Senior Data Engineer/Architect

Inven; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity through option plan

Helsinki city-center office

Gym access

Regular team events

Job summary

Inven in Helsinki is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help design scalable data pipelines and infrastructure powering our AI-first product. You will work with product and ML teams to transform raw data into insights and address data quality challenges. Join a fast-moving startup with strong in-office culture and equity opportunities.

You will shape the technical direction and own end-to-end data infrastructure in a high-energy team focused on impactful AI features.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in building and scaling data infrastructure and data products.
• Strong technical skills: high proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with modern, cloud-based data infrastructure (AWS preferred, but Azure/GCP also valuable).
• Familiarity with data orchestration tools (Flyte, Airflow, Prefect, etc.) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Kubernetes).
• Experience with data processing frameworks (Spark, Snowflake, Postgres).
• Bonus: Past work on entity resolution, unstructured-to-structured data extraction, document retrieval, ranking, or clustering.
• Fluency in English

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines.
• Build infrastructure to power AI-driven product features.
• Collaborate with product and ML teams to turn raw data into insights.
• Solve complex problems in data quality, retrieval, and transformation.
• Shape the technical direction of a rapidly growing startup.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

Cloud platforms

Data processing

English fluency

Entity resolution

Unstructured data extraction

Document retrieval

Ranking

Clustering

Tools

Airflow

Flyte

Prefect

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Snowflake

Postgres

Job description

We're looking for an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our growing data team at Inven. You'll be part of a high-energy product and engineering group where ownership is real and impact is immediate.

At Inven, AI isn't an add-on - it's the foundation of how we deliver value to our users. As a Data Engineer, you'll work on complex, data-heavy features, shaping what a great AI-first product looks like. From designing scalable infrastructure to tackling novel data challenges, you'll be at the core of our innovation.

What You'll Do

• Design and maintain robust, scalable data pipelines.

• Build infrastructure to power AI-driven product features.

• Collaborate with product and ML teams to turn raw data into insights.

• Solve complex problems in data quality, retrieval, and transformation.

• Shape the technical direction of a rapidly growing startup.

What We're Looking For

We want someone who thrives in a startup environment: ambitious, curious, and eager to push boundaries. Specifically, you bring:

• Proven track record in building and scaling data infrastructure and data products.

• Strong technical skills: high proficiency in Python and SQL.

• Hands-on experience with modern, cloud-based data infrastructure (AWS preferred, but Azure/GCP also valuable).

• Familiarity with data orchestration tools (Flyte, Airflow, Prefect, etc.) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Kubernetes).

• Experience with data processing frameworks (Spark, Snowflake, Postgres).

• Bonus: Past work on entity resolution, unstructured-to-structured data extraction, document retrieval, ranking, or clustering.

• Fluency in English

What we offer

• A focus on building: minimal bureaucracy, no redundant overhead, no days lost to pointless meetings.

• AI-first culture: front-row seat to building a truly AI-native product.

• True autonomy over how you work, balanced with real accountability

• A Helsinki city-center office with a strong in-office culture, gym access, and regular team events

• Equity through our option plan. Help us build a unicorn, and the upside is yours too.

• Some of the most ambitious, low-ego colleagues you'll work alongside

• $12.75M Series A led by Ventech and Vendep Capital, with Lifeline Ventures and angel investor Risto Siilasmaa

• Finland's AI Startup of the Year 2025, #10 fastest-growing early-stage startup in Europe, #3 fastest growing startup in Nordics

The Process

• 30min phone screen with our recruiter

• 1h (technical) interview with some members from our dev team

• 45min meet our founders coffee chat