Senior Data Engineer (Spark, Postgres/Cassandra, Hadoop/HDFS/Kafka) with Lead/Mentor aspiration

Náplň práce, právomoci a zodpovednosti:

As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll be the architect behind our company's data foundation. You'll design elegant data models and build robust pipelines that deliver trusted, high-quality data to drive business decisions across the organization. You'll join us at an exciting time as we're currently building and expanding our data team, offering you the opportunity to shape our data culture from the ground up.

Building the core data infrastructure that powers everything from reporting to advanced analytics. Our work brings together data from all systems and applications across the business, creating a unified data ecosystem that enables informed decision-making at all levels. We're currently in an exciting growth phase, expanding our team to meet increasing data demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead and design scalable data architectures and pipelines that assemble complex datasets supporting critical business objectives
• Contribute to building our growing data team by sharing knowledge and supporting team members
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data needs and develop innovative ways to leverage data in daily business processes
• Share expertise and help establish best practices that drive innovation across our expanding Data Architecture & Engineering team
• Build and optimize data models that ensure consistency, accuracy, and accessibility across systems
• Partner cross-functionally with Data Architects, Data Engineers, and Data Analysts to deliver cohesive data solutions
• Help establish standards for team operations as we grow and foster a culture of continuous improvement
  

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:

- flexible working time
​​- hybrid type of home-office
​​- kindergarten - available in our building
​​- yearly salary re-evaluation
​​- sick days
​​- MultiSport card
​​- mental & medical health support
- public transport donation

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
Feel free to send your CV to pavel.stojka@sourcefirstinternational.com

We always have several positions for IT Specialists not only in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, but also on foreign projects.

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field with strong foundation in data engineering and analytics
• Advanced proficiency in Python, SQL, and experience with distributed computing frameworks like Spark
• Proven experience with both relational and NoSQL databases
• Practical experience in building data solutions including modeling, design, development, and deployment in Agile environments

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with modern data platforms (Palantir Foundry, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar)
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
• Experience working in global, cross-cultural business environments
• Knowledge of data governance principles and practices
• Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques
• Experience with real-time data processing and streaming technologies
• Background in specific industry domains (finance, insurance)
• Previous experience in collaborative team environments
• Interest in mentoring and knowledge sharing​