Data Platform Engineer

Job details

Work model

On-site

Salary

Not listed by source

Location

Berlin, Germany

Occupation

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects(O*NET 15-1299.08)

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Job description

As part of the Platform tribe, you will help build a self-service, AI-Ready Data Platform. The Data Platform team supports our next big bets: Data, AI, and real-time analytics. We are a team focused on building scalable, reliable infrastructure to enable our global data community. What you’ll do • Build and maintain best-in-class data infrastructure for critical processes. • Develop features that strengthen self-service, including for ETL and orchestration. • Optimise processes to use compute more efficiently and reduce cost. • Automate operations so the platform stays highly available. • Contribute to the design and implementation of new services. You’ll be a strong fit if you • Have experience with infrastructure as code and containerisation (e.g. Terraform, Helm, Docker, Kubernetes). • Have used modern query engines (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Trino). • Have worked with modern data orchestration tools (e.g. Airflow, Dagster). • Are proficient in at least one of our main languages: Python or Go. • Bring a pragmatic, team-first mindset. • Are self-motivated, work well independently, and can balance stakeholder needs. Nice to have • Experience building and operating performant API layers. • Experience with dbt for transform, test, and documentation workflows. • Query optimization at scale. • Real-time streaming (e.g. Kafka, Flink, StarRocks, Pinot, Druid, ClickHouse). • Experience with systems at petabyte scale. • Experience implementing AI-enabled systems (e.g. agentic SRE, AI automation). About SumUp We believe in the everyday hero. Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating tools that help them run their businesses. With a founder’s mentality and a 'team-first’ attitude, our diverse teams across Europe, South America, and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful doing what they love. SumUp is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. SumUp does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, colour, religion or religious belief, ethnic or national origin, nationality, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other basis protected by applicable laws or prohibited by company policy. SumUp also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. SumUp will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Job Application Tip We recognise that candidates feel they need to meet 100% of the job criteria in order to apply for a job. Please note that this is only a guide. If you don’t tick every box, it’s ok too because it means you have room to learn and develop your career at SumUp.