Senior Data Engineer Sombra $$$$

Madfish

Madfish

Software Engineering, Data Science

Ukraine

Posted on Jun 8, 2026

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to support the buildout of a centralized data platform in Snowflake. This role will focus on designing and implementing scalable data pipelines to consolidate large volumes of data from diverse sources into a unified platform. The emphasis is on high-throughput data engineering delivery, with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and rapid execution.

Requirements:

  • Structured and semi-structured data
  • Large datasets (high-volume ingestion and processing)
  • Understanding of Medallion architecture and modern data platform design
  • Experience with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow or similar)

Advanced (Nice to Have)

Experience with:

  • DataOps / observability frameworks
  • Metadata management / data catalogs
  • Multi-source data integration

Familiarity with:

  • Cloud environments (Azure preferred)
  • Distributed query engines (e.g., Trino)

Soft Skills / Mindset

  • Ability to work in a high-speed delivery environment with many parallel pipelines
  • Comfortable operating in evolving, ambiguous requirements
  • Strong ownership mindset focused on outcomes, not just tasks
  • Effective communication with technical and business stakeholders

Engagement Model Context

  • Work as part of a scalable, flexible team, supporting ramp-up/down needs
  • Contribute to rapid delivery of multiple pipelines in a compressed timeline
  • Collaborate with a distributed team across regions

Responsibilities:

  • Design and build end-to-end data pipelines to ingest and process data from:
  • Internal operational and financial systems
  • Multiple commercial real estate data sources
  • Third-party market and macro datasets
  • Develop transformations using DBT to create clean, reliable, and business-ready datasets (Gold layer)
  • Implement and optimize Snowflake-based data models aligned with Medallion architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold)
  • Deliver pipelines at scale with a focus on:
  • High performance
  • Cost efficiency
  • Maintainability
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to continuously adapt to evolving requirements in an agile environment
  • Ensure data quality, observability, and reliability, including:
  • Data freshness monitoring
  • Pipeline reliability
  • Data validation and QA
  • Contribute to building a modular, loosely coupled data platform architecture to avoid vendor lock-in
  • Strong experience with Snowflake (data modeling, performance tuning, cost optimization)
  • Hands-on experience with DBT for transformation and data modeling
  • Proven track record building large-scale data pipelines
  • Solid SQL expertise and experience with distributed data systems
  • Data Engineering

What we offer:

  • Annual paid vacation of 18 working days.
  • Extra vacation days for long-lasting cooperation.
  • Annual paid sick leave of 10 days.
  • Maternity/Paternity leave.
  • The opportunity for sabbatical leave.
  • Marriage and Parenthood Package.
  • Compensation for sports activities or health insurance covering (up to 250$ per year) — after the trial period.
  • Career development plan.
  • English and Spanish classes.
  • Paying taxes and managing PE (Private Entrepreneur).
  • Technical equipment.
  • Internal Referral program.
  • Opportunity to take part in company volunteering activities.
  • Sombra is a “Friendly to Veterans” award-holder.