Data Engineer - Platform Engineering

About the opportunity

• We are seeking a Data Engineer to join the Data Experience Team within the Platform Engineering Domain.
• Platform Engineering's mission is to provide trusted, performant, and self-service platforms, enabling product teams to build 'the bank the world loves to use.'
• The ideal candidate is a seasoned Data Engineer, an enthusiastic learner eager to pioneer novel platform solutions and grow with a team that values innovation and mentorship.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and Implement: Build and maintain platform solutions that improve the reliability, security, and scalability of our Database Platform infrastructure.
• Operational Excellence: Apply cloud infrastructure, networking, and CI/CD best practices to support our operational data storage solutions.
• Collaborate: Work closely with Product & Analytics Teams to facilitate seamless orchestration, access and metadata management.
• Knowledge Sharing: Participate in technical discussions and contribute to documentation, fostering a culture of transparency and continuous learning.
• Execution: Contribute to the team’s roadmap by delivering high-quality code and infrastructure improvements.
• Incident Response: Participate in on-call rotations and troubleshooting efforts to maintain a stable and predictable environment.
• Observability: Maintain and enhance observability solutions (metrics, logging, tracing) to ensure the platform meets its SLOs and availability targets.

What you need to be successful

Background and Skills:

• Hands-on experience in maintaining cloud-based infrastructure, particularly in AWS.
• Hands-on experience with container technologies (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Proficiency in infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• Competence in at least one programming language (Python preferred).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar).
• Experience with modern data transformation tools, particularly dbt (Data Build Tool).
• Expertise in workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow.
• Familiarity with networking and security best practices in cloud environments.
• Familiarity with observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of database internals including performance tuning, high-availability architecture (replication/failover), and sharding/clustering.
• Backend Engineer experience.
• Familiarity with metadata platforms (OpenMetadata).

Traits:

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams.
• Strong sense of ownership, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and process improvements.
• Passion for building high-quality, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
• Eagerness to learn and contribute to building platforms as products.

What’s in it for you:

• Accelerate your career growth by joining one of Europe’s most talked about disruptors.
• Employee benefits that range from a competitive personal development budget, work from home budget, discounts to fitness & wellness memberships, language apps and public transportation.
• Come together with your team in the office for a dedicated day of teamwork each week, plus another day of your choice, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work the rest of the time. Some roles may require additional in-office presence.
• As an N26 employee you will have access to a Premium subscription on your personal N26 bank account. As well as subscriptions for friends and family members.
• Additional day of annual leave for each year of service.
• A high degree of autonomy and access to cutting edge technologies - all while working with a friendly team of peers of diverse nationalities, life experiences and backgrounds.
• A relocation package with visa support for those who need it.