Lead Data Engineer

KONE Technology and Innovation (KTI) is where the magic happens at KONE. It's where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to shape the future of the industry with new technologies and sustainable innovations.

We are looking for a

Lead Data Engineer

The position is in a DevOps team responsible for state-of-the-art analytics solutions, leveraging machine learning, statistics, and streaming analytics. Our solutions analyze IoT data from millions of elevators and escalators, benefiting technicians and customers globally.

As a Lead Data Engineer, you will be responsible for data modeling and building scalable data pipelines. You will also lead the development of APIs for serving analytics insights across various operational and analytical use cases, while managing data modeling requirements with internal API users. Experience in API management is an advantage.

We value a can-do attitude and experience in running production systems as part of a DevOps team. The ideal candidate has experience in data observability, test automation, and software engineering best practices. You naturally share knowledge and support others, and you’re comfortable admitting when you don’t have all the answers.

We have a community of curious, friendly, and driven individuals, where respect and collaboration are at the core of how we work. If this resonates with you, we encourage you to apply so we can learn more about you.

At KONE, our goal is to keep end users safe and ensure uninterrupted people flow—this is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference. Our strategy includes driving a more sustainable world, where advanced analytics play a key role.

The position is located in Espoo, Finland, with visits to our main R&D site in Hyvinkää twice per month. Remote work is allowed, but you’re expected to be in the office three days per week on average.

We work with a modern cloud-based architecture, utilizing AWS and Databricks. 

In order to be considered for this role, you must have:

• Degree in either software engineering, data engineering, data science, computer science, physics, statistics, mathematics, or a related field
• SQL and data modelling skills
• Programming experience (in Python and Scala) 
• Experience in running production workloads
• Our working environment is multicultural so English is a must 
• Current tech stack in the team is: DBT, AWS Glue, AWS EMR, AWS Athena, Spark, Databricks, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Gitlab CI

For further information, please contact hiring manager Mikko Alutoin, Chief Data Engineer via email mikko.alutoin@kone.com

If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your CV and cover letter via our Careers-site www.kone.com/jobs no later than 3rd of April 2025.

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At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on www.kone.com/careers