Senior Data Engineer

The Hotels Network; Gent; Sur place; EUR 65 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible time off

Career development workshops

Comprehensive health insurance

Pension funding

Referral bonuses

Résumé du poste

The Hotels Network located in Ghent, Belgium, is hiring a Senior Data Engineer to join their Data Products Team. You will play a key role in shaping data quality and building scalable pipelines to serve stakeholders across the organization.

Your responsibilities will include improving data quality, designing new data solutions, and mentoring other engineers. The role offers hybrid working conditions and ample opportunities for professional growth and impactful work.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in a data engineering role.
• Proven skills in building scalable data pipelines.
• Professional proficiency in Python for data processing.
• Strong knowledge of cloud database solutions like BigQuery or Snowflake.
• Interest or experience in AI and related technologies.

Responsabilités

• Become the expert for key data products with full understanding.
• Design, implement, and maintain data pipelines for analytics.
• Collaborate with data consumers for their needs and requirements.
• Deliver improvements in data quality, latency, and reliability.
• Lead AI evolution by embedding intelligence into platforms.
• Mentor other engineers to support their growth.

Description du poste

Job details

• Engineering Team
• Belgium - Ghent
• Full-Time/Hybrid

As a Senior Data Engineer in our new Data Products team, you will play a key role in shaping the quality and business value of our core data assets. You will be hands‑on in designing, building, and maintaining the data pipelines that serve teams across Lighthouse. You will act as a bridge between our data and the business, collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring our data effectively enables its consumers.

Responsibilities

• Become the expert for key data products, understanding the full data lifecycle, quality, and business applications.
• Design, implement, and maintain the streaming and batch data pipelines that power our products and internal analytics.
• Collaborate directly with data consumers to understand their needs, gather requirements, and deliver data solutions.
• Deliver improvements in data quality, latency, and reliability.
• Show a product engineering mindset, focusing on delivering value and solving business problems through data.
• Lead the AI evolution by embedding intelligence into our platform, building AI features for customers and championing an AI‑first development culture.
• Mentor other engineers, sharing expertise and supporting their growth.

About our team

The Data Products Team is the definitive source of truth for Lighthouse’s data, sitting at the foundational layer of our entire data ecosystem.

• Data Modeling & Ownership: Defining and optimizing core data entities for product and analytical use.
• Pipeline Engineering: Building robust ETL/ELT pipelines to transform raw integrated data into trusted domains.
• Data Quality: Establishing standards and monitoring the health of all foundational data assets.

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible time off: Autonomy to manage your work‑life balance.
• Career development: Workshops, frameworks, and trainings to maximize your professional potential.
• Impactful work: Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
• Mobility options: Mobility budget or company car (based on your job category).
• Net allowance: Support for home office related expenses.
• Vouchers: Lunch vouchers & Eco vouchers.
• Comprehensive health insurance: Extensive coverage for you and your dependents.
• Pension funding: Group insurance to secure your future.
• Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.

Qualifications

• Experience in a data engineering role, with a proven track record of building scalable data pipelines.
• A product engineering mindset, with a focus on understanding business context and stakeholder needs.
• Professional proficiency in Python for data processing and pipeline development.
• Strong knowledge of cloud database solutions such as BigQuery, Snowflake, or Databricks.
• A forward‑thinking builder who views AI as a core component of modern architecture, with interest or experience in working with LLMs, agentic workflows, or AI‑assisted coding tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

We welcome

• Experience with microservice architectures and data streaming systems like Kafka or Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
• Familiarity with data governance or data quality tools such as Atlan or Soda.
• Experience mentoring other engineers.

Technologies you will work with

Mostly, but not limited to: GCP, Python, BigQuery, Kubernetes, Airflow, dbt, Terraform, Atlan (data governance tool), Soda.

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging

Thank you for considering a career with Lighthouse. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that values equal opportunity for all. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and disability. Our commitment to equality is part of our culture. If you require reasonable accommodation at any point during the application or interview process, please notify your recruiter.

Not ticking every box? No problem! We value diverse backgrounds and unique skill sets, and we encourage individuals from all walks of life to apply. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve described, but you’re passionate about what we do and are a quick learner, we’d love to hear from you!