Senior Data Engineer

Miniclip; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Miniclip is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to own end-to-end data pipelines and models using AWS and modern cloud tech. You will mentor others and shape the data platform while delivering reliable data products across teams.

You’ll work on batch and streaming pipelines, data models and governance, with strong testing, deployment, and cost-efficiency practices to support product decisions.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience building data pipelines and data products.
• Proficient in SQL and programming languages (Python/Scala/Java).
• Hands-on with orchestration and infrastructure as code.
• Strong data modeling, quality, and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain robust batch and streaming data pipelines.
• Develop scalable analytics-ready data models with clear ownership.
• Write production-level code with testing and deployment practices.
• Manage orchestration, CI/CD and infrastructure (Airflow, Jenkins, Terraform).
• Improve data quality, reliability and cost efficiency through monitoring.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Analysts and Data Scientists.
• Ensure data governance, privacy and security best practices.
• Mentor engineers and share best practices across the team.

Skills

Data engineering

AWS

SQL

Python

Scala

Java

CI/CD

Airflow

Jenkins

Terraform

Data modelling

Data quality

Tools

Spark

Job description

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We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team and help power the data behind our games. This role is all about building reliable, scalable data solutions that enable teams across Product, Marketing and Game Development to make smarter, faster decisions.

You’ll take ownership of end-to-end data pipelines and models, working with modern cloud technologies to deliver high-quality, well-structured data products. Along the way, you’ll also play a key role in improving how we work as a team, mentoring others and contributing to the evolution of our data platform.

What will you be doing at Miniclip?

• Designing, building and maintaining robust batch and streaming data pipelines for player, product and monetisation data
• Developing scalable, analytics-ready data models with clear structure, ownership and documentation
• Writing clean, production-level code using SQL and languages like Python, Scala or Java, with strong testing and deployment practices
• Managing and improving orchestration, CI/CD and infrastructure using tools like Airflow, Jenkins and Terraform
• Ensuring data quality, reliability and cost efficiency through monitoring, optimisation and continuous improvement
• Partnering with Product Managers, Analysts and Data Scientists to deliver impactful, data-driven solutions
• Ensuring data governance, privacy and security best practices are applied across all data workflows
• Mentoring other engineers and sharing best practices to strengthen the wider data community

What are we looking for?

• Strong experience in Data Engineering and working with AWS or equivalent experience
• Proven ability to design and build scalable data pipelines using SQL, Python and distributed processing tools like Spark
• Hands‑on experience with orchestration, CI/CD and infrastructure as code
• Solid understanding of data modelling, data quality and performance optimisation at scale
• Comfortable working in cross‑functional teams and translating business needs into technical solutions
• Experience mentoring other engineers and contributing to team growth
• Passion for data, problem‑solving and building systems that make a real impact

About Miniclip

Miniclip is a global leader in games and one of the world’s biggest developers and publishers of mobile games, with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. It distributes highly engaging games to a global audience of over 450 million monthly and 60 million daily active users across mobile, PC, console, social, and online platforms. Operating in 15 countries, Miniclip develops and launches games in multiple categories across its 22 studios.

Founded in 2001 with an internationally recognised brand name, Miniclip has successfully grown a global audience across 195 countries and six continents. It has a unique understanding of the games space, developing and distributing a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games globally.

To date, Miniclip’s studios and companies have generated more than 12 billion downloads, including the following games: 8 Ball Pool, Subway Surfers, Golf Battle, Football Strike, Carrom Pool, OSM - Online Soccer Manager™, Football Rivals , Pure Sniper , Puzzle Page™, Head Ball 2, Motorsport Manager, Darts of Fury, Mini Football, Triple Match 3D™, Agar.io, PowerWash Simulator, Sudoku.com™, and We Are Warriors™.