Senior Data Engineer

Summary

Join Pleo's Business Analytics team as a Senior Data Engineer and contribute to building robust data solutions that drive commercial performance and product innovation. Collaborate with various teams, lead strategic projects, and mentor others while utilizing cutting-edge technology. You will thrive if you enjoy hands-on work with modern data tools, strategic decision-making, and mentoring. This role requires expertise in data infrastructure, Python, SQL, BigQuery, AWS, dbt, and Airflow. Pleo offers a variety of benefits, including a Pleo card, catered lunches or a monthly allowance, private health insurance, flexible/remote work options, paid parental leave, and access to LinkedIn Learning.

Requirements

• Have a strong background in building and managing data infrastructure at scale, with expertise in Python, SQL, BigQuery, AWS, dbt and, Airflow
• Have a strong background in data modelling and building scalable data pipelines
• Can effectively translate business and product requirements into technical data solutions

Responsibilities

• Partner with product and business teams to develop data strategies that enable new features and improve user experience
• Drive key strategic projects across the domain, dipping in and out as needed to provide leadership and hands-on support
• Support multiple teams across the domain in delivering impactful data and analytics solutions
• Build data products that directly support domain’s roadmap and business goals
• Collaborate with the leadership team and other data leaders to set the vision for Pleo’s data strategy and ensure alignment with company objectives
• Enhance our data infrastructure and pipelines to improve scalability, performance, and data quality
• Experiment with and implement innovative technologies to keep Pleo’s data stack at the forefront of the industry
• Mentor engineers, analysts, and data scientists to foster growth and build a world-class data team

Preferred Qualifications

• Are excited by the opportunity to work across diverse teams, aligning initiatives and driving domain-wide impact with a ‘data as a product’ mindset
• Love being hands-on with modern data tools and technology while also contributing to strategic decision-making
• Enjoy the balance of diving into challenging projects while mentoring and coaching others to succeed
• Are naturally curious and enthusiastic about experimenting with new tech to solve complex problems
• Take pride in fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and learning across an organisation
• Are an effective bridge-builder who creates strong partnerships across engineering, product, and business teams
• Balance innovation and pragmatism, knowing when to go deep and when to deliver quickly
• Are a trusted mentor who uplifts and develops those around you
• Actively seek and share knowledge, contributing to a culture of continuous learning
• Have a knack for bringing people together and aligning them towards shared goals
• Are someone they’d love to have coffee with (virtual or not)

Benefits

• Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
• Lunch is on us - with catering in our Lisbon, and London offices or a monthly lunch allowance paid directly together with  your salary in other markets 🍜
• Private health insurance to ensure you’re fit in body and mind to do your best work
• We offer 25 days of holiday + your public holidays
• Flexibility/remote working options
• Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
• We’re trialing MyndUp to give our employees access to free mental health and wellbeing support with great success so far  ❤️‍🩹
• Access to LinkedIn Learning - acquire new skills, stay abreast of industry trends and fuel your personal and professional development continuously
• Paid parental leave - we want to make sure that we're supportive of families and help you feel that you don't have to compromise your family due to work 👶