Senior Data Engineer – Cloud Data Platforms & Lakehouse

AgentixLake GmbH; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

AgentixLake GmbH seeks an experienced data and AI platform engineer to own and advance production data foundations. You will lead engineering of cloud data platforms and lakehouse solutions, from source integration and modelling through deployment, tuning and reliable operation.

The role covers platform modernization, analytics engineering and DataOps across AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Snowflake and Google Cloud, choosing the stack to fit customer needs.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering and operating production data platforms and making technical decisions.
• Strong Python and SQL skills with solid data modelling and distributed processing understanding.
• Deep experience in at least one major cloud environment (AWS, Snowflake, Databricks or Google Cloud) with ability to assess alternatives.
• Familiarity with tools like dbt, Airflow or Dagster, and with testing, Git, CI/CD and infrastructure automation.
• Ability to explain performance and cost trade-offs and communicate with technical and business stakeholders in English.
• Experience with Apache Iceberg, Spark, Kafka, Terraform or data foundations for AI agents is valuable; certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver batch or streaming pipelines that integrate databases, APIs, files and event sources.
• Build maintainable data models and transformations for analytics, governed metrics and AI applications.
• Implement lakehouse or warehouse architectures with appropriate storage, partitioning and processing strategies.
• Establish data quality tests, orchestration, lineage, monitoring and recovery procedures; investigate incidents and remove recurring causes.
• Manage infrastructure and deployments through version control, infrastructure as code and CI/CD with proper access controls.
• Lead technical delivery with customers and colleagues, review code and document decisions to operate and extend the platform.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Snowflake

Databricks

Google Cloud

dbt

Airflow

Dagster

Git

CI/CD

Terraform

Spark

Kafka

Iceberg

Data modelling

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Dagster

Git

CI/CD

Terraform

Spark

Kafka

Iceberg

Job description

About AgentixLake

AgentixLake GmbH is a Data and AI engineering consultancy based in Hamburg, Germany. We design, build and operate production-grade data platforms and AI systems in our customers’ cloud accounts or on-premises environments. We are an AWS Services Partner and a Certified Services Partner in Anthropic’s Claude Partner Network. Our commercial focus is DACH and the Gulf region, alongside selected international opportunities.

Your role

Own the data foundations that analytics and AI depend on. You will lead the engineering of cloud data platforms and lakehouse solutions, from source integration and modelling through deployment, performance tuning and reliable operation.

Our data engineering services cover platform modernisation, analytics engineering and DataOps. We work with AWS, Snowflake, Databricks, Google Cloud and on-premises technologies, selecting the stack that fits the customer’s requirements.

What you will do

Design and deliver batch or streaming pipelines that integrate operational databases, APIs, files and event sources.

Build maintainable data models and transformations for analytics, governed metrics and AI applications.

Implement lakehouse or warehouse architectures, choosing appropriate storage formats, partitioning and processing strategies.

Establish data quality tests, orchestration, lineage, monitoring and recovery procedures; investigate incidents and remove recurring causes.

Manage infrastructure and deployments through version control, infrastructure as code and CI/CD, with appropriate access controls.

Lead technical delivery with customers and colleagues, review code and document the decisions needed to operate and extend the platform.

What you bring

Substantial experience delivering and operating production data platforms, including responsibility for technical decisions and service reliability.

Strong Python and SQL, sound data modelling and a practical understanding of distributed processing and orchestration.

Depth in at least one major environment such as AWS, Snowflake, Databricks or Google Cloud, with the ability to assess alternatives.

Experience with tools such as dbt, Airflow or Dagster, and with testing, Git, CI/CD and infrastructure automation.

The ability to explain performance and cost trade-offs, scope a deliverable and communicate clearly with technical and business stakeholders in English.

Experience with Apache Iceberg, Spark, Kafka, Terraform or data foundations for RAG and AI agents is valuable. AWS or other relevant certifications support your application; delivery evidence matters most.

What you can expect

You will take responsibility for substantial engineering work, collaborate directly with the founders and influence our reusable delivery patterns. The role combines implementation with platform architecture and practical technical consulting.

Stay connected

Follow AgentixLake on LinkedIn for practical engineering insights, project updates and future opportunities. Following is optional and does not influence recruitment decisions.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/agentixlakegmbh/

Website: https://agentixlake.com/

Explore our AWS data and AI platform work: https://agentixlake.com/platform-aws

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds. If the core responsibilities match your experience, we would like to hear from you.