Team language: German & English

Contract type: Permanent, full-time (40 hours/week), starting as soon as possible

What this role is about:

As Team Lead Data Engineering you will take on both the professional and disciplinary leadership of our Data Engineering team, combining people leadership with technical responsibility.

You will develop your team, provide technical direction, and drive the evolution of our Data Engineering landscape and Cloud Data Platform together with your engineers. At the same time, you will stay close to the technology and actively contribute your Data Engineering expertise to technical decisions.

The position is based in Munich and follows a hybrid working model.

Your responsibilities

Take on the professional and disciplinary leadership of our Data Engineering team and support the individual development of your team members
Drive the technical evolution of our Data Engineering landscape, setting clear priorities and ensuring reliable delivery
Stay close to the technology and contribute your expertise to technical decisions and complex Data Engineering challenges
Together with your team, develop and optimize scalable data pipelines and ETL processes while ensuring high data quality
Drive the development of our Cloud Data Platform and the migration of existing solutions to the cloud
Establish and continuously improve standards around Data Quality and Data Governance
Collaborate closely with relevant stakeholders, combining people leadership, technical expertise and delivery ownership

This role is a great fit for you if...

you have several years of professional experience in Data Engineering and strong hands-on expertise in Python and SQL
you have already taken on technical and disciplinary leadership responsibilities and enjoy developing both people and teams
you have experience with cloud-based data platforms, ideally Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
you are familiar with modern Data Engineering technologies and concepts around ETL, data pipelines, Airflow, Kafka and Infrastructure as Code
you have ideally worked with technologies such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Composer, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes or OpenShift. You do not need to have experience with every technology in our stack
you are confident in making technical decisions, setting priorities and communicating complex topics clearly to different stakeholders
you want to combine people leadership with technical proximity and stay connected to Data Engineering while leading a team

Tech Stack

Python, Oracle PL/SQL, Airflow, Git
Terraform, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, Java, Kafka
Google Cloud Services (BigQuery, Cloud Build, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Cloud Composer, Dataflow)

Conditions & benefits

Flexibility: 30 days of vacation plus the option to purchase additional vacation days, hybrid working policy (2 days home office/week) and the possibility of taking a sabbatical
Food & drinks: Mostly free, healthy, and varied meals, fresh fruit and popcorn every day, plus coffee and tea included
Health & fitness: Free use of our in-house gym, health weeks, massages, and physiotherapy treatments on site
Culture: Team events, Social Days, an open “come as you are” culture, dogs are welcome,strong engagement in female leadership
Development: Individual training and development opportunities within the team and across the organization
Mobility: Coverage of the Deutschlandticket, central location with a subway station right outside the door, and JobRad bike leasing

Why PAYBACK?

PAYBACK is Germany’s leading loyalty program and one of the largest data-driven marketing platforms worldwide. Our solutions reach millions of people every day.

With more than 1,000 employees at our Munich location, we develop all technical solutions in-house and combine data, technology, and marketing to create measurable value. You can look forward to interdisciplinary teams, real opportunities to shape the future, and an open, innovation-driven culture.

The PAYBACK GROUP values diversity – come as you are.

PAYBACK

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