Senior Data Engineer - Software engineering background

SwedQ Sweden; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

SwedQ is seeking an experienced Data/Software Engineer to design and build modern data-intensive systems in Stockholm. You will work across software engineering, data engineering, cloud architecture and distributed systems, delivering scalable production solutions for exciting clients.

Strong Python/Java/Go and SQL skills are valued, with familiarity with Google Cloud services and data tooling. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering and product teams, help shape architectures, and

Qualifications

• Strong software engineering foundation with production systems experience.
• Experience discussing distributed systems, scalability, and cloud infra.
• Comfort with Python/Java/Go/Kotlin/Scala and SQL for data tasks.
• Exposure to Google Cloud and data-oriented services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and build modern data-intensive systems and services.
• Collaborate with clients, engineers, and product teams to define problems.
• Create scalable, reliable production solutions with observability.
• Evaluate architecture options and drive pragmatic decisions.

Skills

Python

Java

Go

SQL

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Observability

Kubernetes

Data modelling

Tools

Kafka

Flink

Spark

dbt

Airflow

Snowflake

Terraform

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

We’re looking for an experienced Data / Software Engineer who enjoys solving complex engineering problems and wants to work with modern cloud and data platforms for exciting clients across Stockholm

We’re looking for someone who can move comfortably between software engineering, data engineering, cloud architecture and distributed systems — designing solutions that are scalable, reliable and maintainable in real production environments.

What you'll work with

As a consultant at SwedQ, you'll work closely with engineering and product teams to design and build modern data-intensive systems. Depending on the assignment, that could mean building event-driven platforms, designing data architectures, developing backend services, improving large-scale data processing, or helping teams make better architectural decisions.

For this specific position, we are looking for someone with significant exposure to the Google Cloud platform and services such as:

• BigQuery
• Pub/Sub
• Dataflow / Apache Beam
• Dataproc / Spark
• Cloud Storage
• Cloud Run and GKE
• Cloud SQL / Spanner
• Vertex AI and the broader GCP data ecosystem

Beyond experience with individual cloud services, we value an understanding of the principles behind them and an interest in exploring different technologies and architectural approaches

That might include technologies such as Kafka, Flink, Spark, Kubernetes, Snowflake, Databticks, dbt, Airflow, terraform or equivalent services across cloud providers.

What we're looking for

You have a strong software engineering foundation and several years of experience building production systems.

You're comfortable discussing topics such as distributed systems, scalability, event-driven architectures, batch vs. streaming, data modelling, storage technologies, APIs, observability, reliability and cloud infrastructure.

You probably have strong experience with Python, Java, Go, Kotlin, Scala or another modern engineering language, and you're comfortable working with SQL when solving data-intensive problems.

As a consultant

Technical ability matters, but consulting requires more than writing good code.

You’ll work directly with clients, understand their problems, challenge assumptions when necessary and turn ambiguous requirements into pragmatic technical solutions.

We therefore value people who:

• Communicate technical concepts clearly
• Enjoy collaborating with both engineers and stakeholders
• Take ownership from problem to production
• Are curious and continuously explore new technologies
• Can balance technical excellence with business needs
• Enjoy sharing knowledge and helping other engineers grow

Why join us?

At SwedQ, we’re an international team with people from different backgrounds, cultures and experiences — and we believe that makes us stronger, both as engineers and as a company.

We work with ambitious companies at the forefront of technology, giving you the opportunity to take on challenging projects, explore modern technologies and continue developing in the direction that interests you.

But work is only part of it. We genuinely enjoy spending time together — whether it’s after-work activities, trips, sports, dinners, gaming or just finding an excuse to have some fun as a team.

Most importantly, we listen to our consultants. We want to understand what motivates you, what you want to learn and where you want your career to go. Your interests and ambitions matter when we look at projects and opportunities.

We want SwedQ to be a place where you can grow professionally, work with great people and have a good time along the way.