Lead Data Engineer

GFT Poland; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Lunch subsidy

Life insurance

Online training and certifications

Access to e-learning platform

Job summary

GFT Poland is seeking an experienced senior data engineering lead to drive technical delivery of data migration and engineering initiatives. You will design scalable data pipelines in Google Cloud Platform, mentor engineers, and promote development standards within the Agile process.

Join a highly experienced team and contribute to impactful AI-enabled engineering workflows while working in a hybrid setup at Kraków based client offices.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of experience in software design, data engineering and development in Agile and DevOps environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with PySpark or Scala and data pipelines in GCP.
• Experience with Spark, Hadoop, YARN, Hive, ETL frameworks and data integration tools.
• Proficiency with Python, SQL and RESTful services; cloud architecture knowledge.
• Leadership ability to guide an engineering pod and mentor peers.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for data migration projects and estimation.
• Design and develop scalable data pipelines using GCP, PySpark and Scala.
• Guide environment setup, architecture and cloud design patterns.
• Promote coding standards, conduct reviews and support knowledge sharing.
• Mentor engineers and oversee technical delivery of the pod.

Skills

Team leadership

English proficiency

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Tools

PySpark

Scala

Google Cloud Platform

Apache Spark

Airflow

Jenkins

GitHub

Jira

Hadoop

Spark SQL

Job description

O projekcie:

We are GFT Poland WE KNOW how to tackle complex issues with innovative approach to deliver the highest value. Our reputation has been built around one simple rule: we do not overpromise, WE DELIVER. We deliver to our employees, clients and partners. WE GROW as you grow, so investing in you is our business strategy. Caring for each other is our priority. WE CARE who you are, what you need, how you feel. WE CARE to smile, have fun and develop as human beings.

Why Choose GFT?

• A culture of top performance
• Deep tech IT engineering & consulting
• 1200 skilled & top-class experts
• 77% of the team are regular/senior
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Ambitious projects, trainings and tools you need to flourish
• Google Cloud Partner of the Year - for going above and beyond for customers

What will you do?

You will lead the technical delivery of data migration and engineering initiatives, working closely with Engineers, Data Analysts and Business Analysts. You will design scalable data solutions in GCP, guide the engineering pod, promote development standards and support the team throughout the Agile development process.

We offer

• Hybrid work in our client's office (Kraków) 8 days a month
• Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
• Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• Online training and certifications
• Access to e-learning platform
• Social events

Wymagania:

• At least 10 years of experience in software design, data engineering and development in Agile and DevOps environments
• Strong development and solution design experience with PySpark or Scala
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform and building data pipelines in GCP
• Experience with Apache Spark, Spark SQL, Hadoop, YARN, Hive, MapReduce and ETL frameworks
• Experience with Python, SQL, PL/SQL and data integration
• Experience with Apache Airflow or similar scheduling tools
• Experience with REST APIs and RESTful services
• Strong knowledge of Unix and Linux environments
• Experience with Git, GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible and Jira
• Experience with automated testing, deployment and monitoring
• Understanding of cloud architecture and cloud design patterns
• Ability to lead an engineering pod and guide the work of other engineers
• Ability to work autonomously and act as a technical subject-matter expert
• Strong communication and presentation skills for technical, senior and non-technical audiences
• Strong written and spoken English
• Openness to work hybrid from our client's office (Kraków) 8 days a month

Nice to have

• Experience with Elasticsearch
• Experience developing Java APIs
• Experience with data ingestion solutions
• Experience working with Scrum and Kanban
• Interest in AI-based tools that can accelerate engineering workflows

Codzienne zadania:

• Provide technical leadership for data migration projects, including solution design, approach and estimation
• Design and develop scalable data pipelines using GCP, PySpark and Scala
• Provide guidance on environment setup, system architecture and cloud design patterns
• Implement solutions focused on performance, scalability, availability, accuracy and monitoring
• Promote coding standards, conduct code reviews and support knowledge sharing
• Mentor engineers and oversee the technical delivery of the engineering pod
• Work with Business Analysts to ensure requirements are correctly interpreted and implemented
• Support production environments, troubleshoot issues and communicate findings to development teams
• Participate in planning sessions, status meetings, sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Identify opportunities to use AI enablers to improve traditional engineering workflows