract Senior Data Engineer - £500 - £600 per day - Outside IR35 - Python/Snowflake/AWS

Data Engineer – Contract Outside IR35 | £625/day | 6 months Central London | 1–2 days per week in office We’re working with a global tech business undergoing a major data transformation, and they’re looking for a Data Engineer to lead a large-scale migration to a modern data stack. This Data Engineer role is ideal for someone with strong experience in dbt Cloud and Snowflake, particularly if you’ve migrated legacy pipelines into scalable, cloud-native architectures. As a Data Engineer, you’ll take ownership of moving pipelines from legacy tooling into a modern environment, working closely with both technical and business teams. This Data Engineer position is hands-on and suited to someone who can hit the ground running in a fast-paced setting. End-to-end ownership as a Data Engineer on a migration project Move from legacy tooling to a modern stack High-impact, business-critical work Collaborative, fast-paced environment Tech: Snowflake | dbt Cloud...

Contract Data Engineer / MLE (Databricks, GCP) Location: London (hybrid) Contract: Outside IR35 Day Rate: Negotiable ~ £600-£700 DW Search are partnering on a high-impact contract opportunity within a fast-paced, data-driven environment supporting portfolio company initiatives for a major asset management firm. This role sits at the intersection of Data Engineering and Machine Learning Engineering, with a strong focus on building and productionising end-to-end ML pipelines. You will be working on real-world applications of neural networks, enabling scalable feature engineering, model training, and inference in production. Key Responsibilities Build and productionise feature engineering pipelines for ML models Develop and manage training and inference workflows at scale Deploy and monitor machine learning models in production environments Collaborate with data scientists and engineering teams to optimise model performance and reliability Contribute...

Job Title: Contract Data Engineer (Banking Experience Required) Location: London (Hybrid) Day Rate: £550–£600 per day (Outside IR35 – subject to assessment) Contract Length: 6 months initial (extensions likely) Overview Chapman Tate are looking for an experienced Contract Data Engineer with a strong background in banking or financial services to support a range of high-priority data initiatives. You will play a key role in delivering scalable data solutions, enabling regulatory reporting, and improving data architecture across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and optimise scalable data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes Integrate and transform large volumes of financial data from multiple sources Work closely with stakeholders across technology, risk, and business teams Ensure high standards of data quality, governance, and compliance Contribute to data platform enhancements and cloud migration projects Troubleshoot and...

Contract Data Engineer Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: 6 months+ (likely extension) IR35: Outside Start: ASAP Overview Data Engineer required to support a finance transformation programme within a digital financial services business. Focus on modernising financial data systems and replacing manual processes with scalable, cloud-based solutions. Responsibilities Work closely with finance stakeholders Design and deliver data integrations and data products Bring General Ledger into the central reporting repository Integrate a Treasury Management System into central data and automate accounting postings Build curated finance data marts for self-service reporting Enable near Real Time reporting capability Operate as a proactive, autonomous contributor within a Scrum team Support experimentation with agentic AI tools (eg Claude, ChatGPT) for discovery and requirement definition Requirements Must-Have: Strong finance domain knowledge Extensive AWS data...

AI ENGINEER | £550 - £650 We're working with a leading innovator in the Higher Education sector on this exciting opportunity. Are you ready to build the future of academic technology? We are looking for a high-calibre AI Engineer to lead the charge in developing transformative LLM-based solutions and conversational agents within a dynamic, intellectual environment. This is a chance to leverage cutting-edge AWS infrastructure to revolutionise how students and faculty interact with information. The Role Design and develop sophisticated conversational agents and LLM-based assistants tailored for the education sector. Lead the creation of AI proof-of-concepts (POCs) using AWS Bedrock and Microsoft Copilot Studio. Implement robust prompt engineering strategies and fine-tune foundation models to ensure accuracy and relevance. Collaborate closely with non-technical stakeholders to co-create AI solutions that address real-world academic challenges. Ensure all...

Senior AI Engineer | £700/day Outside IR35 | 6-Month Contract Industry: Technology / Capital Markets Location: London - 3 days in office Job Type: Contract Our client, a forward-thinking technology organisation, is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join a team building production-grade AI systems powered by large language models (LLMs). You will work closely with software engineers and product stakeholders to design, develop, and deploy scalable AI applications, focusing on multi-agent orchestration, intelligent tool integration, and reliable production workflows. Responsibilities Design and implement LLM-powered AI systems, including RAG pipelines, vector/knowledge databases, and agentic frameworks. Build and maintain production-grade AI applications with clean code, APIs, data pipelines, and robust error handling. Develop and maintain evaluation frameworks to measure and monitor system performance, accuracy, and reliability. Implement feedback loops...

Rate: £650 - £750 per day Duration: 6 months (strong likelihood of extension) Location: Remote with occasional London travel IR35: Outside SR2 are partnered with a leading technology consultancy delivering an AI transformation programme for one of the more ambitious fintech scale-ups in the UK market right now. They are scaling fast and need a contract engineer who has been here before, someone who has built and shipped LLM and agentic systems in a fintech or scale-up environment and knows what production really means. You'll have real ownership over technically complex work, shipping production AI into a product that actually matters, with the autonomy to do it properly. What you'll be working on: Designing and deploying LLM-powered applications and agentic workflows RAG pipeline development and optimisation Integrating AI into existing fintech data infrastructure Collaborating with product and data teams to ship at pace Tech stack: Python...

