Lead Data Engineer

Advance your career with Sunscrapers, a leading force in software development, now expanding its presence in a data-centric environment. Join us in our mission to help clients grow and innovate through a comprehensive tech stack and robust data-related projects. Enjoy a competitive compensation package that reflects your skills and expertise while working in a company that values ambition, technical excellence, trust-based partnerships, and actively supports contributions to R&D initiatives.

As a Lead Data Engineer you’ll design and implement a system supporting the investment process for the US-based venture capital firm. You’ll need to integrate data from multiple systems and sources to enable data insights, machine learning and data-driven decision processes. 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Working closely with the product team in US (east and west coasts)
• Leading team of 3-4 data engineers (2 in-house + 2 on client side)
• Translating business needs into technical requirements
• Manage multiple technical projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
• Supervising project delivery and developing best engineering practices
• Growing tech teams and individuals by providing support, advice and mentorship
• Tackling most challenging technical problems and finding solutions
• Sharing technical expertise with the client and other team members
• Helping us hire the most talented engineers 

Requirements

What's important for us?

• At least 7 years of professional experience as a software developer,
• Managerial or team leading experience
• Proficiency in Python and SQL 
• Expertise in data warehouses, especially Snowflake
• Good expertise in relational databases, especially PostgreSQL
• Expertise in DBT and DBT Cloud
• Proficiency in AWS cloud, especially ECS, Lambda, SQS, DynamoDB, S3, RDS
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Passion about good engineering practices and ability to inspire the team
• Proficiency in data architecture and modeling
• Experience with AIrflow
• Ability to design, implement and monitor data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes
• Experience with infrastructure and deployment automation with Terraform 
• Experience with Git version control systems
• Passion, self-reliance and ‘get things done’ approach
• Proactiveness and positive attitude to work (and life:))
• Fluent English

You will score extra points for:

• Expertise in Redshift, BigQuery or Databricks
• Experience with NiceGUI or alternatives like Streamlit
• Active participation in the community

Benefits

What do we offer?

• World-class environment and challenges that will stimulate your growth
• Friendly culture of teamwork, professional development, feedback and knowledge sharing
• Comfortable office in a central Warsaw equipped with all the necessary tools to conquer the world
• Fully equipped kitchen with fruits, hot and cold drinks
• Multisport card 
• Private medical care