We prioritise mobility concepts and strive to offer our talent as much flexibility as possible. We provide a hybrid working model within Germany, plus the option to work from abroad for up to 30 days per year. However, we would love to meet you in the office at least once to four times per month.
WHAT WE’D LOVE YOU TO DO (AND LOVE DOING)
Hands-on Leadership: You lead, mentor, and hire a team of Data Engineers. You are a "maker" at heart who leads by example, promoting trunk-based development and high engineering standards.
Platform Execution: You own the delivery of our Data Roadmap. You ensure the successful rollout of our Medallion architecture on Databricks and AWS.
Operational Excellence: You focus on the "run" as much as the "build." You drive initiatives to optimize storage costs and implement automated data retention policies.
Ecosystem Integration: You ensure Tradebyte’s data strategy aligns with the broader Zalando Group standards while maintaining our speed and independence.
Data Contracts & Quality: You work with source system owners (e.g., TB.One) to ensure robust Data Contracts and end-to-end reliability from ingestion to the Gold layer.
Technical Governance: You oversee the Unity Catalog implementation, ensuring security and governance are "built-in" features, not afterthoughts.
WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF
The "Maker" Mindset: You have a strong background in Data Engineering and have transitioned into leadership without losing your technical edge. You can still hold your own in a deep-dive technical discussion about Spark optimization or Terraform.
Courageous Leadership: You have the confidence to challenge the status quo. If a process is inefficient or a technical direction is flawed, you speak up. You prioritize building the right solution over the easy one.
Experience with Scale: You’ve built or managed modern Lakehouse architectures (Databricks/AWS) and know how to move from PoC to a stable production environment.
Pragmatic Problem Solver: You prioritize results over perfect slides. You know how to balance long-term architecture with the need for quick wins (like reducing cloud spend).
Clear Communicator: You can translate technical challenges into actionable steps for the team and provide clear updates to internal stakeholders.
Zalando Group Context: Experience in navigating quickly a large group ecosystem is a significant plus.