Senior Data Platform Engineer

Statista

. Own the platform architecture and shape the target architecture across infrastructure utilities, data product experience and federated governance, together with Data Architecture and Product .

Posted 11/11/2026full-timeHamburg • GermanySeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in platform architecture and data governance, with a strong focus on building Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines for data workloads. Proficient in leveraging Snowflake and AWS to deliver self-serve capabilities and ensure data quality and compliance.

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Platform Architecture OwnershipSnowflake ProficiencyAWS ExpertiseInfrastructure As Code with TerraformData Governance Implementation

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringPlatform EngineeringCI/CD ImplementationData ContractsQuality ChecksLineage ManagementAccess ManagementCost GovernanceMonitoring and AlertingAPI Development

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationStakeholder EngagementCross-Team Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

TerraformKafkaOpenMetaDataMCP Server

Industry Keywords

Data GovernanceData CataloguesComputational GovernancePolicies As CodeCost Monitoring

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSKafkaSnowflakeTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the platform architecture and shape the target architecture across infrastructure utilities, data product experience and federated governance, together with Data Architecture and Product
Build the Platform-as-a-Product, including a standard ingestion framework, roles and permissions, cost monitoring per product and team, and agent/AI readiness
Make governance computational through data contracts, quality gates, lineage and policies as code, enforced in pipelines
Implement monitoring, alerting, SLAs and incident handling
Deliver data assets through standard output ports such as API, MCP server, A2A and Kafka events, and an OpenMetaData catalogue
Work with domain teams and stakeholders on reference products, onboarding playbooks and hands-on support
Bring the technical perspective into stakeholder discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years in data or platform engineering
Hands-on depth in Snowflake and AWS
Built Infrastructure as code and CI/CD for data workloads with Terraform
Built self-serve capabilities other teams use without hand-holding: templates, config-driven onboarding, clear docs, policies as code and cost governance
Data governance in practice: data contracts, quality checks, lineage, access management, data catalogues
Strong communication with non-engineers; comfortable defending architecture decisions in cross-team steering

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work from abroad up to 30 calendar days a year
Hybrid work and flex-time
International team and social events
Subsidized urban mobility and access to fitness and wellness options
Free access to Langdock and all its amazing functionalities
Career & training opportunities
Attractive locations and modern offices
Mental health support with OpenUp