Lead Data Products Engineer

Responsibilities

• You will build a deep understanding of our data domain, capturing our key data sources, how they flow into modelling processes, and how outputs are used in analytics and client-facing systems to ensure data products are designed to meet real demands
• You will drive the design and development of foundational data products on our new Data Platform, collaborating closely with the Platform team to develop the data capture and transformation processes that produce them
• You will own specific domain data products and their supporting processes, taking responsibility for their ongoing quality, adoption, reliability and evolution to support our modelling and analytics activities
• You will formalise data contracts, owning the schemas, versioning strategy, data governance workflows and supporting backwards compatible interfaces
• You will provide technical leadership to the team alongside the Product Owner, shaping data product design decisions and balancing commercial delivery priorities against long-term strategic goals
• You will drive engineering best practices, ensuring that quality, reliability and observability are built in from inception
• You will take an active role in all stages of the team's agile development approach, from refinement through to delivery, driving the iterative improvement of both our data products and our team processes
• Your skills and experience
• You are passionate about data and its real-world application, with a drive to gain a deep understanding of the domain and modelling data products to genuinely serve the people who depend on them
• You will have practical experience as a senior or lead engineer in high-performing teams focused on the design and curation of data products, collaborating closely with domain experts and fellow engineers, and taking pride in what you create
• You are strong at solving complex problems and can flexibly consider different technologies/engineering

Additional Information

About Baringa Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence - all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation. Clients value Baringa's collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly - all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms. Our Energy Products practice are looking for an experienced Lead Data Products Engineer to join the team. Baringa are world leaders in modelling energy markets and using the insights generated through these models to drive change in a decarbonising energy industry. The Energy Products practice specialises in the development and innovation of our analytical models and supporting technology ecosystem underpinned by our deep expertise in the energy markets. Our staff come from diverse backgrounds, based across multiple geographies, and building models that utilise highly varied data sources - everything from kilobytes of academic papers to terabytes of hourly scenario projections for 50+ years. To ensure the ongoing success of our product development and manage the increasing complexity of our models, we are establishing a dedicated Data Products Team to curate, design and evolve the data products that underpin our modelling processes, analytics outputs and client-facing systems - working within our new internal Data and Processing Platform. Come and join us to be part of the energy transition, the defining challenge of our lifetimes, where your technical skills and experience can have real impact.

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