Position: Senior Data Engineer
Location: Portugal (Remote from Portugal)
Contract- FTE Permanent
My client are looking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to play a key role in building and evolving a modern data platform that supports analytics, reporting, and strategic decision making across the business.
This is a hands on role where you'll design, build, and scale reliable data infrastructure while partnering closely with commercial and product teams.
What you'll be doing
Build, optimise, and maintain scalable data pipelines that power analytics and operational use cases
Create robust frameworks for data ingestion, transformation, validation, and monitoring
Integrate data from a wide range of internal and external sources into centralised data stores
Design efficient data models that reflect real-world business domains and enable fast, reliable querying
Work cross functionally with stakeholders in product, operations, and commercial teams to turn data into impact
Contribute to architectural decisions and help shape best practices across the data function
Ensure data solutions are secure, maintainable, and built with long term scalability in mind
Candidates must be based in Portugal and require no sponsorship to work in Portugal
What we're looking for
5+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering with a strong data focus
Hands on experience with either Python, Java, Koltin Or Scala
Experience building and managing workflows using orchestration tools
Strong knowledge of analytical and transactional data systems
Hands on experience with modern transformation tools and ELT patterns
Experience with Cloud - AWS or GCP
Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, including scalable and testable code design
Streaming experience using Kafka, Spark or Flink
Experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate in a fast-moving environment
A proactive mindset and genuine curiosity for new tools and technologies