Lead Data Engineer GCP BigQuery DBT

Client Server Limited; Kraków; On-site; PLN 234,000 - 391,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life Assurance

25 days holiday

LGBTQ+ / Women’s / Black / Parents and

Carers networks

Job summary

Client Server Limited in Krakow is seeking a senior Lead Data Engineer with GCP BigQuery and DBT to drive data platform delivery. You will lead a squad, own end-to-end commitments across batch and real-time Kafka workloads, and blend technical leadership with people management.

You will foster a culture of engineering excellence, embed data contracts and observability, and ensure data is reliable and fit for purpose.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring data engineers and conducting reviews.
• Strong SQL and Python for data pipelines.
• Experience with production-grade data pipelines on GCP.
• Familiar with DBT and Medallion architecture concepts.
• Experience in regulated financial services environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead data engineering squad, set standards and reviews.
• Deliver end-to-end data pipelines on GCP, including batch and real-time Kafka workloads.
• Coach team, drive engineering excellence and ownership.
• Embed data contracts, observability, and SLA monitoring across ingestion and transformation layers.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

SQL

Python

Tools

BigQuery

DBT

Kafka

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Lead Data Engineer (GCP BigQuery DBT) Krakow to 35,000 PLN p/month

Are you a senior Data Engineer with GCP skills combined with leadership experience?

You could be progressing your career in a Lead Data Engineer role at a global FinTech / CFD trading company that has been consistently voted as a top employer.

As a Lead Data Engineer you'll lead the delivery of data pipeline and platform capabilities within the GCP consolidation programme, owning Squad commitments end-to-end across batch and real time Kafka workloads. You'll combine technical leadership with people management, coaching and developing a Squad of Data Engineers while fostering a culture of engineering excellence, ownership and continuous improvement.

Data quality will be a key priority. You'll embed data contracts, observability and SLA monitoring across ingestion and transformation layers within the Medallion architecture, ensuring data is reliable, fresh and fit for purpose.

Location / WFH:

You'll join colleagues in the Krakow offices that offer a wide range of facilities and all the latest kit, with flexibility to work from home twice a week.

About you:

• You have experience of leading or technically mentoring data engineers, with the ability to set standards, conduct code and design reviews and develop the engineers' capabilities
• You have strong, hands-on experience building and operating production grade data pipelines on GCP includingBigQuery, with strong SQL and Python skills
• You have experience with Apache Kafka or equivalent streaming / pub/sub technologies, including designing event driven ingestion patterns and troubleshooting real time data flows under operational conditions
• You're familiar with modern transformation tooling, particularlyDBT and have an appreciation of Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) architecture patterns and how they support self-service analytics
• You're comfortable working in a regulated financial services environment, with an understanding of data governance requirements (lineage, access control, audit trails) and the discipline tooperatewithin change control processes
• You have fluent English language skills

What's in it for you:

• Salary to 35,000 PLN p/month
• Private medical care for you and your family
• Life Assurance
• 25 days holiday (+ additional day for your birthday)
• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women's, Black, Parents and Carers networks with an annual budget for organising events and projects that foster an open, diverse and inclusive culture
• Summer and Christmas parties as well as other social events