Lead Data Platform Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Berlin

Employment Type: FullTime

About the Role

Lead the design and development of a data platform for a B2B procurement technology product. This hands-on technical leadership role owns the path from enterprise data integrations to reliable analytics, working closely with product and engineering colleagues and customer IT teams.

What You'll Do

• Design multi-tenant architecture and reusable data models that protect customer data and support fast, dependable analysis.

• Build data cleaning, reconciliation, and analytical calculations for spend analysis, supplier comparisons, and simulations.

• Develop repeatable integrations with enterprise systems, including ERP connectivity, synchronization, and access controls.

• Own data ingestion, orchestration, monitoring, and recovery for production systems.

• Create tools and workflows that make onboarding data, investigating issues, and delivering analytical features more efficient.

• Experiment with AI development tools and automation to improve team workflows.

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of experience building and operating production data systems, including ownership of architecture and implementation.

• Strong SQL and Python skills, with experience in data modeling and query optimization.

• Practical experience designing multi-tenant systems with data isolation and access controls.

• Experience integrating enterprise systems such as ERPs and collaborating directly with customer IT teams.

• Experience owning ingestion, orchestration, monitoring, and recovery in production.

• Background in data-intensive B2B SaaS or fintech is useful; procurement experience is not required.

• Sound technical judgment, initiative, fast execution, and thoughtful use of AI development tools.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary and meaningful equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Berlin, Germany. Candidates should be based in Berlin or willing to relocate.