Senior Data Engineer: Scalable Pipelines & Data Quality

Samba TV; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness offerings

Life and disability insurance

Retirement savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Samba TV is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Internal Data and Performance (IDP) team, part of Internal Measurement. You will own and maintain data pipelines powering internal metrics and dashboards, collaborating with data scientists and analysts to refine algorithms and improve data quality.

You will manage Airflow DAGs and orchestration workflows, contributing to documentation and elevating engineering standards across the team. Strong Python/PySpark and SQL skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional development experience building high-performance, large-scale applications/pipelines.
• Strong proficiency in Python/PySpark and SQL.
• Hands-on experience with Airflow or a similar orchestration tool.
• Experience with Databricks or similar data lakehouse platforms is desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and curiosity for understanding data.
• Strong communication skills for a distributed team in Warsaw and San Francisco.
• Solid computer science fundamentals - data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Familiarity with FinOps concepts or cloud cost management is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that power internal metrics, dashboards, and reporting across the Technology and Product organizations.
• Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and stability of data collection, storage, and retrieval processes for our core systems.
• Work in collaboration with data scientists/data analysts to develop new and improved algorithms that best capture the value of our data.
• Own and operate Airflow DAGs and other orchestration workflows, ensuring reliable and timely delivery of internal data products.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to documentation, and help raise engineering standards within the team.

Skills

Python/PySpark

SQL

Data analysis

Communication

CS fundamentals

Cloud cost management

Tools

Airflow

Databricks

Job description

Samba TV is seeking a Data Engineer to join our Internal Data and Performance (IDP) team, part of Internal Measurement. You will own and maintain data pipelines powering internal metrics and dashboards, collaborating with data scientists and analysts to refine algorithms and improve data quality.

You will manage Airflow DAGs and orchestration workflows, contributing to documentation and elevating engineering standards across the team. Strong Python/PySpark and SQL skills are essential.