Data Engineer

Pepco Iberia; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid model: 2 days remote / 3 days 0

porto office

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Meal allowance

Employee discount Pepco stores

Learning opportunities

International exposure

Job summary

Pepco Iberia is building its Porto Tech Hub and is looking for a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and processing solutions. You will deliver curated, high-quality datasets to enable reporting, analytics, ML/AI, and operational insights for IT and business teams.

In a hybrid Porto role, you’ll collaborate with data architects and analysts, work with cloud-native tools, SQL, Python, and ETL/ELT frameworks to ensure data quality and performance across Europe.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years in a data engineering, BI engineering, or data platform delivery role.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native data tools and services.
• Strong SQL and scripting skills (Python, PySpark).
• Experience with modern ETL/ELT tools and orchestration frameworks.
• Understanding of data lakes, data warehousing, and data modelling.
• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and agile delivery.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional product and platform teams.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with a commitment to data quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain secure, scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines from diverse internal and external data sources.
• Optimise data workflows for performance, reusability, cost-efficiency, and resilience in a cloud environment.
• Implement data validation, quality, and transformation logic aligned to architecture and governance standards.
• Collaborate with data architects and analysts to deliver curated datasets for reporting, AI, and decision-making use cases.
• Monitor data pipeline performance and ensure availability and integrity of critical datasets.
• Automate data operations tasks such as testing, deployment, and versioning.
• Participate in data platform improvement initiatives including infrastructure upgrades, documentation, and operational tooling.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of data-related issues impacting platform performance or outputs.
• Maintain strong awareness of data security, access controls, and privacy policies.

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

Data modeling

Data warehousing

CI/CD

Agile

Cross-functional

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree in IS/Data/CS

Tools

Airflow

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

AWS Glue

Cloud data tools

Job description

Build. Test. Deliver. Enjoy at Pepco!

About The Role

At Pepco, we’re growing fast and building our Tech Hub in Porto to support our business across Europe. We are looking for a Data Engineer to join the team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines and processing solutions to support enterprise data platform operations, as well as deliver curated, high-quality datasets to enable reporting, analytics, ML/AI, and operational insights for both IT and business teams. If you like things simple, practical and with real ownership, you’ll fit right in.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop and maintain secure, scalable ETL/ELT data pipelines from diverse internal and external data sources.
• Optimise data workflows for performance, reusability, cost-efficiency, and resilience in a cloud environment.
• Implement data validation, quality, and transformation logic aligned to architecture and governance standards.
• Collaborate with data architects and analysts to deliver curated datasets for reporting, AI, and decision-making use cases.
• Monitor data pipeline performance and ensure availability and integrity of critical datasets.
• Automate data operations tasks such as testing, deployment, and versioning.
• Participate in data platform improvement initiatives including infrastructure upgrades, documentation, and operational tooling.
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of data-related issues impacting platform performance or outputs.
• Maintain strong awareness of data security, access controls, and privacy policies.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Data Management, Computer Science, or a related field. Certification in cloud data services or data engineering (e.g. Microsoft Azure Data Engineer, GCP, or AWS) is a plus.
• 3+ years in a data engineering, BI engineering, or data platform delivery role.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native data tools and services.
• Strong SQL and scripting skills (e.g. Python, PySpark).
• Proven experience with modern ETL/ELT tools and orchestration frameworks.
• Understanding of data lakes, data warehousing, and data modelling principles.
• Familiarity with version control, CI/CD pipelines, and agile delivery methods.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional product and platform teams.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with a commitment to data quality and performance.

What We Offer

• Hybrid model:2 days remote / 3 days onsite
• Office based in Porto: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nn7hc6uYrmPiT8Fc9
• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• Health insurance from the month after joining
• Meal allowance
• Employee discount in Pepco stores in Portugal
• Learning and development opportunities
• International exposure and collaboration across markets
• A simple, down-to-earth culture where people support each other

About Pepco

Pepco is one of Europe’s fastest-growing retail companies, with thousands of stores and millions of customers visiting us every month. Behind that growth, there’s a team of people who make things happen. We keep things simple, we focus on results, and we support each other to get there. At Pepco, no two days are the same. And that’s exactly how we like it.