Data Engineer (GCP, Azure)

Modulr

Lead Engineer Pune Are you curious, excited by experimentation and always looking for a better way of doing things? Do you want to keep learning and developing whilst getting hands-on, payment-building experience? Do you want to join the Engineering powerhouse of Modulr, constantly challenging the status quo to push our technology to the extraordinary? If so, we would love to hear from you! We are looking to hire innovative, value-adding talent to join Modulr, the fastest growing payments business in the UK and Europe, to lead and shape our agile squads to deliver excellence in all they do, driving efficiency, ensuring high-quality product delivery and ultimately enabling us to continue transforming how our customers work. We are looking for a London or Edinburgh-based candidate to leverage our office-first strategy.   About Us At Modulr, our vision is a world where all businesses are powered by embedded payments. Modulr enables thousands of businesses, from SMEs to Enterprise, across the UK and Europe to efficiently pay-in, collect and disburse funds instantly via a range of payment methods, accounts, and card products. We’ve created an industry-leading platform with comprehensive online tools and API access, to meet the demands of daily business payments. We are connected to an expanding network of accounting and payroll platforms, including Sage, Xero, BrightPay and IRIS. Our payments expertise and extensive product capability also enables us to build tailored solutions to solve complex payment problems for hundreds of clients in a range of industries, including Travel, Merchant Payments, 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, and hold settlement accounts at the Bank of England. Our payment network connectivity includes CHAPS, Open Banking, SEPA, SWIFT and account issuance in 11 currencies. We are principal issuing members of Visa and Mastercard across UK and Europe. Our regulatory permissions and governance structure underpin 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 Europe. Modulr now has over 400 employees spread globally across offices in London, Edinburgh, Amsterdam and Mumbai. Modulr Values •Building the extraordinary and going that extra mile •Owning the opportunity, be passionate and proud of the time you invest •Move at pace, reach your goals faster with us supporting you each step of the way •Achieve it together, working as a team and being a Modulite The Team The Engineering team at Modulr is a dynamic and innovative group that is at the core of our technology stack. This role will report to the Engineering Manager and will work closely with Product Managers, QA Engineers and other cross-functional teams. The Engineering team collaborates regularly with the DevOps and Data teams to deliver cohesive and cutting-edge payment solutions. At Modulr we are focused on building autonomous squads that are committed to working in the best possible way. We operate in a tribes and squad model with, each area focused on a particular growth area and each squad being small and cross-functional. We have big ambitions and have many interesting challenges ahead. Our strategy is to provide our customers with seamless connectivity into payment schemes both domestically and overseas no matter where they're based. The Role The Lead Engineer is a vital role within Modulr, where you will be responsible for building an autonomous, high performing squad to foster an environment where decisions are delegated, made and communicated effectively. You will actively work to create focused environments for your squad and you will work closely with our Engineering Managers to communicate progress and achievements. The role is a blend of technical leadership, process improvement and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities •Manage a squad of approximately 3-4 software engineers, leading people development activity through team meetings. •Squad planning and delegation to ensure the team have clearly defined responsibilities and are set up for success with delivery/project work •Facilitate and lead agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retros) to promote a culture of continuous improvement •Set and track individual/team performance goals, providing direction, feedback and recognition to foster growth and high performance •Promoting high standards of code quality through code reviews, technical direction and implementing best practice. •Play a key role in the hiring process, including interviewing, candidate assessments; representing Modulr’s mission, strategy, and culture throughout the process. •Foster a culture of experimentation within the squad to facilitate continuous learning and improvement across engineering standards, tooling and processes. •Regular reporting on the squad's progress, outcomes and achievements to the wider Engineering organisation, actively sharing knowledge and experiences within the org to promote cross-team learning and collaboration. •Proactively identify and address issues, bottlenecks and areas for increased efficiency and effectiveness About You A successful Squad Lead will have a track-record in delivering results in a fast-moving business and hence be comfortable with change and ambiguity. Excellent stakeholder management experience is essential to being successful in this role. The Ideal Candidate •Expertise in Java (or similar object-orientated languages with a willingness to learn Java) and experience with open-source technologies, including Spring and Hibernate. •Experience in designing, building and maintaining RESTful APIs. •Demonstrated ability to work with Microservices architecture. •Strong understanding of cloud computing and AWS systems and frameworks •Previous experience in designing, optimizing, and managing relational databases, particularly with PostgreSQL •Proven knowledge of DevOps practices and processes (including CI/CD and (IaC), with the ability to streamline development processes and enhance operational efficiency •Strong understanding of testing methodologies (TDD & BDD) including unit, integration and acceptance testing •Previous experience managing/mentoring multi-site technical teams in an agile environment. •Proven experience in software development and technical team leadership, with a strong understanding of engineering practices and processes. •Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in managing code reviews, conducting performance reviews and providing feedback. •As a strong problem-solver, you have the ability to apply analytical, critical thinking to identify key solutions. ModInclusion We believe that by seeing Modulr, and the world, from all sorts of angles, we can make life better for all. We want you to know that the things that make you, you — like your identity, age, ability, and background — are things that we will always celebrate and support with open arms. As such, we are keen to maximise the diversity of our workforce and actively encourage applications from anyone and everyone.

