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# Head of Data Engineering at Quantum

- **Company:** Quantum
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-08-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quantum/676bb8d4-6597-4d99-a444-5d2318d84d09

## Job description

Our Company At Quantum, we connect global brands with high-intent consumers. We turn intent into action and complexity into clarity.

Our Mission is clear, to help smarter, faster buying decisions. Our vision, to be the world’s most used digital comparison service, delivering value and simplicity to millions.

We drive growth through data-driven affiliate marketing built for performance from day one. Every campaign is measurable, optimised in real time, and designed to scale.

With in-house tech, full-stack analytics, and a compliance-first mindset, we give our partners an edge. We drive confident decisions and growth in regulated and high-growth sectors. We’ve helped ambitious brands grow faster, smarter, and globally.

## The Role

Our Data Engineering team is growing! We're looking for a Head of Data Engineering to join our team in London.

In this role you will lead the data engineering team that powers the Quantum Platform, own the technical strategy and delivery roadmap for our data infrastructure, and turn business ambition into intelligence that scales.

## Key Responsibilities

- Build, lead and develop a high-performing data engineering team, recruiting and retaining engineers who take pride in what they ship and how it performs
- Set and own the data engineering technical strategy, so our data infrastructure scales with the business
- Lead the delivery roadmap, meeting business objectives and making well-reasoned trade-offs where they are needed
- Partner with product, marketing, commercial and executive leadership to shape data priorities that move business performance
- Set the technical bar and drive adoption of AI-led development across the function, staying close to the code where it counts

## About You

- Proven experience leading and developing data engineering teams, setting direction and building capability
- A track record of delivering data platforms that drove real customer and business results
- Hands-on technical credibility: you enjoy getting into the detail to help your team land the right solution
- Able to translate technical complexity into clear, business-relevant narratives for stakeholders at every level
- Strong commercial acumen, comfortable engaging senior stakeholders on revenue, growth and competitive advantage
- You thrive when working as part of a team
- Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
- Have excellent written and verbal English skills
- Last but not least, you'll have no ego!

## What You’ll Get

- Private Health Care (Bupa)
- Hybrid Working (3 days in office)
- Travel Insurance
- Competitive Base Salary
- Company Bonus Scheme
- Paid for AI Subscription (Claude / ChatGPT / Gemini)
- Market-Leading Training Programme
- Recognition & Reward Scheme
- Annual Company Conference
- Regular Happy Hours & Team Lunches
- Free Coffee, Drinks & Snacks

What’s the next step?

Our hiring process ensures we're recruiting the right people for the role. We ensure that people are as suitable for us as we are for them.

If you like the sound of what we're all about at Quantum and want to join a team where you can make an impact, please apply or contact us at careers@quantum.media.

## About Quantum

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Quantum connects global brands with high-intent consumers through data-driven affiliate marketing, optimizing campaigns for performance and scalability.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Bootstrapped)
- **Headquarters**: London, England, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Affiliate marketing, digital performance marketing, comparison services
- **Target customers**: B2B (global brands in regulated and high-growth sectors), B2C (high-intent consumers)
- **Mission statement**: "To connect global brands with consumers, helping them make smarter and faster buying decisions."

## Products & Services
- **Data-Driven Affiliate Marketing**: Full-service affiliate campaigns with in-house tech, real-time optimization, and compliance-first approach.
- **Paid Advertising**: Targeted ads across search engines and social media to reach users actively seeking engaging experiences.
- **CRM Managed Promotions**: Personalized CRM strategies to nurture player/consumer relationships and maximize loyalty.
- **Data Intelligence**: Analysis of consumer behavior and campaign performance to refine marketing strategies.
- **Acquisition & Engagement/Retention**: Multi-channel marketing to acquire and retain high-intent users.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: 60+ employees (81 per Built In, 86 per LeadIQ); 100+ active partnerships; 10+ years in business
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available (no funding rounds disclosed)
- **Growth Signals**: Recent rebrand/relaunch ("The Evolution"), launch of a graduate scheme with nine new hires, continuous hiring across data, marketing, product, and engineering teams.

## Competitive Advantages
- **In-house technology stack** with full-stack analytics and proprietary platforms for campaign management.
- **Compliance-first mindset** enabling operation in regulated sectors (e.g., gambling, financial services).
- **Data-driven performance model** that measures, optimizes, and scales campaigns in real time.
- **Deep industry insight** and 10+ years of experience in affiliate marketing.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling the technology platform and expanding the engineering team (e.g., hiring Senior Full Stack Engineer).
- Strengthening the brand via a comprehensive rebrand and relaunch ("Welcome To The Evolution").
- Growing the graduate programme and investing in talent development.
- Expanding into new high-growth sectors and geographies.

## Why Work Here
- **Hybrid work model**: 3 days in-office (Tuesday–Thursday) at The Screenworks in Islington, London; flexible remote on remaining days.
- **Benefits**: Competitive salary, company bonus scheme, private healthcare (Bupa), market-leading training programme, paid AI subscriptions (Claude/ChatGPT/Gemini), annual company conference, regular happy hours & team lunches, parental leave, recognition & reward scheme.
- **Culture**: Values-driven (Build Together, Go All In, Be Brave, Push the Limits, Embrace Change); emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion; flat hierarchy with shared ownership; high-performance environment with collaboration and continuous learning.
- **Engineering culture**: Growing tech team, modern stack, focus on building and scaling a platform for global reach.

## Sources
1. [quantum.media](https://www.quantum.media/)
2. [quantum.media/careers](https://www.quantum.media/careers)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/quantum-quantummedia)
4. [builtin.com (job posting)](https://builtin.com/job/senior-full-stack-engineer/8706456)
5. [leadiq.com](https://leadiq.com/c/quantum/615dc1d0990e636b3e5fba13/employee-directory)

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