
Data Engineer
Dedale (ex-Software Club)
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Paris • France
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About the role
- Define and enforce access policies: who can see what, who can change what – aligned with GDPR standards
- Implement data quality checks and completeness monitoring across all sources
- Build and maintain a data catalogue — making data discoverable and trustworthy
- Own data observability: detect anomalies, lineage issues, and freshness gaps proactively
- Design and maintain Dedale's canonical data model — the single source of truth
- Own the full data pipeline: ingestion, transformation, storage, and serving layers
- Select and evaluate the right tools for each layer of the stack (ETL, warehouse, orchestration)
- Ensure coherence, consistency, and scalability as we grow
- Automate data workflows, reducing manual steps, improving reliability and building scale
- Design and build new pipelines that enrich raw data with external sources and computed signals
- Partner with analysts and product teams to deliver clean, ready-to-use proprietary datasets
- Audit and progressively migrate legacy data infrastructure toward a modern, scalable architecture
- Identify technical debt in the data stack and drive its resolution methodically
- Ensure zero data loss and high availability during migration phases
Requirements
- 3 to 5 years of experience in a data engineering role
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Solid experience with data modelling, pipeline design, and warehousing (e.g. Airtable, dbt, Airflow, BigQuery, Snowflake, Spark)
- Interest and exposure to AI/ML pipelines and feature engineering
- Hands-on knowledge of data governance principles and tooling
- Track record of working in a start-up or scale-up environment — you thrive with ambiguity
- Entrepreneurial mindset: you see the big picture, propose solutions, and take ownership
- Nice-to-haves: Experience with data migration projects
- Familiarity with data cataloguing and observability tools (e.g. DataHub, Monte Carlo, Great Expectations)
- Interest in growing into a Data Architect role — we will invest in your development
Benefits
- High autonomy and direct impact from day one
- A clear career path toward Data Architect
- A collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment
- Competitive compensation package
- Flexible working arrangements
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
PythonSQLdata modellingpipeline designdata warehousingdata governancedata migrationAI/ML pipelinesfeature engineeringdata observability
Soft Skills
entrepreneurial mindsetproblem-solvingownershipadaptabilitycollaborationcommunicationanalytical thinkingproactivityattention to detailambiguity management