Staff Engineer

Company Description

Bonial helps you save time, money, and paper!

We are a digital advertising partner for offline businesses – we support retailers in their marketing activities and help them find a new audience. Would you like to join and be a part of the digitalization of retail?

Bonial is part of Axel Springer SE and is the leading “Drive to Store” partner in Germany and France. Every day we inspire millions of users by connecting them to their favourite shops and brands via our platforms “kaufDA” and “MeinProspekt” in Germany, and “Bonial” in France.

Bonial welcomes both full- and part-timers!

Role Overview

Our Principal and Staff Data Engineers shape Bonial’s data and analytics landscape. They are the most senior data-focused technical experts in the company with a deep understanding of our domain, business, and the data infrastructure that supports it. In their own words: we are responsible for advising the CTO on data strategy, governing the Data Architecture Landscape, and ensuring the success of its implementation. We are hands-on servant leaders, empowered to do what it takes to help dev teams deliver. With our strong analytical, technical, and communication skills and using agile methodologies, we bridge the gap between business and technical teams, helping them design, implement, and operate the right data solutions for the business needs.

Your Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders, product and project managers, scrum masters, developers, and operations teams to understand and maintain a high-level picture of the current and upcoming requirements for the enterprise landscape, individual systems, and their interactions, with a special focus on data requirements.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists and Analysts to optimize data pipelines, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and availability for various analytical and machine learning applications.
• Help maintain a high-level, holistic vision of enterprise data solutions and development initiatives. Help define and execute architectural epics and initiatives that create data architectural runway.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement, staying updated with emerging data technologies, tools, and best practices, and driving their adoption within the area when appropriate.
• Lead the design and development of real-time data processing and analytics solutions, integrating with diverse data sources and APIs.
• Act as the primary liaison between data teams and IT, ensuring seamless integration and adherence to established data governance standards.
• Serve as a centralized governing & coaching entity for data-architecturally-relevant decision-making.
• Explore new data technologies and approaches and assess their applicability at Bonial.
• Drive data quality initiatives, implementing monitoring, validation, and reconciliation processes to maintain the integrity and reliability of the data platform.
• Mentor colleagues to help them grow in their careers.

Job Requirements

• You studied Computer Science, engineering, or a tech-related field and have multiple years of experience as a Data Engineer, Big Data Specialist, or a related role.
• You have hands-on experience in designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines, architectures, and datasets using tools like Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, and Cloud Technologies like Presto and modern Data Warehouses or Lakehouse Solutions or equivalent technologies.
• You have a broad range of technological and architectural expertise: data platforms, domain-driven design, data design patterns, clean code, and code craftsmanship knowledge, and you are fluent in describing and defending data architectural design.
• You are willing to dive deep into the business domain and able to discuss trade-offs with non-technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative mindset, combining a teamwork spirit with a proactive and problem-solving attitude.
• You can balance high-level thinking and hands-on problem-solving.
• You speak fluent English, German is not necessary.

Preferred Experience

• Knowledge of other topics like infrastructure management, cloud deployment and operations, machine learning engineering, data science, or advanced analytics.

What We Offer

• Diversity: Proud to be an equal opportunity workplace where we aim to enable everyone to show up as their full selves. We are committed to equal employment opportunities and being a safe space regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, gender, gender identity, or gender expression.
• Development: Strong support for your professional development, backed-up by a feedback culture to help you identify your strengths and opportunities.
• Wellbeing: Free access to Nilo, a mental health app. We also cover part of the subscription to a well-known Berliner sports app and offer a corporate pension scheme.
• Sustainability: Opportunities to engage in projects that promote sustainability, environmental development, and the impact we make on our planet.
• Flexibility: Flexible hours, hybrid setup (3 days per month in the office), and the option to work from abroad for 30 days per year. We offer 28 days of holiday, plus an extra day for each calendar year (up to 30 days) and other occasions (moving, working on a social project, etc).
• Modern Office: Zen rooms, a fully equipped gym, and a roof terrace for social events.
• Free Lunch: Enjoy fresh food delivered from restaurants or get your lunch at nearby partner restaurants – all on us!
• Social Culture: A culture that encourages team conversations, building relationships, and participating in community events.
• Visa Sponsorship: We provide visa sponsorship for those eager to join us from outside Germany.

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If you think you could fit the bill, we’d love to hear from you!

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