Remote Data Engineer: BigQuery, Kafka & dbt Expert

Software Mind; Województwo mazowieckie; Remote; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and remote cooperation

International projects

Travels related to international proj

Non‑corporate atmosphere

Language classes

Knowledge-sharing initiatives

Private healthcare and life insurance

Multisport card

Job summary

Software Mind is seeking a Data Engineer to build and optimize data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, transforming data with SQL and dbt on BigQuery. You will utilize Kafka and NiFi for ingestion, support production workflows, and shape scalable data solutions with a cross-functional team including the client’s Senior Product Owner.

Ideal candidates have hands-on ETL/ELT experience, strong SQL, and familiarity with cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT workflows and building data pipelines.
• Strong SQL and experience with dbt or another SQL-based transformation tool.
• Experience with BigQuery or a similar cloud data warehouse.
• Experience with Kafka and with ingestion tools such as Apache NiFi.
• Knowledge of GCP or another cloud platform.
• Practical understanding of tool setup, pipeline operations and running production data workflows.
• Comfortable working with GitLab and Jira, and interest in using AI tools in development.
• English that allows smooth communication in the team, plus ownership of your work, a proactive attitude and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and improve data pipelines and ingestion processes on GCP.
• Develop data transformations in SQL and dbt on BigQuery, and work with Kafka and Apache NiFi.
• Support pipeline operations and tooling setup across the development lifecycle, including production data workflows.
• Design scalable, reliable and maintainable data solutions with teammates and the client’s stakeholders.
• Participate in architecture discussions and propose improvements.
• Utilize GitLab, Jira and AI-assisted development tools in daily work.
• Collaborate daily with the client’s Senior Product Owner and Lead Data Developer in a mixed team.

Skills

ETL/ELT pipelines

SQL

dbt

BigQuery

Kafka

Apache NiFi

GCP / cloud

GitLab

Jira

AI tools

English communication

Tools

Kafka

Apache NiFi

GitLab

Jira

Claude / Antigravity

Job description

Software Mind is seeking a Data Engineer to build and optimize data pipelines on Google Cloud Platform, transforming data with SQL and dbt on BigQuery. You will utilize Kafka and NiFi for ingestion, support production workflows, and shape scalable data solutions with a cross-functional team including the client’s Senior Product Owner.

Ideal candidates have hands-on ETL/ELT experience, strong SQL, and familiarity with cloud platforms.