Automation Engineer

Automation Engineer – Insights & Retrieval

At Statista, we’re all about facts and data – as the world’s leading business data platform, we empower people globally to make informed, fact-based decisions.

Since our founding in Hamburg in 2007, we’ve grown into a global company with offices in cities such as London, New York, Berlin, and Tokyo. And we’re just getting started. Our continued growth not only reflects our success but also opens up exciting development and career opportunities for our team.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are – no matter your background, identity, or whether you prefer bar graphs over pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it with us.

Your Role

As an Automation Engineer – Insights & Retrieval, you will build intelligent data solutions to power Statista’s next-generation analytics and AI products. Your work will focus on scalable pipelines, advanced data retrieval, and automation systems that unlock deep insights and enable real-time content generation.

Your Responsibilities

• Design Intelligent Data Pipelines: Build high-performance pipelines that connect structured and unstructured data sources with advanced retrieval logic.
• Automate Insights Delivery: Develop automation systems for real-time, large-scale delivery of insights – from rule-based queries to AI-generated content.
• Empower AI Workflows: Ensure seamless access to data via APIs and integrations, supporting AI features such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Innovate and Optimize: Continuously improve automation strategies, identifying and resolving bottlenecks to scale content delivery and system performance.

Your Skills & Experience

• Data Engineering Expertise: Solid experience in DataOps, backend development, or data engineering with scalable system design.
• Python & SQL Mastery: Strong programming skills for data processing and backend automation.
• API Development: Experience with FastAPI or similar frameworks to build robust, user-friendly APIs.
• Cloud Platform Proficiency: Hands-on experience with AWS or similar cloud platforms for scalable infrastructure deployment.
• Modern DevOps: Proficiency in Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).
• AI & NLP Skills: Experience or curiosity in AI/ML tools (e.g. LangChain, RAG, LLMs, agents) and prompt engineering.
• Continuous Innovation: A passion for exploring new technologies in AI-driven data systems and applying them to real-world solutions.

What We Offer

In addition to a strong team culture and our shared mission to empower with data, we offer:

• Hybrid work and flex-time models
• Work from abroad up to 10 days/year (up to 30 days if your family resides abroad)
• Access to Perplexity Enterprise and its full feature set
• International team events and social gatherings
• Career development and training opportunities
• Modern office spaces in attractive locations
• Mental health support through OpenUp

*Note: Some benefits apply only to our German entity and roles from Junior level and above.

Ready to Join Us?

Become part of the future of AI-powered analytics. Join Statista and help shape the next generation of intelligent data products.