About this role
Our environment- Work alongside skilled, data-passionate engineers in a team that values collaboration- A flexible, agile environment with a strong focus on work-life balance- You will have real ownership and influence over data architecture- We are building toward a distributed, self-service data platform model – you will help shape how that evolves.- Data is a strategic asset at Staffbase: valued, actively growing, and directly enabling our AI product roadmap.What you'll be doing- Drive the technical direction of our data platform – leading architecture decisions, sequencing, and delivery in collaboration with Engineering, Product, and Design stakeholders- Support and develop a team of 4–5 engineers: providing technical mentorship, unblocking delivery, and helping build a product-minded engineering culture.- Own and evolve the data infrastructure: data lake, data foundations, semantic layer, and data governance – building a solid base for AI and analytics features- Lead streaming adoption across the team, bringing hands-on expertise to an area the team is actively developing- Apply and advance strong data modeling practices across the platform.- Prioritize and mediate effectively with product stakeholders – advocating for the right technical decisions and sequencing of work- Contribute to the evolution of our self-service data platform approach, driving the cultural and technical shift toward distributed data ownership- Collaborate across the broader staff engineering community on cross-cutting architectural decisionsWhat you need to be successful- Proven experience at Staff Engineer level or equivalent in a data engineering context- Strong architectural understanding of data platforms: data lakes, data foundations, data governance, and orchestration.- Experience with streaming technologies (e.g. Kafka) – hands-on exposure is a strong plus- Solid data modeling skills and the ability to raise this as a team-wide standard.- Experience working with large-scale datasets commensurate with a sizeable B2B SaaS customer base.- Python proficiency and comfortable working across a modern data stack- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills – you are comfortable pushing back, negotiating roadmaps, and finding constructive compromises with product teams- A product-minded engineering mindset: able to balance technical rigour with pragmatic prioritization.- Leadership experience or ambition: you are comfortable guiding engineers and driving deliveryNice to have- Experience with data governance for AI agents – understanding guardrails, access control, and safety considerations for agentic analytics.- Prior exposure to self-service data platform models and distributed data ownership strategies.- Experience in a product-led SaaS environment.What you'll get- Competitive Compensation - we offer attractive salary packages including LTIP (unit-based Long Term Incentive Plan)- Flexibility - we offer flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, and support this with a yearly flex work allowance of €1560- Recharge - with 31 vacation days annually (incl. one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August- Support - we offer offering a company pension scheme- Volunteers Day - you’ll get one day off per year for supporting a social projectHomeoffice:Umfang: Nach Vereinbarung