Lead Data Engineer - Amsterdam Lakehouse & Real-Time Analytics

Optiverus; Amsterdam; Presencial; EUR 100.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Optiver is seeking a seasoned Lead Data Engineer to advance our data capabilities within Amsterdam, helping translate research workflows into scalable production systems using Spark, Databricks, and Delta Lake. In Amsterdam, you’ll influence local data strategy while partnering with global teams to deliver real-time insights and predictive analytics across the trading lifecycle.

This role blends hands-on engineering, cross-regional collaboration, and platform innovation in a high‑performance,

Formación

• Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines with Spark and Structured Streaming.
• Productionize research workflows with scalability and resilience.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote DataOps culture.
• Define and enforce data engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with power users to develop reusable patterns.

Responsabilidades

• Design, build, and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines using Spark, Structured Streaming, Databricks.
• Optimize and productionize research workflows for scalability and performance.
• Collaborate with power users to share reusable patterns, templates, and onboarding pathways.
• Define, document, and enforce data engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive a culture of continuous learning and DataOps excellence.

Conocimientos

ETL/ELT pipelines

DataOps culture

Mentoring

Herramientas

Apache Spark

Databricks

Delta Lake

dbt

Descripción del empleo

Optiver is seeking a seasoned Lead Data Engineer to advance our data capabilities within Amsterdam, helping translate research workflows into scalable production systems using Spark, Databricks, and Delta Lake. In Amsterdam, you’ll influence local data strategy while partnering with global teams to deliver real-time insights and predictive analytics across the trading lifecycle.

This role blends hands-on engineering, cross-regional collaboration, and platform innovation in a high‑performance,