Director, Data Engineering & Analytics

Director, Data Engineering & Analytics

• Location: Warsaw (remote for now, hybrid soon)
• Salary: up to 33 000 PLN/month
• Contract type: Employment contract (UoP only)

Our client is a US-based technology company headquartered in New York City, delivering innovative digital solutions and cloud-based platforms for private capital markets. With offices in multiple countries, the company is now investing in a new engineering centre in Warsaw, highly valuing the technical expertise and strong work ethic of software engineers in Poland.

Currently, our client is building a new team in Warsaw. While the work is fully remote for now, within a few months, the role will require working from the Warsaw office 3 days per week.

About the role

As Director of Data Engineering & Analytics, you will lead a high-performing team of data engineers and be responsible for building and maintaining scalable data platforms and architectures. You will play a key role in shaping data-driven strategies and empowering analytics and data science teams with robust tools and pipelines.

What you will do

• Lead, recruit, mentor, and develop a world-class data engineering team
• Design and maintain scalable data pipelines and architectures
• Optimize infrastructure for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL)
• Model data for optimal performance and insights
• Build and implement tools and systems that empower analytics and data science functions

What we are looking for

• 8+ years of experience in data engineering or cloud/web engineering
• 5+ years in leadership roles with direct client communication
• Hands-on experience with ETL tools (AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory)
• Knowledge of orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect)
• Proficiency with DBT, SQL, and data modeling techniques
• Experience with data lakes, data warehouses, and data mesh architecture
• Programming skills in Python or R
• Knowledge of reporting best practices and tools (Power BI, Tableau, Redash, etc.)
• Experience working with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

what is offered

• Competitive salary (up to 33 000 PLN/month)
• Employment contract (UoP only)
• Flexible work arrangements
• Great paid time off policy
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership
• Supportive, inclusive, and fast-paced work environment