Senior Data Engineer - Digital Operations & Governance (f/m/x)

HEY THERE!

We are Mercedes-Benz.io. Our mission is to ignite and build the digital solutions for Mercedes-Benz by forming a tribe of digital enthusiasts that drive Mercedes-Benz digital future.

Therefore, we offer you flexibility! You can choose to work from our offices in Lisbon or Braga, or remotely from any location in Portugal. Nonetheless, our tribe is our beating heart so we often organize company events and gatherings to bring MB.ioneers together. While some are optional, we would require your presence for certain team events and/or occasions.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

We are looking for a Data Engineer to manage and optimize our business operations data assets and play a critical role in our data strategy and transformation efforts. As a Data Engineer, you will design and maintain robust data pipelines, ensuring that data is efficiently collected, transformed, and made available to our teams. You will help define data exchange protocols and API governance for our internal applications, ensuring seamless integration between internal applications and the Data Warehouse.

You will collaborate closely with data analysts, supporting them in the development of data products like dashboards and reports, while also contributing to cross-functional data analytics initiatives. Additionally, you will work with the IT Administrator to assess the technical feasibility and implementation of new software integrations. Proficiency in business intelligence and analytics practices is essential to drive data-driven decision-making across the organization.

• Design, build, and maintain ETL pipelines to move and transform data from various sources into our data warehouse
• Develop and optimize data models and data marts to enable efficient storage, retrieval, and analytics for business operations
• Ensure the quality and integrity of data through validation and cleansing processes, addressing any data pipeline or data mart issues
• Manage and optimize the data warehouse and data marts to ensure they are secure, scalable and meet business needs
• Collaborate with data analysts and business teams to support the development of data products such as dashboards and reports
• Continuously monitor and optimize the performance of data pipelines and data marts to improve processing efficiency and reduce costs
• Ensure compliance with data security protocols and relevant data protection regulations
• Automate data processes to increase efficiency and set up monitoring systems to detect and address issues proactively
• Maintain clear documentation of data pipelines, data marts, and best practices for data engineering
• Ensure seamless integration between internal applications as well as with our Data Warehouse
• Define data exchange protocols & API governance for our internal applications
• Support cross-functional data analytics initiatives
• Work with IT Administrator to assess technical feasibility & implementation of new software integrations.

TO SUCCEED YOU NEED

• Proven experience as a Data Engineer, with a strong understanding of ETL processes, data modelling, and data pipeline management (e.g. Python, Pyspark)
• Experience with managing and developing data marts and working with large-scale data systems
• Strong proficiency in business intelligence tools and analytics practices, supporting data product development (e.g., dashboards, reports)
• Solid understanding of data quality, integrity, and security standards
• Ability to collaborate effectively with data analysts and business teams to meet organizational data needs
• Strong problem-solving skills and experience in optimizing data pipelines and warehouse performance
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and middleware solutions to design and govern data exchange between applications and the Data Warehouse
• Experience in automating data processes and monitoring systems
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to document workflows and promote best practices.

THERE WILL BE BIG SMILES IF YOU

• Have AWS cloud knowledge, with focus on AWS Lambda, glue, StepFunction, S3 and QuickSight
• Have DevOps knowledge, with focus on GitHub CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Pulumi, Terraform).

YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH

• Open source software
• No top-down hierarchy. We trust in your self-organization
• Colleagues that are as smart, hardworking and driven as you
• An amazing open-minded and informal culture with the backup of a giant company like Mercedes-Benz
• iPhone, MacBook Pro or Dell (your choice) and noise-cancelling headphones
• Health insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance
• Proactive self-development in international Trainings and Conferences
• Language Training courses
• Wellbeing actions (massages, nutrition sessions, happy hour and more)
• Brand Connection Perks 
• Much more cool stuff…

THIS IS WHAT OUR PROCESS LOOKS LIKE

1. Screening call with our recruiter to get to know your motivation & your experience 
2. Technical Interview (1,5h)
3. Culture Interview (1h)
4. Offer

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW ABOUT US

Mercedes-Benz.io develops software and technology for the digital platforms of Mercedes-Benz. Our main products are the Mercedes-Benz Website worldwide, the e-commerce platform, digital services and aftersales solutions.

We have a fantastic team with people from all over the world. We encourage frequent collaboration and pairing across disciplines. English is the main working language.

Mercedes-Benz.io is an equal opportunities employer. We believe that diverse experiences and a broad collective perspective lead to a better company culture and better products.

Please send your resumé in English and PDF.