Senior Data Engineer

The Hotels Network; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 65.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Flexible time off

Benefits for food or nursery

Wellbeing support

Comprehensive health insurance

Referral bonuses

Descripción de la vacante

Traveltechessentialist in Spain is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to shape the quality and business value of core data assets. This role involves designing and maintaining data pipelines, collaborating with stakeholders, and mentoring other engineers in the Data Products team.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data engineering, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with cloud database solutions like BigQuery. Impactful work awaits, making contributions to products serving over 85,000 users globally.

Formación

• Experience in a data engineering role with proven track record.
• Professional proficiency in Python for data processing and pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of cloud databases like BigQuery or Snowflake.

Responsabilidades

• Design and maintain streaming and batch data pipelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Ensure high quality and reliability of data.

Conocimientos

Data pipeline development

Python proficiency

Cloud database solutions knowledge

Communication skills

Product engineering mindset

Herramientas

BigQuery

Kubernetes

Airflow

Terraform

Descripción del empleo

Job details

• Engineering Team
• Spain
• Full-Time / Remote

What you will do

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.

Where you will have impact

• 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.
• You will be at the forefront of our AI evolution, helping to embed intelligence into our platform. You’ll not only build AI features for our customers but also champion an AI‑first development culture within the engineering team.
• Mentor other engineers, sharing your expertise and contributing to 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. Their core mission is to model and deliver high‑quality, foundational data products that are essential ingredients for all downstream product features, machine learning models, and data science initiatives across the company:

• 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.
• Alan Flex benefits: 160€/month for food or nursery.
• Flexible retribution: Optional benefits through tax‑free payroll deductions for food, transportation and/or nursery.
• Wellbeing support: Subsidized ClassPass subscription.
• Comprehensive health insurance: 100% Alan coverage for you, your spouse, and dependents.
• Impactful work: Shape products relied on by 85,000+ users worldwide.
• Referral bonuses: Earn rewards for bringing in new talent.

Who you are

• 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.
• You are a forward‑thinking builder who views AI as a core component of modern architecture. You have a proven interest (or experience) in working with LLMs, agentic workflows, or AI‑assisted coding tools to ship higher‑quality code, faster.
• 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!