Python Data Platform Engineer - AI-driven Data Pipelines

Cisco Systems, Inc.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Kraków is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to help design, build, and maintain high-quality, scalable data pipelines and services.

You will shape engineering standards and drive best practices across the team, contributing to AI-assisted development and robust deployment processes. The role emphasizes Python-based services, data workflows, Airflow orchestration, and modern stack including Snowflake, dbt, GitLab CI, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree + 3 years of related experience, or Master’s degree + 2 years of related experience.
• Hands‑on experience with Python, including OOP, error handling, REST API integrations, and clean code practices.
• Good understanding of SQL and data engineering fundamentals.
• Familiarity with AI tools and technologies, with an interest in using AI to improve engineering workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and increase developer productivity.
• Solid understanding of Git and modern software development workflows.
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines, preferably using GitLab CI.
• Good engineering fundamentals, including system design concepts, technical documentation, and architecture diagrams.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including participating in code reviews and working effectively with engineers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to end-to-end system design and participate in technical and architectural decisions.
• Build, maintain, and optimize Python-based services, engineering tools, and data pipelines.
• Work with data across the full lifecycle, including data extraction, transformation, and delivery.
• Develop and maintain workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow including pipeline testing, monitoring, and reliability.
• Work with Snowflake as a data platform and dbt.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and environment automation.
• Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Actively adopt and contribute to AI-assisted engineering and testing practices, using AI to improve development workflows, automation, and engineering productivity.
• Follow and contribute to engineering standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and development best practices.
• Collaborate with engineers, data teams, and stakeholders to design and deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Data engineering

Airflow

Snowflake

dbt

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

REST APIs

GitLab CI

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 3 years

Master’s degree + 2 years

Tools

GitLab CI

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Airflow

Snowflake

dbt

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. in Kraków is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to help design, build, and maintain high-quality, scalable data pipelines and services.

You will shape engineering standards and drive best practices across the team, contributing to AI-assisted development and robust deployment processes. The role emphasizes Python-based services, data workflows, Airflow orchestration, and modern stack including Snowflake, dbt, GitLab CI, Docker, and Kubernetes.