Senior Analytics Engineer - Cloud Data Platform

Aiven; Finland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity plan

Hybrid work policy

Equipment provided

Professional development budget

Wellbeing program

Parental and sick leave

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

Aiven, a global data platform company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Analytics to join the team building PostgreSQL services and a new managed analytics offering. You will turn open-source tech into scalable cloud services and work to bridge OLTP and OLAP workloads.

The role emphasizes automated processes, high-quality code, and mentorship. Ideal candidates have Python expertise, 5+ years in relevant databases, data engineering experience, and strong Linux knowledge, with English

Qualifications

• Excellent development skills in Python
• 5+ years of experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server or OracleDB
• Experience in data engineering, ETL pipelines and large-scale datasets
• Strong data modeling, schema design and query optimization
• Experience with backup solutions and backup strategies
• Advanced understanding of Linux OS
• Experience with automated testing
• Distributed systems knowledge
• Experience with performance improvements, bug fixes and security vulnerability resolution
• Fluency in English, verbal and written

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality, maintainable code and release quality features.
• Participate in technical discussions and perform PR reviews.
• Optimize data storage and query performance for both OLTP (PostgreSQL) and OLAP workloads.
• Contribute to technical planning and backlog management.
• Help investigate and resolve customer issues.
• Mentor and empower other engineers.
• Automate processes to eliminate repetitive manual work.
• Develop and improve the scalability and reliability of PostgreSQL service.

Skills

Python

SQL databases

ETL pipelines

Data modeling

Backup strategies

Linux

Automated testing

Distributed systems

Performance optimization

Security vulnerability remediation

English proficiency

Security concepts

OLAP tech

Infrastructure as code

Cloud DBAAS

Production software env

Job description

Aiven, a global data platform company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Analytics to join the team building PostgreSQL services and a new managed analytics offering. You will turn open-source tech into scalable cloud services and work to bridge OLTP and OLAP workloads.

The role emphasizes automated processes, high-quality code, and mentorship. Ideal candidates have Python expertise, 5+ years in relevant databases, data engineering experience, and strong Linux knowledge, with English