Platform/Data Engineer (Mid to Staff Level)

sprint and partners • Amsterdam Area
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Build the global platform that powers thousands of data workloads, petabytes of storage, and real-time decision-making for a global fintech unicorn. You will work on large-scale data platform engineering, distributed systems, streaming infrastructure, and internal developer tools. Ideal candidates have experience with Python, Kafka, Spark, and building internal platforms at scale.

Key Highlights
Large-scale distributed systems and data platform engineering
SWE mindset with focus on building scalable solutions
High-throughput pipelines and internal tooling development
Key Responsibilities
Large-scale data platform engineering
Distributed compute and storage systems
Streaming infrastructure and event-driven architectures
Data quality, validation, lineage, and governance tooling
Internal developer platforms and self-service tooling
OLAP and analytical query engines
Platform observability, automation, and reliability
Technical Skills Required
Python Kafka Spark Trino ClickHouse Kubernetes Docker Hadoop Data Contracts
Benefits & Perks
Highly competitive salary
Equity package
Permanent contract
Relocation support
Visa sponsorship
Conference and learning budget
Hybrid working model
Nice to Have
Experience with Java, Go, or Rust
Experience with OLAP architectures
Experience supporting data science or ML platforms
Strong systems engineering mindset

Job Description


Build the global platform that powers thousands of data workloads, close to a thousand engineers, petabytes of storage, and real-time decision-making.


We're hiring engineers (mid, senior and/or staff level) who thrive in large-scale distributed systems and enjoy building the tooling, frameworks, and infrastructure that powers data (the heart) of this global fintech (unicorn). Platform/Data Engineering is done with a SWE mindset and practices - You don't think tools first, you think about creating solutions that scale globally, today and in the future first and then apply the right tool for the problem at hand or create it yourself.


You'll work on

  • Large-scale data platform engineering
  • Distributed compute and storage systems
  • Streaming infrastructure and event-driven architectures
  • Data quality, validation, lineage, and governance tooling
  • Internal developer platforms and self-service tooling
  • OLAP and analytical query engines
  • Platform observability, automation, and reliability


Tech Stack

  • Python (primary language)
  • Kafka
  • Spark
  • Trino
  • ClickHouse / Druid / Pinot
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Hadoop ecosystem
  • Data Contracts
  • Real-time & Batch Processing


Looking for engineers who have experience with

  • Building internal platforms, frameworks, or developer tooling
  • Distributed systems at scale
  • High-throughput data pipelines
  • Data infrastructure and platform engineering
  • Performance optimization and reliability engineering
  • Private cloud or large-scale infrastructure environments


Nice to have

  • Java, Go, or Rust
  • Experience with OLAP architectures
  • Experience supporting data science or ML platforms
  • Strong systems engineering mindset


What you get

  • Highly competitive salary
  • Equity package
  • Permanent contract
  • Relocation support
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Conference & learning budget
  • Hybrid working model
  • Work on genuinely large-scale technical challenges


If terms like Spark scheduler bottlenecks, Kafka throughput, distributed query planning, metadata-driven platforms, platform engineering, or developer experience for data teams excite you, I'd love to speak with you.


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