Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake)

About the Position

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer (Snowflake) to join our team in Bucharest, Romania. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge cloud technologies and contribute to building a platform that transforms how data is leveraged across the business.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines using Python, SQL, DBT, and Apache Airflow
• Develop and manage DBT models and ensure reliable workflow orchestration in Airflow
• Monitor and maintain Snowflake platform performance, availability, and cost efficiency
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across data ingestion, transformation, and pipelines
• Implement and maintain end-to-end data quality testing and validation frameworks
• Automate deployments and workflows using GitLab CI/CD and support release processes
• Provide support to users and collaborate with teams on Snowflake, Airflow, and data solutions
• Document architecture and best practices while contributing to technical design, mentoring, and continuous improvement

Requirements

• 7+ years of proven experience as a Senior Data Engineer
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake (preferred) or Databricks/Oracle
• Solid experience with DBT (data modeling and transformation)
• Experience with cloud platforms – AWS (preferred) or Azure
• Strong SQL - advanced query writing and optimization skills
• Strong Python - experience in data processing and automation
• Basic CI/CD knowledge (GitLab or similar) - understanding of deployment pipelines
• Apache Airflow - workflow orchestration
• Data Build Tool - data transformation and modeling

Nice to Have

• Terraform - infrastructure as code
• Kafka - event streaming and messaging

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies
• Collaborative and innovative work environment

About the Company

Our Client is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Their purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies, and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. The team is responsible for managing a secure, scalable, and highly available cloud platform built on AWS, Azure, and Snowflake. Our mission is to deliver a strategic Common Data and Reporting solution for clients, members, and regulators by consolidating multiple data sources into a centralized reporting data store.