Senior Data/Software Engineer

Global M; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Global M is seeking a Senior Data/Software Engineer to join a high-performing data engineering team working on large-scale data products and modern cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes building data pipelines, data mesh ownership, and supporting legacy migrations, while balancing hands-on engineering with stakeholder collaboration.

Strong SQL, Terraform/IaC, and GCP experience, plus a consulting mindset and ownership mentality are valued.

Qualifications

• 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 work through them to completion.
• Balance hands-on engineering with stakeholder and client collaboration.
• Communicate technical decisions, risks and blockers clearly.

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 work through them to completion.
• Balance hands-on engineering with stakeholder and client collaboration.
• Communicate technical decisions, risks and blockers clearly.

Skills

SQL

Terraform / IaC

GCP BigQuery / Dataflow

Consulting mindset

Problem solving

Ambiguity tolerance

Ownership

dbt

Airflow

Data mesh experience

Domain-oriented data ownership

Retail / e-commerce data experience

Job description

Senior Data/Software Engineer | Netherlands | Hybrid

We’re looking for a Senior Data/Software Engineer to join a high-performing data engineering team working on large-scale data products and modern cloud infrastructure.

What you’ll be doing:

• 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 work through them to completion


• Balance hands‑on engineering with stakeholder and client collaboration


• Communicate technical decisions, risks and blockers clearly

What we’re looking for:

• Strong SQL


• Hands‑on Terraform or similar Infrastructure as Code experience


• Experience with GCP, particularly BigQuery, Dataflow or similar services


• A consulting mindset and strong problem‑solving ability


• Comfortable working in ambiguous environments


• Someone who takes ownership and gets things shipped

Nice to have:

• dbt


• Airflow


• Data mesh experience


• Domain‑oriented data ownership


• Retail, e‑commerce or consumer goods data experience