Senior Data Platform Engineer (m/f/d)

United States Digital Space LLC; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Travel vouchers

Work from Anywhere

Hybrid work model

Wellbeing support

Learning & Development

Mentoring Program

Zusammenfassung

the company is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to advance our scalable data infrastructure on AWS, Kubernetes, Confluent Cloud, and Snowflake. You will collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and product teams to improve platform usability and self-service capabilities.

Responsibilities include infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, cost-optimized workloads, CI/CD pipelines (GitLab), observability (Datadog), and on-call coverage.

Qualifikationen

• Strong data architecture experience solving complex data challenges in large teams.

Aufgaben

• Improve and maintain scalable data platform infrastructure on AWS, K8s, Confluent Cloud and Snowflake; ensure high availability for data consumers.

Kenntnisse

Data platform

Kafka

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Datadog

SQL/data modeling

English communication

Tools

GitLab

Datadog

Terraform

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Databricks

Jobbeschreibung

At the company, we offer a dynamic work environment with competitive pay, strong growth opportunities, and a tech-driven approach to making travel more accessible, sustainable, and affordable.

We'relooking for a motivated and skilledSenior Data Platform Engineerto join ourCore Data Platform team– Foundation Division. You will help us drive the company to the nextlevel, andhave the most direct influence on our success.

The team provides tools, infrastructure,expertiseand best practices to empower every the company employee through data excellence and reliable infrastructure. We put our users into the heart of our data platform, ensuring that they can easily process, discover, analyze,shareandleveragedata. We have a constant process of reflecting on our currentwork, andadapting new practices and technologies. Our daily work is built on trust and collaboration.

About the Role

Improve andmaintainour scalable data platform infrastructure on AWS, K8s, Confluent Cloud and Snowflake, ensuring high availability and reliability for all data consumers across the organizationCollaborate closely with data engineers, analysts, and product teams to understand their needs and continuously improve the platform's usability and self-service capabilitiesDevelop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, ensuring our cloud environments are reproducible, auditable, and well-documentedOperate and improve our data platform by optimizing workloads for performance, cost-efficiency, and resilienceBuild and refine CI/CD pipelines (GitLab) to enable fast, safe, and automated deployments across the data platformEvaluate and introduce new technologies and best practices to keep our data platform modern, secure, and future-proofContribute to architectural decisions and technical documentation, sharing knowledge within the team and across the organizationImplement and maintain comprehensive observability and monitoring (Datadog), creating actionable alerts and dashboards to proactively detect and resolve issuesParticipate in the team's on-call duty schedule

About You

Strong data architecture experience, with a proven track record of solving complex data challenges in large or multi-team organizationsThe right cultural fit: a genuine desire to help colleagues, a focus on delivering theright solution over the fast one, and comfort with frequent context switchingStrong Kafka knowledge from architecture and a developer's perspective, enabling hands-on support for application developers and contributing to our infrastructureExtensive experience with scalable data platforms in complex environments, including ownership of platform-critical applicationsEnd-to-end infrastructure ownership — CI/CD (GitLab), observability & monitoring (Datadog) — with the ability to create meaningful, actionable monitorsSolid Terraform knowledge to confidently navigate,maintain, and contribute to our infrastructure-as-code codebaseOn-call experience and a clear mindset that critical issuesdon'tfollow business hoursSolid experience with a Cloud Provider (preferably AWS)Hands-on experience with KubernetesFluent in English, with strong technical communication skills adaptable to diverse audiences.

Nice-to-have:

Experience withSnowflake or comparable cloud data warehouse solutions (e.g., Databricks,BigQuery, Redshift)Network/Security knowledge (e.g.SSO, SAML, VPCs, network policies,EntraID)Previous experience working in acentral or shared data platform teamExposure to or interest in AI/ML workloads on data platforms

What We Offer

• Travel perks: 12 free the company vouchers + 12 discount vouchers for friends & family.
• Work from (M)Anywhere: Depending on your role, work from another location for up to 60 days per year.
• Hybrid work model: We are an office-first company, but we offer flexibility to balance work and life.
• Wellbeing support: Access confidential 1:1 counselling, courses, and stress management for yourself and up to four family members.
• Learning & Development: Take advantage of language classes, training courses, and expert-led sessions to grow your skills.
• Mentoring Program: Connect with experienced colleagues to gain insights and accelerate your career.

Why Join the company?

At the company, you'll find teams that rally together to overcome challenges and spark creativity. We believe in ownership culture - giving you the freedom to take initiative, make an impact, and shape your own career path.As we continue to expand across the globe, you can make a real difference in how we work.

If you're ready to grow and lead your journey, the company is the place for you!