Senior Data Engineer; Modern Data Platform & AI Berlin, hybrid or remote

Senior Data Engineer (Modern Data Platform & AI) | Berlin, hybrid or remote

We at Aroundhome empower 15.6 million house owners across Germany and the broader DACH region. Join our team of ~250 people and shape a data‑centric platform that informs every strategic decision.

You will report to the Data Platform Team Lead and collaborate with Product, Marketing, Finance, and Product Analytics to deliver a reliable, scalable, and accessible data platform company‑wide.

• Design, develop, and maintain modern data models and transformational pipelines to support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
• Build and optimize real‑time data pipelines using Kafka, Spark, and Delta Live Tables.
• Architect a scalable data lakehouse or warehouse, bridging upstream (Debezium, MSK) to downstream consumers.
• Optimize ETL/ELT pipelines with DBT, Spark, Airflow and integrate new technologies to support hybrid architecture and AI/ML enablement.
• Establish data governance frameworks, including lineage, quality, catalog, metadata, and SSOT for business glossaries.
• Implement end‑to‑end testing and Data Life‑Cycle Management practices.
• Mentor the team on best practices, modern tools (Databricks, Snowflake, AI adapters) and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of data engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior roles focused on modern architectures.
• Proven expertise in designing, developing and maintaining data lake houses/DWH (Databricks Delta Lake, Snowflake), and transformations (DBT, SQL/Python/Spark).
• Strong experience with AWS services (S3, Athena, MSK/Kafka, Terraform) and real‑time streaming (Kafka, Spark Structured Streaming, Flink).
• Hands‑on knowledge of data governance tools (Unity Catalog, Collibra) for lineage, quality, catalogs, and SSOT.
• Familiar with AI/ML pipelines and MLOps (MLflow, feature stores) and complex system integration.
• Proficiency in CI/CD for data, using Git, Airflow, dbt Cloud, etc.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and mentoring skills.

• Hybrid work: flexible office in Berlin, home in Germany, or fully remote from Portugal; up to 30 days per year remote from selected EU countries.
• Personal development: regular feedback, monthly tech talks, annual training budget, Linked In Learning access.
• Well‑being: discounted Urban Sports Club membership; partnership with “Fürstenberg Institute” for mental health & coaching.
• ESG and social projects: ESG Team initiatives, Job Rad, BVG ticket discount, annual Social Day.
• Community: monthly Company Day at Potsdamer Platz; comprehensive C‑Board updates.