Data Engineer

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000). We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world. ## What You’ll Do 🎯

• Design and build Python APIs and backend services that power internal and third-party integrations
• Develop and operate end-to-end data pipelines, from ingestion to persistence across GCP services
• Build high-frequency, event-driven systems for real-time and asynchronous data processing
• Apply strong data modeling and database design principles for structured and semi-structured data
• Write clean, testable, production-grade code with strong coverage and CI/CD discipline
• Drive observability, performance, and reliability across backend and data systems
• Own services end-to-end — from schema and API design to deployment and monitoring
• Use modern cloud and automation practices (IaC tools like Terraform, containers, orchestration)

What You’ll Bring 💡

• Strong experience in backend or data engineering
• Strong skills in Python and SQL
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and data warehouse design (using BigQuery or Snowflake)
• Solid engineering discipline — CI/CD, testing, microservices, and end-to-end ownership
• Understanding of data modeling, schema design, and performance optimization
• Familiarity with orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster) and observability practices