Senior) Data Platform Engineer (all genders) - Parental leave cover 12 months

Join us as a (Senior) Data Platform Engineer (all genders) in our Data Applications Platform team (parental leave cover for 12 months) and help shape the future of autonomous mobility! The Data Applications Platform team is at the heart of MOIA's data ecosystem. We build and operate the core applications and APIs that make data accessible, usable, and actionable across the company.

Our mission is to empower over 25 teams to work independently and effectively with data by providing robust, scalable, and developer-friendly platforms. We own and maintain key products like Airflow, Quick Sight, Data Export API, and CubeJS. Our team focuses on automation, tooling, and application development on AWS to ensure that data at MOIA flows securely, reliably, and at scale.

• Build and operate core data platform applications such as Airflow, Quick Sight, Data Export API, and CubeJS to enable self-service and scalable data usage across MOIA .
• Design, implement, and maintain APIs and platform services, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and developer experience.
• Develop and deploy serverless and containerized applications using AWS services like Lambda, API Gateway, ECS /Fargate, EKS , and S3.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using Infrastructure as Code and ensure secure, scalable, and observable systems.
• Collaborate with teams across multiple domains, helping them integrate with and build on top of the platform.
• Contribute to our team’s learning culture by sharing knowledge, mentoring, and participating in learning days.

• Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with Golang and Open Tofu/Terraform.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs and platform services in cloud-native environments.
• Experience building and operating applications in cloud-native environments (preferably AWS).
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code ( CDK or Terraform).
• Exposure to job orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or similar.
• Knowledge of monitoring, alerting, scalability, CI/CD, and Dev Ops practices for operating data systems in production.
• Excellent communication skills and a platform mindset, you enjoy enabling other teams and driving shared success.
• You’re curious and driven, to tackle data problems and take full ownership from idea to production.

• Experience with visualization tools such as Quick Sight or similar.
• Familiarity with observability practices (metrics, tracing, logging).
• Experience with authentication and authorization for APIs.
• Background in data products or platform engineering.
• Experience with golang.
• Understanding of modern API design principles and performance optimization.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds — even if you don't meet every requirement. If you're excited about the role and MOIA's mission, we'd love to hear from you!

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup:
  Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog !
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option
• Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)
• Dog-friendly offices
• For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits.
• You can find them here .

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