Data Engineer

• Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking to innovate?
• Do you want to work in embedded payments where you can keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on experience?
• Do you want to have the opportunity to play an important role in a rapidly growing and exciting Fintech business?
  
  
  

If so, we would love to connect and collaborate!

We want to hire ambitious, and value-adding talent into Modulr, one of the fastest growing payments businesses in the UK and Europe. Modulr is experiencing significant growth, and in this role you will work in a cross-functional team who are asked to solve a problem, rather than be handed a task to do. This is an excellent opportunity to work in a high-growth environment with a fast-paced and collaborative culture where you will have great opportunities to work on challenging problems.

About Us

At Modulr, our vision is a world where all businesses are powered by embedded payments. Modulr enables businesses, from SMEs to Enterprise, initially across the UK and Europe to efficiently pay-in, collect and disburse funds instantly via a range of payment schemes, accounts, and card products.

We have created an industry-leading API platform with comprehensive online tools and access, to meet the demands of daily business payments. We have two routes to market. Our Core Business Payments product allows customers in any sector to connect to us and our expanding network of accounting and payroll platforms, including Sage, Xero, BrightPay and IRIS to automate payments. Our Vertical Solutions targets a growing range of industry verticals which directly connect their IT platforms to our APIs and webhooks. We solve complex payment problems for hundreds of clients in a range of industries, including Travel, Lending, Wage Advance, and Investment & Wealth.

We are deeply integrated into the payment eco-system. In the UK, we are direct participants of Faster Payments and Bacs. Modulr hold settlement accounts at the Bank of England. Our payment network connectivity includes CHAPS, Open Banking, SEPA, SWIFT and account issuance in multiple currencies. We are principal issuing members of Visa and Mastercard schemes across UK and Europe.

Our regulatory permissions and governance structure are the foundations of our business. We are regulated and supervised as an Authorised Electronic Money Institution (AEMI) in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and in the Netherlands by De Nederlandsche Bank.

Our founding team has a wealth of experience in the payments industry and growing successful businesses. Modulr is backed by the venture arms of payments giants PayPal and FIS, as well as growth investors Blenheim Chalcot, General Atlantic, Frog Capital and Highland Europe.

Modulr now has over 400 employees spread globally across offices in London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam, and Mumbai.

Modulr values

• Building the extraordinary; going that extra mile.
• Owning the opportunity; be passionate and proud of the time you invest.
• Move at pace; reach goals faster whilst supported on your career journey.
• Achieve it together, working collaboratively and being a Modulite.
  
  
  

The team

The Data team at Modulr is a dynamic and innovative group that is responsible for managing Modulr’s data warehouse, reporting, analytics, and data science capabilities. This role will report to the Principal Data Engineer and will work closely with Product Managers, Business Stakeholders and other cross-functional teams. You will have the opportunity to mentor other data team members and users, and contribute to the growth and development of the team.

Summary

The Data Engineer is a vital role within Modulr and this role will support the continuous improvement and innovation of our data platform, ensuring processes are robust, efficient and scalable.

Specific duties

• Extract and integrate data from various sources, including APIs, internal databases, and third-party platforms.
• Design and build efficient analytical data models using dimensional modelling methodologies and best practices.
• Build and maintain semantic models to enable self service access to data for internal users.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices.
• Write and execute tests and data quality checks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements and develop scalable and effective solutions.
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery and re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability.
  
  
  

About You

A successful Data Engineer will have a track-record in delivering results in a fast-moving business and hence be comfortable with change and uncertainty. Excellent stakeholder management experience is essential to being successful in this role.

• 4+ years of experience in a Data Engineering role
• Extensive experience with Python and SQL
• Excellent knowledge of data architecture, data modelling and ETL methodologies.
• Experience using ETL and data orchestration tools
• Experience integrating with BI tools and building semantic models
• Proven experience in supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, agile environments with a focus on getting things done efficiently. Understanding of agile methodologies and practices.
  
  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience using Snowflake
• Experience using DBT (or similar)
• Experience using semantic layer tools (Cube.dev, AtScale or similar)
• Experience using PowerBI, Streamlit
• Experience using Data Quality tools (Soda, Great Expectations or similar)
• Building and using CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of AI/ML and GenAI frameworks
• Experience with AWS (if not, then other cloud platforms)
  
  
  

ModInclusion

At Modulr, we are working hard to build a more positive diverse and inclusive culture that helps everyone to feel they belong and can truly bring their whole self to work. Not only is it the right thing to do for everyone in the Modulr team, it’s also the right thing to do for our business, the community we operate in and attracting future talent. As part of our approach, we actively welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

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