Senior Data Engineer - Storage & Messaging

Unchain Data; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitvavo is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join the Storage and Messaging team within an established Platform Engineering group. The role focuses on building a scalable, secure data infrastructure and self-service data capabilities to empower multiple product teams.

You will work with Golang and Python, leverage Kafka and Flink for streaming, and apply Terraform and Kubernetes in a cloud-first environment to enhance platform productivity and governance.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Golang or Python with a problem-solving focus.
• Strong understanding of platform engineering principles and distributed data systems.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases; data warehousing and batch/stream processing a plus.
• Experience with distributed messaging systems such as Kafka, including cluster operations, topic/partition design, consumer group tuning, and stream processing with Flink.
• Fluency with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform) and container orchestration (Kubernetes) in a cloud-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Build a self-service platform enabling teams to develop at scale across diverse database and messaging technologies.
• Evolve the platform to support new data models, including structured and semi-structured data, streaming, and governance at scale.
• Build and maintain a secure, scalable, and compliant data infrastructure using IaC and automation.
• Enable data ingestion, processing, and consumption at scale as self-service.
• Mentor teammates, share technical knowledge, and drive engineering excellence.

Skills

Golang

Python

Java

Distributed data

SQL

NoSQL

Kafka

Terraform

Kubernetes

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

About Us

In 2018, Bitvavo launched the first version of its digital assets trading platform, to bridge the gap between traditional currencies and digital assets. By offering transparent fees, a wide range of assets and an easy to use platform, Bitvavo is making the currency of the future accessible for everyone.

In two years' time, Bitvavo has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, with over one million users exchanging tens of billions of digital assets a year.

The Role

We are looking for a talented Senior Data Platform Engineer to join the Storage and Messaging team in our established Platform Engineering team.

We are an exchange. System scalability, performance and engineering productivity matter in everything that we do. Our platform domain is committed to fostering autonomy by providing engineering teams with paved paths to develop robust, secure, compliant, and scalable systems. We're seeking exceptional talent to join us in making this a reality.

Responsibilities

• Build a self-service platform that empowers teams to build at scale across diverse database and messaging technologies, enabling the seamless and reliable development of application and data products.
• Continuously evolve our platform to support new data models and use cases, including structured and semi-structured data models, stream processing, and data governance at scale.
• Build and maintain a secure, scalable, and compliant data infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code and automation.
• Enable data ingestion, processing, and consumption at scale. All are offered entirely as self-service.
• Mentor teammates by sharing technical knowledge, providing constructive feedback, and driving engineering excellence.

Requirements

• Experience with one or more programming languages. We primarily use Golang and Python (Java is a plus), but we value problem-solving ability over syntax familiarity.
• Strong understanding of platform engineering principles and distributed data systems.
• Experience with SQL and No-SQL databases. Understanding of data warehousing and batch/stream processing is a plus.
• Experience with distributed messaging systems such as Kafka, including cluster operations, topic/partition design, consumer group tuning, schema registry, and stream processing with Flink.
• Fluency in using infrastructure as code tools (like Terraform) and container orchestration platforms (like Kubernetes) in a cloud-first environment.
• Exceptional communication skills. We expect engineers to take ownership of their work end-to-end and communicate directly with stakeholders.
• High sense of ownership, accountability and engineering mindset. We value engineers who take initiative and advocate for the long-term health of our data ecosystem.

What We Value

We care more about your engineering mindset than your knowledge of any specific tool or technology. If this sounds exciting, even if you do not check every box, let's talk!