Lead Data Engineer - barcelona

Overview

As Lead Software Engineer, you will shape SITA’s central data platform and TAM, building scalable cloud data products and APIs to unlock insights from vast aviation datasets. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions, using modern architectures and ML-ready data pipelines. This role blends backend engineering with data workflows, enabling reliable, efficient operations for the global air transport industry. You’ll work in a dynamic, office-based setup near Madrid or Barcelona with a strong focus on impact and innovation.

Compensaciones / Beneficios Flex Week: work-from-home up to 2 days/week

Flex Day: flexible work schedule

Flex-Location: up to 30 days/year remote work

Employee Wellbeing: EAP for employees and dependents 24/7/365

Champion Health: personalized wellbeing platform

Professional Development: LinkedIn Learning and training platforms

Responsabilidades Design scalable cloud-based data products focusing on performance, cost-efficiency, and security

Develop reference ingestion APIs ensuring data quality and coherent data representation for consumers

Develop and maintain data pipelines and CI/CD for product development and deployment; ensure testing and quality coverage

Collaborate with data engineers, scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

Requisitos principales 5+ years of backend experience in large company environments

Proficiency in typed backend languages (e.g., Java, TypeScript) with strong OOP

Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) applied to large, complex domains

Experience with Hexagonal Architecture as a design pattern

Rest API design expertise; GraphQL in addition is a plus

Familiarity with Databricks, Spark and event streaming (Azure Event Hub, Kafka)

SQL and Python proficiency

Azure cloud deployment experience; On-premises knowledge is a plus

Strong collaboration and ability to enable teams without owning delivery

Proactive and solution-oriented mindset

Flexibility and adaptability in dynamic environments

Typed backend language expertise (Java, TypeScript)

Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Hexagonal Architecture