Data platform engineer

dataroots, a Talan company; Vlaams-Brabant; Hybrid; EUR 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget

Company car with fuel/charging card

Hospitalisation and group insurance

High-end laptop

Smartphone with subscription

Substantial holidays

Meal vouchers

Diverse and welcoming work environment

Training budget

Team-building events

Job summary

Dataroots invites a Data Platform Engineer to build scalable data platforms that empower data engineers, analysts and scientists to turn raw data into insights quickly and safely. You own the underlying infrastructure, tooling and standards, balancing performance, cost and reliability across cloud resources, orchestration, data governance and observability.

Based in Leuven or Ghent with client on-site work possible, the role also offers remote options.

Qualifications

• Experience in data platform engineering and cloud architecture.
• Strong knowledge of ELT pipelines and data governance.
• Proficiency in Python, SQL and Git.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud architecture

Python

SQL

Git

Tools

Airflow

Prefect

Dagster

Spark

dbt

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure data services

AWS data services

Job description

The Job

As a Data Platform Engineer, you are the backbone of data ecosystems. You create scalable, resilient platforms that empower data engineers, analysts, and scientists to turn raw data into meaningful insights fast, safely and with confidence.

You take ownership of the underlying infrastructure, tooling, and standards that make data work at scale, balancing performance, cost and reliability. From cloud resources and orchestration tot data governance and observability. You ensure the platform is robust today and ready for tomorrow’s use cases, enabling teams to focus on creating value from data rather than managing complexity.

At Dataroots, our mission is to innovate, design, and deliver robust data solutions and platforms for a variety of sectors. Our growing team operates out of Leuven and Ghent, where our dedicated in-house data & AI specialists apply state-of-the-art methodologies to optimize and transform our clients' business processes. Our strong emphasis on DataOps and MLOps means we build solutions that are not only intelligent but also production-ready, offering clients a solid foundation to make data-driven decisions with confidence.

Dataroots was founded in 2016 and, since its beginnings, has focused on helping its customers achieve excellence in their data-driven operations. The only way to do this sustainably is by investing in team well-being, diversity, knowledge sharing and customer experience. This quality-first focus has allowed sustained and healthy growth over the years. Join a team where you can have an impact on our growth story. Read up more on our DNA over at [https://dataroots.io/our-dna].

What you can expect at Dataroots?

The only way to do this sustainably is by investing in team well-being, diversity, knowledge sharing and customer experience.

The Skills

Data Platform And Cloud Engineering skills:

• Expertise in data engineering and cloud architecture.
• Proficiency in building ELT data pipelines using tools like Airflow, Prefect, Dagster, Spark, dbt, or related tooling.
• Mastery of software engineering skills including Git, Python, and SQL.
• Expertise in cloud engineering with tooling like Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, … for robust and scalable cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of at least one data platform such as Databricks, Snowflake, Fabric, Azure data services, or AWS data services.

The Offer

• An attractive salary with extralegal benefits, including:
• Mobility budget or a company car with fuel/charging card
• Hospitalization and group insurance
• High-end laptop
• Smartphone with subscription
• Substantial amount of holidays
• Meal vouchers
• ...
• Diverse and welcoming work environment, where you’ll collaborate & unwind with colleagues from different cultures and disciplines. The organization of both fun & professional events and initiatives is actively encouraged and supported.
• A training budget for individual and team learning opportunities.
• Tons of team-building events and sports initiatives to stay connected and unwind.

Where you’ll work

Our main offices are in Leuven and Ghent, with co-working spaces in Charleroi and Antwerp. These spaces are perfect for both focusing and unwinding with colleagues, as well as brainstorming sessions and team events. While much of your work can be performed remotely, you will also work on-site with clients.

Ready to join Dataroots?

Excited to shape the future as a Data Platform Engineer with us? We’re looking forward to hearing from you!