Senior Data Engineer

Ready to build high-performance, real-time data pipelines at scale?

At KUBO, we’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to support a major data modernization project for a financial services client. The project is focused on Change Data Capture (CDC), real-time streaming, and analytics, helping the client handle large volumes of transactional data efficiently.

As a consultant, you’ll collaborate with an international, agile team, fully remote from Poland, and help shape the future of a platform relied on by financial teams worldwide.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance data pipelines using CDC principles

• Build and optimize streaming solutions with Kafka for real-time data integration

• Develop batch and streaming data workflows with Spark

• Collaborate with architects, data engineers, and product teams to ensure robust and scalable data solutions

• Take full ownership of the reliability, performance, and observability of your components

• Continuously improve pipeline architecture, data quality, and team processes

• Support analytics and reporting by ensuring clean and structured data

Ideal candidate profile

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering or backend development

• Hands-on experience with Kafka for real-time data streaming

• Experience with Spark for batch and streaming processing

• Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases

• Good knowledge of Java

• Knowledge of modern software engineering practices, testing, and CI/CD pipelines

• Engineering mindset: proactive, detail-oriented, focused on long-term quality

• Strong understanding of Change Data Capture (CDC) principles is a plus

• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Conditions

• Location: Remote from Poland

• Contract type: B2B

• Duration: Until end of 2026 (possible extension)

• Salary: 150-225 PLN/h

• Benefits: Private medical care, life insurance, AWS certifications, Multisport card

Recruitment steps

• Call with a KUBO recruiter

• Technical interview with the client team

• Offer & onboarding