Lead Data Engineer — Scalable AI & Analytics (Flexible Remote)
Summary
Lead Data Engineer at Planday (part of Xero) sets architectural direction for the data platform, designing dbt models and semantic layers, owning Dagster orchestration, and onboarding data sources at scale to power self-serve analytics and AI-driven features for customers globally.
Planday, part of Xero, is seeking a Lead Engineer- Data in the United Kingdom. You will set architectural direction for the data platform, collaborate with Data, ML, Platform, and Product Engineering teams, and drive reliable ingestion, modelling, and orchestration to support data-driven features for customers globally.
You will design dbt models and semantic layers, own Dagster orchestration, onboard new data sources at scale, and advance self-serve analytics with agentic workflows and