Cyber Security Engineer Microsoft Purview (Insider Risk) Location: London (Hybrid) Duration: 2 3 months Rate: £600 650 per day (Outside IR35) We re supporting a leading financial services organisation on an urgent requirement within their Cyber Security Engineering team. This role is focused on delivering a series of critical integrations into Microsoft Purview, helping enhance Insider Risk capabilities across a complex, regulated environment. The Opportunity You ll join an established Cyber Security Engineering function, working within a Kanban-based agile team to deliver a backlog of high-priority integrations into Microsoft Purview. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys building and integrating solutions directly, rather than operating at a purely strategic level. You ll play a key role in improving how data is ingested, monitored and acted upon within Purview, working across multiple systems and security platforms. Key...

💻 Lead Software Engineer (Back End / Golang / Go) 📍 Hybrid (Reading 1 day per week) ⚽ SportsTech 📃 Outside IR35 / 6 months 💵 £500 - £700 per day Albany Growth are partnered with a sports brand entering a major phase of digital transformation following private equity investment. They’re building a connected platform that combines hardware, computer vision and cloud software to power gameplay, real time analytics and enhanced player experiences. They’re now hiring a Lead Engineer to take ownership of the backend platform while leading a small team of engineers (4/5 of them). This is a key hire working closely with senior leadership and the CPO, helping shape both technical direction and product evolution as the platform scales. What you’ll be doing: 👉🏼 Leading and mentoring a small engineering team (4/5 engineers) 👉🏼 Designing and building backend services using Go 👉🏼 Owning and evolving platform architecture as usage grows 👉🏼 Building...

Job Information Date Opened 16/04/2026 Job Type Contract Work Experience 5+ years Industry IT Services Salary 650 Outside IR35 City London Province Greater London Country United Kingdom Postal Code EC2P Job Description About Scrumconnect Scrumconnect is a leading digital transformation consultancy delivering user-centred, innovative solutions across the UK public and private sectors. We specialise in helping organisations design, build, and scale digital services that make a real impact. Our teams work closely with clients to solve complex challenges using modern technologies, agile methodologies, and a strong focus on user needs.   About the role You will act as an independent technical assessor and solution architect, reviewing digital products end-to-end — from codebase to architecture — and producing detailed,...

Full job description Job Information Date Opened 16/04/2026 Job Type Contract Work Experience 5+ years Industry IT Services Salary 650 Outside IR35 City London Province Greater London Country United Kingdom Postal Code EC2P About Scrumconnect Scrumconnect is a leading digital transformation consultancy delivering user-centred, innovative solutions across the UK public and private sectors. We specialise in helping organisations design, build, and scale digital services that make a real impact. Our teams work closely with clients to solve complex challenges using modern technologies, agile methodologies, and a strong focus on user needs.   About the role You will act as an independent technical assessor and solution architect, reviewing digital products end-to-end — from codebase to architecture — and producing...

Lead Integration Architect 12 Months Contract Outside IR35 £600 to £650 a day 3 days a week in Dartford Kent A global powerhouse in the Infrastructure and Built Environment sector is urgently seeking a visionary Integration Architect to spearhead the connectivity for a multi-million-pound Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC) transformation. This isn't a maintenance role. You will own the entire integration architecture, acting as the master orchestrator for a complex ecosystem. You will ensure that high-level ERP and HR systems communicate perfectly with the precision-engineered data flows of PLM, MES, and QMS platforms. As an integration Architect you will have the following responsibilities Define the integration architecture that allows disparate enterprise systems to speak a single, fluent language. Manage APIs, interfaces, and complex data streams to ensure seamless, real-time interoperability. Act as the guardian of architectural integrity across all...

Lead Integration Architect 12 Months Contract Outside IR35 £600 to £650 a day 3 days a week in Dartford Kent A global powerhouse in the Infrastructure and Built Environment sector is urgently seeking a visionary Integration Architect to spearhead the connectivity for a multi-million-pound Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC) transformation. This isn't a maintenance role. You will own the entire integration architecture, acting as the master orchestrator for a complex ecosystem. You will ensure that high-level ERP and HR systems communicate perfectly with the precision-engineered data flows of PLM, MES, and QMS platforms. As an integration Architect you will have the following responsibilities Define the integration architecture that allows disparate enterprise systems to speak a single, fluent language. Manage APIs, interfaces, and complex data streams to ensure seamless, real-time interoperability. Act as the guardian of architectural integrity across all system...

Lead Integration Architect 12 Months Contract Outside IR35 £600 to £650 a day 3 days a week in Dartford Kent A global Powerhouse in the Infrastructure and Built Environment sector is urgently seeking a visionary Integration Architect to spearhead the connectivity for a multi-million-pound Digital Manufacturing Cloud (DMC) transformation. This isn't a maintenance role. You will own the entire integration architecture, acting as the master orchestrator for a complex ecosystem. You will ensure that high-level ERP and HR systems communicate perfectly with the precision-engineered data flows of PLM, MES, and QMS platforms. As an integration Architect you will have the following responsibilities Define the integration architecture that allows disparate enterprise systems to speak a single, fluent language. Manage APIs, interfaces, and complex data streams to ensure seamless, Real Time interoperability. Act as the guardian of architectural integrity across all system...