Data Engineer - Platform Engineering

About the role

We are seeking a Data Engineer to join the Data Experience Team within the Platform Engineering Domain. This team is responsible for architecting and operating highly scalable, secure and compliant infrastructure solutions that manage our core database offering and data storage capabilities.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain platform solutions that improve the reliability, security, and scalability of our Database Platform infrastructure.
• Apply cloud infrastructure, networking, and CI/CD best practices to support our operational data storage solutions.
• Work closely with Product & Analytics Teams to facilitate seamless orchestration, access and metadata management.
• Participate in technical discussions and contribute to documentation, fostering a culture of transparency and continuous learning.
• Contribute to the team's roadmap by delivering high-quality code and infrastructure improvements.
• Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshooting efforts to maintain a stable and predictable environment.
• Maintain and enhance observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing) to ensure the platform meets its SLOs and availability targets.

What you'll need

• Hands-on experience in maintaining cloud-based infrastructure, particularly in AWS.
• Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Competence in at least one programming language (Python preferred).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar).
• Experience with modern data transformation tools, particularly dbt (Data Build Tool).
• Expertise in workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow.
• Familiarity with networking and security best practices in cloud environments.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of database internals including performance tuning, high-availability architecture (replication/failover), and sharding/clustering.
• Backend Engineer experience.
• Familiarity with metadata platforms (OpenMetadata).

What they offer

• Competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation discounts.
• Hybrid work: dedicated day of teamwork in office each week, plus one day of your choice, with flexibility for remote work.
• Premium N26 bank account subscription for you and access for friends and family.
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• High degree of autonomy, access to cutting edge technologies, and diverse team environment.
• Relocation package with visa support.