Senior Data Platform Engineer - Build Self-Service Data at Scale

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

Job summary

Bitvavo is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join the Data Platform team in Amsterdam. The role focuses on building scalable, secure data infrastructure and empowering engineering teams with self-service data capabilities.

You will work on real-time analytics, batch processing, and ML use cases while advocating for platform reliability and developer productivity. Strong Python skills and IaC experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Python; Java is a plus, prioritizing problem solving.
• Strong data engineering knowledge: distributed processing, streaming, storage.
• Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform) and Kubernetes in cloud-first settings.
• Excellent communication and end-to-end ownership.

Responsibilities

• Build a self-service Data Platform enabling teams to build data products as easily and reliably as possible.
• Continuously evolve the platform to support new data use cases, including real-time analytics, batch processing, and machine learning.
• 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 offered entirely as self-service.
• Mentor teammates by sharing technical knowledge, providing constructive feedback, and driving engineering excellence.

Skills

Python

Data engineering

Communication

Ownership

Java

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Bitvavo is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join the Data Platform team in Amsterdam. The role focuses on building scalable, secure data infrastructure and empowering engineering teams with self-service data capabilities.

You will work on real-time analytics, batch processing, and ML use cases while advocating for platform reliability and developer productivity. Strong Python skills and IaC experience are essential.