Ebury is a global fintech firm dedicated to empowering businesses to expand internationally through tailored and forward-thinking financial solutions. Since our founding in 2009, we´ve grown to a diverse team of over 1,700 professionals across 40+ offices and 29+ markets worldwide. Joining Ebury means becoming part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your contributions are valued. You´ll play a key role in shaping the future of cross-border finance, while advancing your own career in a dynamic, high-growth industry.

Staff Data Engineer

Madrid Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home

Join Our Data Team at Ebury Madrid Office.

Ebury´s strategic growth plan would not be possible without our Data team and we are seeking a Staff Data Engineer to join our Data Engineering team!
Our data mission is to develop and maintain Ebury´s Data Platform and serve it to the whole company, where Data Scientists, Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers and Data Analysts work collaboratively.

As a Staff Data Engineer, you will work closely with the rest of the team to help model and maintain the Data Platform.

What we offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Discretionary bonus based on performance
- Continued personal development through training and certification
- We are Open Source friendly, following Open Source principles in our internal projects and encouraging contributions to external projects

Responsibilities:
- Lead the architectural design, development, and maintenance of a robust and scalable data platform, setting the highest technical standards for solutions consumed across the company.
- Align with senior stakeholders and leadership to define the technical strategy for data, articulating complex technical trade-offs and ensuring platform roadmaps meet defined business requirements.
- Serve as a recognized expert and the go-to person for complex problem-solving within the data domain, overseeing multiple workstreams and delivering impactful projects.
- Proactively seek to enhance our data stack with industry trends and champion innovation within the team to elevate our data capabilities.
- Technically lead large-scale data initiatives, identifying opportunities to reduce complexity, improve reliability, and enhance efficiency.
- Establish and enforce data governance policies, setting the standard for data quality and security while mentoring other engineers to uphold these best practices.
- Mentor other engineers within the domain, unblocking their delivery through technical support and contributing to a positive team culture.

About you:
- Proficiency in Python for data transformation and validation
- Proficiency in SQL for querying and managing large datasets, as well as extensive experience working with structured and unstructured data sources.
- Deep expertise in data engineering and modelling skills such as slowly changing dimensions and dimensional modelling.
- Graph database modelling encouraged.
- Event driven architecture data modelling encouraged.
- Extensive, hands-on experience with data warehousing, data lakes, and cloud platforms, including leading the architectural design and strategic implementation of data solutions at scale.
- Demonstrated ability to technically lead large-scale projects, align senior stakeholders on technical strategy, and present complex proposals to leadership.
- Proven track record of mentoring engineers and setting technical standards within a team.
- Deep experience with GCP (Google Cloud Platform) tools and services, such as BigQuery, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions.
- Self-motivation and curiosity, with a desire to learn and grow in a fast-paced environment, continuously improving both technical and business skills.
- Fluency in English (Spanish, a plus).

If you´re excited about this job opportunity but your background doesn´t match exactly the requirements in the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other positions we have.

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About Us

Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.

Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 29 markets worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Vancouver to Auckland, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.

Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe´s Fastest-Growing Companies.

None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.

At Ebury, we´re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. We´re proud to have active employee networks and ESG initiatives that reflect our inclusive culture, including our Women´s Network, LGBTQIA+ Network, and Veterans Network. These communities provide spaces for connection, mentorship, advocacy, and collaboration across our global teams.