Modulr

•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, Mumbai and Pune. 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 At Modulr we are focused on building autonomous squads that are focused on working in the best possible way. We operate in a tribes and squad model with each area focused on a particular growth area. Each squad is small and cross-functional. We have big ambitions and have many interesting challenges ahead. Summary In this role you will design, build, and evolve the next generation of Modulr’s event-driven payments platform. You’ll work across the full engineering lifecycle—from shaping technical approaches to delivering production-grade software—within a squad that values ownership, excellence, and continuous improvement. Specific duties  Engineering & Architecture •Design and develop backend services using Java (17+) or similar OO languages. •Build and evolve microservices and distributed, event-driven components in a cloud-native environment. •Contribute to architectural patterns that support throughput, resilience, reliability, and observability. •Design clean, well-documented RESTful APIs and service contracts. •Work with relational data stores, especially PostgreSQL, and contribute to data modelling. Distributed Systems & Reliability •Engineer solutions for concurrency, idempotency, fault tolerance, retries, and high availability. •Improve system performance, reduce latency, and identify bottlenecks across services. •Build systems with strong observability—logs, metrics, tracing—ensuring issues can be diagnosed quickly. Quality & Testing •Develop comprehensive automated tests using frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber. •Participate in design and code reviews, helping raise engineering standards across the team. •Advocate for code quality, maintainability, and long-term technical health. DevOps, Cloud & Tooling •Use and improve deployment pipelines and operational tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, AWS services). •Contribute to internal frameworks, shared libraries, and engineering best practices. •Help shape the evolution of our platform toward a more flexible, modern architecture. Collaboration & Delivery •Work in an agile environment, contributing to planning, design discussions, and iterative delivery. •Collaborate across squads to shape technical solutions that span multiple systems. •Document best practices, reference architectures, and design approaches others can rely on. About you You’re an engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and enjoys solving complex, system-level problems. You bring: •4+ years expertise in Java or another OO language with willingness to work in Java. •Strong understanding of OOP, design patterns, and distributed systems fundamentals. •Experience building and operating microservices in production. •Ability to reason about concurrency, performance, and system behaviour under load. •Clear, proactive communication and a collaborative, team-first mindset. •Strong analytical and problem-solving skills supported by sound engineering judgement. •Ability to manage complexity, balance competing priorities, and deliver high-quality work. •A growth mindset—you enjoy learning, improving, and helping others grow. •A self-starter attitude with a passion for ownership and continuous improvement. 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.

Artefact

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES * Enterprise Data Strategy & Client Engagement: * Develop and maintain a comprehensive data architecture strategy that aligns with organizational and client business objectives. * Serve as a key technical advisor for clients, translating business requirements into innovative data solutions. * Build and maintain strong client relationships by providing expert guidance and managing expectations throughout project lifecycles. * Data Modeling, Design & Engineering: * Design and optimize both logical and physical data models to support enterprise-wide systems. * Architect data warehousing solutions, overseeing the integration of data from multiple sources to enable robust business intelligence and analytics. * Directly develop, test, and implement ETL processes and data pipelines, ensuring data quality, consistency, and performance. * Technology Evaluation & Implementation: * Evaluate emerging data technologies and tools to determine their fit within the existing architecture and potential for future scalability. * Oversee the integration of new technologies into the enterprise data architecture, balancing innovation with risk management. * Team Leadership & Hands-On Management: * Lead cross-functional teams, providing mentorship and technical guidance to junior data engineers and architects. * Maintain a hands-on approach by actively participating in coding, design sessions, and troubleshooting complex data issues. * Ensure project milestones are met through effective resource management and team coordination. * Performance, Security & Best Practices: * Optimize data storage, retrieval, and processing performance across various systems. * Collaborate with security teams to enforce data governance, compliance, and privacy standards. * Establish and promote best practices in data management, data engineering, and architecture design. * Documentation & Reporting: * Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation covering data architecture designs, data flows, integration processes, and project status. * Provide regular updates and reports to both internal stakeholders and clients on project progress and system performance. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS * Education: * Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field. * Experience: * 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles. * Proven experience in designing and implementing enterprise-level data solutions with a hands-on technical approach. * Demonstrated track record of managing client relationships and leading technical teams. * Technical Skills: * Expertise in data modeling, data warehousing, and database design (both relational and NoSQL). * Strong proficiency in data engineering, including experience with ETL tools, data integration frameworks, and big data technologies. * Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Azure, Google Cloud) and modern data processing frameworks. * Familiarity with scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, SQL,) to support hands-on development and troubleshooting. * Experience with data governance frameworks & solutions ( Informatica, Collibra, Purview etc * Exceptional client management and communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Proven team management and leadership abilities, including mentoring, coaching, and project management. * Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive, detail-oriented approach. * Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment while driving multiple projects to successful completio * Relevant certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), or similar credentials.