Lead Data Platform Engineer
clera · Berlin · onsite
ABOUT THE ROLE
Lead the design and operation of a production data platform for a B2B procurement technology product. You will work hands-on with product and engineering teams, as well as customer IT teams, to make enterprise data reliable, secure, and useful for procurement analytics.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Design multi-tenant architecture and reusable data models that protect customer data and support fast, reliable queries.
- Build data cleaning, reconciliation, and analytical calculations for spend analysis, supplier comparisons, and simulations.
- Connect enterprise systems such as ERPs, choose suitable synchronization patterns, and make integrations repeatable.
- Own data ingestion, orchestration, monitoring, and recovery, and build tools that improve onboarding and troubleshooting.
- Explore AI-powered development tools and automation to help improve engineering workflows.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
- At least 5 years of experience building and operating production data systems, including ownership of architecture and implementation.
- Strong SQL and Python skills, with experience in data modeling and query optimization.
- Practical experience designing multi-tenant systems with data isolation and access controls.
- Experience owning ingestion, orchestration, monitoring, and recovery, and integrating enterprise systems.
- Comfort discussing schemas, APIs, permissions, and synchronization directly with customer IT teams.
- Data-intensive B2B SaaS or fintech experience is useful; procurement experience is not required.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Competitive salary and meaningful equity. Visa sponsorship is not available.
LOCATION
On-site in Berlin, Germany.