Lead Data Platform Engineer — Cloud, AI & DevOps

Technology Co; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Good occupational health care

Leisure time benefits (ePassi)

Office presence 3 days a week

Job summary

Neste is seeking a Lead Data Platform Engineer in Espoo to guide the Data Platform team within the Data & IT Platforms unit. You will drive architecture, data models, cloud infra, and enterprise standards to deliver scalable, cost-efficient data solutions.

Join a global leader in renewable fuels, contributing to a platform transformation that enables AI and GenAI capabilities while maintaining operational excellence and strong security practices. Fluent English required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering / computer science or data-centric fields.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and data modeling concepts.
• Experience with data warehousing and modeling methods (Data Vault 2.0, Kimball/Inmon).
• Familiar with Snowflake and Azure cloud services.
• Proven track record as a technical team lead in large enterprises.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and Azure DevOps tooling.
• Python experience and building APIs with FastAPI.
• Experience enabling data platforms for AI/LLM tasks.
• English fluency, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Be the primary technical point of contact for a team of internal developers and external partners, setting coding standards.
• Collaborate with Cloud, Enterprise, and Data Architects to ensure scalable, feasible data models and infrastructure.
• Define standardized patterns for ingestion, transformation, and discovery across the platform.
• Drive Operational Excellence with DevOps practices and predictable deployments.
• Balance cost management with UX requirements in engineering solutions.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

CI/CD

Python

Team lead

LLM skills

Data warehouse

APIs (FastAPI)

Education

Master's degree in engineering / computer science

Tools

Azure DevOps

Snowflake

DBT

FastAPI

Job description

Neste is seeking a Lead Data Platform Engineer in Espoo to guide the Data Platform team within the Data & IT Platforms unit. You will drive architecture, data models, cloud infra, and enterprise standards to deliver scalable, cost-efficient data solutions.

Join a global leader in renewable fuels, contributing to a platform transformation that enables AI and GenAI capabilities while maintaining operational excellence and strong security practices. Fluent English required.