Principal Data Engineer

After clicking Apply, you''ll be invited to create a profile on the Via website to complete your application. This doesn''t guarantee you''ll be matched to this specific role - Via reviews every application (AI first, then a human checks the fit) and shortlists the right candidates. Your profile also stays active for other relevant roles on the platform, and stays anonymous until you match. It takes just a few minutes. Salary: Up to £125,000 per year Car allowance: £6,000 per year Bonus: Up to 25% discretionary bonus Location: London or Leicester Working arrangement: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office Start date: Flexible Full-time Permanent About the opportunity Via is partnering with a major UK consumer business looking for a Principal Data Engineer to provide technical and people leadership across its data engineering capability. This is a senior role combining data architecture, engineering leadership, people development and hands-on technical problem solving. You''ll act as a key technical authority for a modern cloud-first data platform, helping shape its architecture while ensuring the business can deliver trusted, scalable and cost-effective data products. The environment includes Snowflake, AWS and dbt, and you''ll work closely with Data Engineering, Product, Enterprise Architecture and Technology leadership. What you''ll be doing Provide technical leadership across the data engineering function Shape the architecture and evolution of a modern cloud-first ..... full job details .....