
Lead Data Engineer
Green Street
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Sofia • Bulgaria
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About the role
- Lead and manage a team of data engineers and data QA engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture
- Design and develop robust data ingestion, ETL processes, and ensure data integrity and high availability
- Document and manage data models, schema designs, and ER diagrams, ensuring a well-architected and scalable data structure
- Oversee the development and maintenance of data architecture, optimizing for performance and reliability
- Collaborate with research and product teams to enhance our analytical capabilities and streamline workflows
- Conduct analysis on large, aggregated datasets (e.g., demographic, geographic, GIS/spatial)
- Coordinate effectively with both onshore and offshore development teams, ensuring alignment and meeting project objectives
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in data engineering, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing engineering teams
- Advanced proficiency in Python (8+ years) and experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.)
- Prior experience with Git and Agile methodologies
- Strong expertise in data architecture, ETL processes, and data pipeline management
- Proven ability to design and optimize database schemas for complex data domains
- Experience with cloud platforms, particularly AWS (Amazon RDS, Containers)
- Willingness and desire to keep up with new cloud technologies, languages, standards, and practices
- Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication abilities, attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, agile environment
- Ability to collaborate effectively with a remote team
- Ability to overlap 3-4 hours with the U.S. West Coast to participate in team discussions and lead cross-time-zone collaboration
Benefits
- Additional health & life insurance
- food voucher
- Multisport card
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data engineeringETL processesdata architecturedata pipeline managementPythonMySQLPostgreSQLdatabase schema designcloud platformsGIS/spatial analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationattention to detailcontinuous learningindependenceagilityteam alignmentcross-time-zone collaboration