Data Engineer (Senior)

team.blue; Gent; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

team.blue is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join the Central Data Platform and build a robust, scalable 360-degree view of customers across 60+ brands. You will design data products, develop ETL/ELT pipelines, and govern data for AI initiatives.

You will collaborate with Analytics, ML, and AI teams, optimize performance, and mentor junior engineers in a fast-growing multi-brand environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in data engineering or data management.
• Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Computer Science, STEM, or related field.
• A proven track record deploying high-performance data solutions that drive value.

Responsabilités

• Design and deliver scalable data products providing a unified source of truth across a multi-brand ecosystem.
• Build and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines with high availability and low latency.
• Lead secure, cost-efficient data architectures and promote best practices.
• Implement data governance with lineage, metadata, and quality controls.
• Collaborate with Analytics, ML, and AI teams to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Tune pipelines for performance, indexing, and schema evolution.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster technical excellence.

Connaissances

Data engineering

ETL/ELT design

Data governance

SQL & data modeling

Cloud data stack

CI/CD

Docker/Kubernetes

Formation

Masters or PhD in CS/STEM

Outils

Databricks

PySpark

Delta Lake

Unity Catalog

Open table formats

Airflow

dbt

Docker

Kubernetes

GitLab/GitHub CI/CD

Description du poste

Our Business

team.blue is an ecosystem of successful brands working together across regions to provide customers with everything they need to succeed online. 60+ successful brands make up the group; with a team of more than 3000+ experts serving its 3.5 million customers across Europe and beyond.

team.blue's brands are a mix of traditional hosting businesses, offering services from domain names, email, shared hosting, e-commerce and server hosting solutions and specialist SaaS providers offering adjacent products such as compliance, marketing tools and team collaboration products. This broad product offering makes it a one-stop partner for online businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe.

Position Overview

As a Senior Data Engineer in Central Data Platform you will develop and maintain our central data ecosystem for the customer domain, ensuring we build robust, scalable 360 degree view on our end customers, spanning across all our 60+ brands. You will be responsible for building, scaling, and governing high-value data products that serve as the "single source of truth" for team.blue and its 60+ sub-brands. This role is pivotal in transforming raw data into a sophisticated semantic layer that powers business intelligence, operational efficiency, and cutting-edge AI initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Product Innovation: Design and deliver high-quality, scalable data products in customer domain that provide a unified source of truth across a complex ecosystem of 60+ global sub-brands.
• Pipeline Engineering: Build and optimize robust ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest and transform massive volumes of structured and unstructured data, ensuring high availability and low latency for downstream consumers and AI initiatives.
• Architectural Leadership: Lead the design of secure, cost-efficient data architectures. Establish and enforce best practices in data modeling, orchestration, and observability.
• Governance & Integrity: Implement rigorous data governance frameworks, including lineage tracking, metadata management, and quality controls to ensure a reliable semantic layer for AI and ML use cases.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a strategic "sparring partner" for Analytics, ML, and AI teams, translating complex business requirements into high-performing technical solutions.
• Building for performance: Manage and tune data pipelines for peak performance, focusing on indexing strategies, query optimization, and schema evolution.
• Mentorship: Elevate the collective expertise of the engineering team by mentoring junior members and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Your Strengths

• Strategic Thinker: You don't just execute; you lead projects from ideation to actionable solution, balancing technical debt with rapid delivery.
• Effective Communicator: You possess the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value for non-technical stakeholders.
• Problem Solver: You thrive in fast-paced environments, managing multiple high-priority workstreams with meticulous attention to detail.

Technical skills required

• Core Ecosystem: Deep hands‑on experience with Databricks (PySpark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog) or very rich hands‑on experience with open table formats.
• Advanced SQL & Modeling: Expert‑level SQL skills (optimization, indexing) and a mastery of data modeling techniques (Dimensional, Star Schema, Snowflake).
• Cloud & Modern Data Stack: Proficiency in at least one major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, etc) and modern orchestration tools like Airflow or dbt.
• DevOps & Engineering: Strong command of Docker/Kubernetes and a commitment to CI/CD best practices (with Gitlab or GitHub)
• Governance: Experience with data versioning, schema evolution, and distributed metadata management.

Education and work experience

• Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in data engineering or data management, preferably within a high‑growth or multi‑brand industry.
• Education: Advanced degree (Masters or PhD) in Computer Science, STEM, or a related quantitative field.
• Track Record: A demonstrable history of deploying stable, high-performance data solutions that drive measurable business value.

Right to Work

At any stage, please be prepared to provide proof of eligibility to work in the country you’re applying for. Unfortunately, we are unable to support relocation packages or sponsorship visas.

Come as you are Everyone is welcome here. Diversity & Inclusion are at our core. Far above any technical competence, we value respect, openness, and trusted collaboration. We do not tolerate intolerance.

ESG

"At team.blue, our commitment to caring for the environment and each other is at the heart of everything we do. Our latest impact report showcases our ongoing ESG efforts and ambitious sustainability goals. Interested in learning more about our dedication to making a positive impact? Check it out here.”

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