Senior Data Engineer – Data Mesh & Cloud Pipelines

Global M; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Global M is seeking a Senior Data/Software Engineer to join a high-performing data engineering team building large-scale data products and cloud infrastructure. The role blends hands-on data engineering with client-facing collaboration in a hybrid Amsterdam-based setup.

You’ll work on data pipelines, data mesh ownership, and legacy migrations, balancing technical work with stakeholder communication and problem-solving in ambiguous environments.

Qualifications

• Strong SQL proficiency required.
• Terraform or IaC experience required.
• GCP BigQuery/Dataflow experience required.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data pipelines and data products.
• Work within a data mesh architecture and contribute to domain data ownership.
• Support legacy migration projects with minimal disruption.
• Identify technical gaps and drive them through to completion.
• Balance hands-on engineering with stakeholder and client collaboration.
• Communicate technical decisions, risks and blockers clearly.

Skills

Strong SQL

Terraform / IaC

GCP BigQuery / Dataflow

Consulting mindset

Problem-solving

Ambiguity tolerance

Ownership & shipping

Tools

dbt

Airflow

Data mesh

Job description

Global M is seeking a Senior Data/Software Engineer to join a high-performing data engineering team building large-scale data products and cloud infrastructure. The role blends hands-on data engineering with client-facing collaboration in a hybrid Amsterdam-based setup.

You’ll work on data pipelines, data mesh ownership, and legacy migrations, balancing technical work with stakeholder communication and problem-solving in ambiguous environments.