Senior Data Engineer (remote, Spain)

Qualifyze; United States; Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Development budget

Health care

Meal allowances

Annual events

Job summary

Qualifyze is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to build and evolve our data platform. You will own key pipelines and data products end-to-end, collaborating with product and backend teams to deliver accurate, timely data for product decisions.

You’ll design, implement, and maintain production data pipelines across operational databases and the analytical platform, applying strong software engineering practices throughout the data lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python for data engineering and robust ETL/ELT pipelines with strong testing (pytest).
• Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL, including complex queries, indexing, and execution plans.
• Hands-on experience with dbt in a layered project structure.
• Experience with Dagster or similar orchestrators (Airflow) for production workflows.
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes for packaging and running data services.
• Solid data modeling skills and understanding of operational vs. analytical schemas.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines and data products.
• Manage features and pipelines end-to-end from schema design to ingestion, transformation, and delivery of analytical datasets.
• Contribute to the architecture of the data platform and evaluate technical trade-offs with the team.
• Apply and improve standards for data modeling, quality, testing, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to turn requirements into well-scoped data solutions.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve pipeline incidents; improve observability and reliability over time.
• Share knowledge with the team and mentor fellow engineers through pairing and code reviews.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

Testing

Observability

Tools

PostgreSQL

dbt

Dagster

Airflow

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About Qualifyze,

Founded in 2019, Qualifyze is a leading company in supply chain compliance management in the Life Sciences industry, trusted by over 1,500 pharmaceutical and healthcare companies globally. Our digital suite of solutions connects manufacturers, suppliers, and a global network of more than 250 auditors and quality experts.

With a track record of over 4,500 audits across 85+ countries and the largest and most accurate supplier network and data analytics tools, Qualifyze stands as the all‑in‑one partner for quality compliance and supply chain risk mitigation in the Life Sciences sector.

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Product & Tech team. In this role, you will help build and evolve our data platform, owning key pipelines and data products from end to end and contributing to the engineering decisions that shape them.

Your main goal will be to design, build, and maintain reliable data pipelines across our operational databases and analytical platform, applying quality software engineering practices to everything you ship.

You will collaborate closely with the product team and backend engineers, and work directly with business stakeholders who depend on accurate, timely data to drive product decisions.

This role is well suited for someone with strong skills in Python and SQL, solid software engineering fundamentals, hands‑on experience building production data pipelines in a product or platform team, and a passion for managing work across the full data cycle, from operational to analytical systems.

Main responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, reliable, and well-tested data pipelines and data products.

• Manage features and pipelines end-to-end: from schema design in operational databases through ingestion, transformation, and delivery of analytical datasets.

• Contribute to the architecture of our data platform and help evaluate technical trade-offs with the team.

• Apply and help improve standards for data modeling, data quality, testing, and code review.

• Work with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to turn requirements into well‑scoped data solutions.

• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve pipeline incidents, and improve observability and reliability over time.

• Share knowledge with the team and mentor fellow engineers through pairing and code reviews.

Main requirements:

• Proficiency in Python for data engineering: building robust ETL/ELT pipelines and reusable modules, with strong testing (e.g., pytest) and good observability.

• Strong SQL skills with PostgreSQL: complex query design, performance tuning, indexing, and reading execution plans for both OLTP and OLAP workloads.

• Hands‑on experience with dbt: building, testing, and documenting models, ideally in a layered (e.g., medallion) project structure.

• Experience with Dagster (or similar orchestrators such as Airflow): building assets/jobs, scheduling, monitoring, and handling failures in production workflows.

• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes: packaging and running data services and batch jobs in production.

• Solid grasp of data modeling: dimensional modeling and an understanding of the trade‑offs between operational and analytical schemas.

  Nice to have:

  • Experience with AWS (S3, EKS, Secrets Manager).

  • Experience with database schema migration tools (such as Liquibase) or data contracts.

Salary

At Qualifyze, our salary ranges are transparent internally, and we aim to follow a similar approach externally. For this role, we’re happy to share a reference point within the band: the expected salary range is around 60.000€ – 70.000€, centered around the median.

Final compensation will depend on experience and performance during the process, with some flexibility within the range.

What do we offer?

• Competitive, annually reviewed compensation package

• Country vacation package that increases with your tenure

• Country specific benefits offering incl. private health care, fitness and meal allowances

• Annual personal development budget to increase your impact

• Hybrid working mode, plus up to 3 months of the year work from anywhere.

• All the best kit and tools to work effectively

• Annual in person all company event and celebration in Europe

• Working with an exceptional team, doing some of the best work of your career

Use of AI in Our Recruitment Process:

We believe in a human‑led hiring process. All applications are reviewed manually by our Talent Acquisition team, and neither Talent Acquisition nor Hiring Managers use AI to screen, filter, rank, assess, or make decisions about candidates, including during interviews and assessments. During interviews, AI may be used only to support note‑taking and transcription.

All hiring decisions are made by people!

Diversity & Inclusion at Qualifyze:

At Qualifyze we actively support the power of diversity, uniting complementary talents and perspectives to address new challenges. Our collective strengths help us to find innovative solutions and turn difficulties into opportunities.We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone belongs and feels heard.

We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, or age. Our hiring practices are rooted in fairness and respect, and we strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered.