Remote Technical Team Lead – Data Platform (m/f/x) (onsite / remote in Germany)

Description:

• As the leader of the Data Platform team, you will play a pivotal role in Scalable Capital’s data journey.
• Your team is responsible for improving, extending, and automating the data platforms.
• You will lead, mentor, and inspire a small team of senior data engineers.
• You will own the architecture, development, and operation of the data platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.
• Your responsibilities include automating platform operations and streamlining data workflows to increase efficiency and minimize manual intervention.
• You will act as the first point of contact for other data engineering teams on topics like platform usage, data modeling, pipeline design, and general data engineering best practices.
• You will collaborate cross-functionally to set standards and champion data engineering excellence across the organization, including security concepts.
• You will remain hands-on by architecting, coding, reviewing, and deploying critical data infrastructure solutions.
• You will drive the adoption of modern tooling, including GenAI-assisted coding, while applying critical thinking to recommendations and outputs.

Requirements:

• You must have several years (5+) of hands-on experience building, improving, and operating data platforms in high-volume production environments.
• Expertise in AWS Cloud, especially their data-native service offerings (S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, etc.) is required.
• You should possess expert-level knowledge of IAM, KMS, networking, and security best practices in AWS.
• Expert level skills in SQL and Python are necessary.
• You must be skilled in using Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.
• Experience with Workflow Orchestration tools like Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions, or similar is required.
• You should have knowledge in Data Modeling and Data Warehousing, including dimensional modeling and star/snowflake schemas; experience with Redshift, Snowflake, or BigQuery is a plus.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker; Kubernetes experience is a plus.
• You should have deep knowledge of Software Engineering best practices, including requirements specification, version control, CI/CD, and testing to deployment and monitoring of data pipelines and services.
• The ability to balance the big picture (strategy, scaling) with hands-on engineering and problem-solving is essential.
• Strong skills in data modeling, pipeline design, and automation are required.
• You should have a data-native mindset, thinking data-first and knowing how to design robust, scalable, and maintainable platforms.
• Comfort in leveraging GenAI-assisted coding while maintaining high standards and thoughtful code reviews is necessary.
• Proven experience in leading, mentoring, and growing small expert teams is required.
• You must be able to act as a trusted advisor for other teams and communicate complex technical topics clearly.

Benefits:

• You will have direct ownership and impact on the future of Scalable Capital’s data landscape.
• The position offers a high degree of autonomy, trust, and the chance to shape standards across the company.
• You will work in a modern, cloud-first environment with cutting-edge data technologies.
• The company promotes a collaborative, data-driven culture and a supportive team.
• There are opportunities for personal growth, technical leadership, and career development.
• You will be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that impact customers' lives.
• The company offers an office in a great location in Munich or Prenzlauer Berg, surrounded by restaurants, cafés, and amenities.
• You will be productive with the latest hardware and tools.
• You can learn and grow by joining in-house knowledge sharing sessions and utilizing your individual Education Budget.
• You will have the opportunity to learn German through free language classes.
• The company provides (international) relocation support.
• There is a flexible vacation policy and the opportunity to work from abroad.
• You will benefit from an attractive compensation package and a company pension scheme.
• A monthly contribution of 25% for the ‘Deutschland Jobticket’ is included.
• You will receive a complimentary subscription to Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker, eliminating order commissions.