Senior Data Engineer

Summary

Join Pleo's growing Critical Data Products team as a Senior Data Engineer. You will build and manage data infrastructure, develop data solutions for product and operational teams, and mentor other engineers. This role requires expertise in Python, SQL, BigQuery, GCP, AWS, dbt, and Airflow, along with experience in data modeling and pipeline building. You'll collaborate with various teams and contribute to Pleo's scalable reporting strategy. The ideal candidate is hands-on, enjoys mentoring, and is passionate about data and technology. Pleo offers a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Requirements

• Have a strong background in building and managing data infrastructure at scale for analytics and reporting purposes, with expertise in Python, SQL, BigQuery, GCP, AWS, dbt and, Airflow
• Be an expert in data modelling and building scalable data pipelines
• Have deep experience in reliability and monitoring solutions for business continuity, appropriate to the use-cases at hand
• Be naturally curious and enthusiastic about experimenting with new tech to solve complex problems in a scalable manner
• Effectively translate product requirements and challenging problems into technical data solutions
• Take pride in fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and learning across an organisation
• Be committed to ensuring the reliability and accuracy of data and data products
• Have experience in financial operations, payments, credit and/or compliance

Responsibilities

• Partner with product and operational teams to develop data solutions that enable critical products and reporting
• Drive key strategic projects across the domain, dipping in and out as needed to provide leadership and hands-on support
• Support multiple teams across Payments, Customer Operations and Cashflow in delivering impactful data and analytics solutions
• Collaborate with the leadership team and other data leaders to set the vision for Pleo’s scalable reporting strategy
• Enhance our data infrastructure and pipelines to improve scalability, performance, and data quality
• Support analysts and data scientists with deployment, monitoring and reliability of key data products
• 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 an effective bridge-builder who creates strong partnerships across data, 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, Copenhagen 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 trialling 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