Job Description

Love Finance - Data Engineer - Birmingham - Hybrid - Permanent - 50,000 to 60,000 per annum

Data Engineer

Birmingham - Office Based

50,000 to 60,000 per annum + Annual Bonus

Love Finance

is one of the UK's fastest-growing online finance brokers and lenders, proudly supporting thousands of SMEs since our launch in 2016. Leveraging smart technology, we simplify the business funding journey and help our customers access the capital they need to grow. With a 4.9-star Trustpilot rating, a "Great Places to Work" certification, and a place in the Top 15 fastest-growing finance companies, our track record speaks for itself -- and our ambitions are even bigger.

What You'll Be Doing as Data Engineer

Working closely with our Lead Data Engineer and the wider tech team, you'll play a key role in scaling and maintaining our data architecture, enabling faster and smarter business decisions. This is a hands-on, learning-driven role ideal for someone with strong analytical and technical foundations who is ready to dive into real-world data engineering challenges.

Your key responsibilities as Data Engineer:

Supporting the development, maintenance, and optimisation of data pipelines Writing, testing, and refining SQL queries and Python scripts for data processing Assisting in troubleshooting and debugging issues in the data workflow Helping ensure reliable, clean, and timely data is available to teams across the business (sales, marketing, ops, product, etc.) Collaborating with the Lead Data Engineer on new infrastructure for upcoming projects like app and our lending platform Learning and applying best practices in cloud-based data engineering

Requirements

What We're Looking For From The Data Engineer

We're not hung up on degrees -- we care more about your

curiosity, problem-solving skills

, and desire to work with data at scale. You'll be a great fit if you have:

Solid experience with

SQL

and

Python

Hands-on exposure to

cloud data warehouses

, ideally

Google BigQuery

(but Redshift or Synapse experience also welcome) Familiarity with

Dataform

or

dbt

for data transformation Comfort working with

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

-- or other cloud environments like AWS or Azure A strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and willingness to learn and adapt A technical background or education (e.g. Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics) is beneficial, but not required

Benefits

Why Join Love Finance?

Work for a

certified Great Place to Work

with a collaborative and forward-thinking team Be part of a company at the forefront of

fintech innovation

Enjoy the energy and impact of a

fast-paced scale-up

, without the chaos Competitive salary between

50,000-60,000

plus

annual bonus

Modern

Birmingham city centre office

- we value in-person collaboration * Ongoing learning opportunities and direct mentorship from senior engineers