.Staff Data Engineer | air up | Portugal Be extraordinary – Excite the ordinary! Our vision is to make a healthy and sustainable lifestyle the most attractive choice. So we defy: the status quo, misleading products, and nonsense rules! We truly believe in the power of ideas and are thirsty to realize the ones that could have an impact. We're an eclectic bunch of creative minds, experts, builders, and improvers. Our perspectives, cultures, backgrounds, dreams, skills, and life paths may have nothing in common, but we gather behind a vision and sail together towards our ambitious goals. Are you looking to take on a new challenge? Let's talk. The Team and Role At air up, data has always been at the core of our strategic vision. As we enter our next phase of rapid growth, the role of data is more vital than ever in further growing and scaling our business. As Staff Data Engineer, you will join our growing data and engineering organization to own and lead the data engineering domain. You will play a pivotal role in building and shaping the function, including architecture, technology, ways of working, and more. You will work closely with other technical teams and leads to enable data-driven decision-making and achieve common objectives. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the entire data engineering area and have significant organizational impact but also comes with plenty of challenges and high expectations. Striking the right balance between long-term strategy and short-term deliverables will be crucial for success. Your Responsibilities Design and Build: Design, build and evolve robust platforms and systems to support air up's evolving needs for analytics and decision intelligence. Ingest and Integrate: Ensure consistent data integration and flow across various systems, enhancing the quality and accessibility of data. Drive Technical Excellence: Implement best practices, DataOps, observability, etc. to maximize technological leverage and ensure data accuracy and accessibility, safeguarding the integrity of our data assets. Lead and Collaborate: Be the technical leader for your area. Work closely with and mentor other data engineers. Collaborate across teams and functions to understand data needs and provide innovative and effective solutions. That's You You hold a degree in Computer Science or a closely related field, equipping you with a solid foundation in analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities. You have at least 10 years of hands-on experience as a software or data engineer, with at least 3 years in technical leadership roles (Lead/Staff Engineer or similar). Ideally, you've spent a significant portion of your career being part of high-performing software engineering teams. You are proficient in one or more programming languages and have strong knowledge of modern data architectures, platforms, technologies, and paradigms, including strong expertise with cloud services like AWS or GCP and their data-related offerings
