Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer | FinTech | Mainz (Hybrid) | Up to €130,000

AI Futures

Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (Hybrid)

AI Futures is partnering with a fast-growing next-generation FinTech in the Mainz region to hire a Lead Data Engineer to help build and scale a modern financial data platform.

The company is developing a cloud-native platform designed for real-time financial data processing, AI-driven analytics and large-scale financial intelligence. As a Lead Data Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping the data architecture, leading technical decisions and mentoring engineers while remaining hands‑on with modern technologies.

You will work on high-impact systems powering fraud detection, risk modelling and advanced financial analytics.

What you will be doing

• Design and build scalable data pipelines processing large volumes of financial data
• Lead the architecture of modern ETL and ELT frameworks for real-time and batch processing
• Develop data models and analytics pipelines for fraud detection and risk monitoring
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to scale the data platform
• Mentor engineers and help define best practices across the data team

Tech environment

• Python
• Modern data lakes and cloud warehouses
• Real-time data processing frameworks
• AI-enabled analytics and machine learning pipelines

What they are looking for

• Strong experience building modern data platforms and pipelines
• Advanced Python and cloud platform experience
• Experience with modern data stack technologies
• Previous leadership or mentoring experience is a plus
• Professional German and strong English communication