Senior Data Engineer - Hybrid (1x/wk) Pipelines & Spark

act digital EMEA - Alter Solutions; Porto; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

act digital EMEA - Alter Solutions is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a team responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining robust data solutions. You will build scalable data pipelines and ensure high-quality data availability to support diverse business needs.

This role adopts a Hybrid work model with one day per week on-site in Porto. You should have strong Python and Apache Spark experience, production-grade data pipelines, and a solid grasp of data modelling and best

Qualifications

• Solid experience as a Data Engineer, preferably at senior level.
• Strong Python skills and Spark or similar distributed processing.
• Proven track record building data pipelines in production.
• Deep understanding of data concepts, structures, and modelling.
• Experience with Data Engineering best practices, data quality and reliability.
• Hands-on with TDD methodologies.
• Ability to design solutions for varying data consumption needs.
• Strong analytical skills and cross-functional collaboration.
• Willingness to work on-site once a week.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data pipelines, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and reliability.
• Deliver data solutions into production environments, creating tangible business value.
• Develop and optimize data transformation and processing workflows using Python, Apache Spark, or other distributed data processing frameworks.
• Define and implement Data Engineering best practices, ensuring data quality, integrity, and consistency.
• Design and optimize data models and structures to support different data consumption requirements.
• Apply Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices to ensure the quality and reliability of data solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and deliver effective technical solutions.

Skills

Data Engineer

Python

Apache Spark

Data pipelines

TDD

Data modelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

act digital EMEA - Alter Solutions is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join a team responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining robust data solutions. You will build scalable data pipelines and ensure high-quality data availability to support diverse business needs.

This role adopts a Hybrid work model with one day per week on-site in Porto. You should have strong Python and Apache Spark experience, production-grade data pipelines, and a solid grasp of data modelling and best