Senior Data Engineer - Innovation & Research (Barcelona)

SystemsAccountants Inc.; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

SystemsAccountants Inc. in Barcelona is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join its Research, Innovation & Labs function in Barcelona. You will design and build scalable data pipelines and modern data platforms to support cutting-edge research.

Collaborate with data scientists, engineers and business stakeholders to transform complex scientific datasets into reliable, accessible data that drives innovation and better decision-making.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in Data Engineering, ideally within scientific research, R&D or innovation environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, SQL, dbt, Spark and Databricks.
• Knowledge of Cypher and graph databases such as Neo4j.
• Experience designing and maintaining production-grade data pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
• Understanding of Git, CI/CD, infrastructure as code and modern development practices.
• Experience with scientific datasets, bioinformatics, cheminformatics or microbiome data would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of FAIR data principles, data governance and scientific data standards.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable data pipelines for ingestion, transformation and integration.
• Build efficient, reusable data solutions using Python, SQL, dbt, Spark and Databricks.
• Develop and optimise ETL/ELT processes across multiple data sources and platforms.
• Implement automated testing, monitoring and data-quality frameworks.
• Collaborate with data scientists, data modelers and research teams to support scientific data initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance on architecture, tooling and engineering best practices.
• Support cloud-based data environments and CI/CD deployment processes.
• Ensure data governance, documentation and reliability across engineering solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

dbt

Spark

Databricks

Git

CI/CD

Infra as code

Data governance

Tools

Neo4j

Cypher

Azure

AWS

Job description

SystemsAccountants Inc. in Barcelona is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join its Research, Innovation & Labs function in Barcelona. You will design and build scalable data pipelines and modern data platforms to support cutting-edge research.

Collaborate with data scientists, engineers and business stakeholders to transform complex scientific datasets into reliable, accessible data that drives innovation and better decision-making.