Senior Backend Engineer (Data Lineage)

We are Ataccama, and we are on a mission to power a better future with data. Our product enables both technical and less technical ‘data people’ across their organizations to create high-quality, governed, safe, and reusable data products. It’s what made us a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant® for Data Quality Solutions™, and what inspired Bain Capital Tech Opportunities to invest in our future growth. Our vision is to be the leading AI-powered cloud data management company and to do that, we’re making Ataccama a great place to work and grow. Our people are located across the globe. They succeed by collaborating as a team and thrive in our company culture defined by these core values: Challenging Fun ONE Team Customer Centric Candid and Caring Aim High We're building the backbone of data trust. Our product reveals the hidden paths data takes across systems, bringing clarity, compliance, and confidence to data-driven companies. As we grow, we're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives on complexity and wants to shape a product that’s anything but ordinary. Your Challenge

Build data lineage scanners for a wide range of technologies, from various databases to data integration tools and business intelligence platforms. 

Design and evolve backend systems that go far beyond typical REST APIs. You'll model metadata-rich flows and scalable ingestion pipelines.

Collaborate closely with product managers to turn user problems into pragmatic, technically sound features.

Own features end-to-end, from design to production deployment and operations.

Mentor teammates with empathy—supporting juniors and constructively challenging seniors through thoughtful code reviews and design conversations.

Play a hands-on role in architectural decisions, balancing innovation with simplicity.

Contribute to our AI-driven efforts - we’re actively exploring how to embed AI, LLM, and MCP into lineage scanning.

You might be a great fit if you

Are fluent in Java and curious or experienced with Kotlin (we ❤️ Kotlin)

Enjoy deep backend work - you’ve moved beyond standard APIs and get excited by metadata models, SQL parsing, or platform-like architectures

(Very nice to have) Have touched data lineage, SQL parsers like ANTLR, or metadata systems before

Have any data engineering experience - it is more than welcome

Have experience building and operating distributed, multi-tenant SaaS systems

Know your way around Kubernetes or are eager to learn it

Are comfortable with event-driven architectures and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)

Want to work in a collaborative engineering culture where mentorship, feedback, and shared ownership are the norm

Why join us?

You’ll help shape a complex, valuable product at the core of modern data governance.

You’ll work with sharp minds who care about code quality, design thinking, and continuous learning.

We balance autonomy with collaboration, giving you space to innovate and grow.

Your work will power the next wave of AI-aware data infrastructure.

Tech we use

Languages: Kotlin (preferred), Java (21)

Frameworks & Tools: Spring Boot, Gradle, jOOQ, GitLab CI/CD

Infra: Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, S3, Elastic, Aurora/Postgres

Observability: Grafana stack + Prometheus

Cloud: AWS and Azure (multi-deployment SaaS)

Work equipment

Company laptop

Company mobile phone + SIM card

Perks & Benefits

Long-Term Incentive Program

2 sick days and 25-30 days of vacation,  with the option to request additional Flexible Time-Off days when needed

The Global Family Support Program - a paid leave program to help all parents focus on the new addition to their family

Flexible working hours & hybrid work setup

Benefit Plus - flexible employee benefit platform (incl. Multisport card)

Annual package for mental health support 

"Bring Your Friend" referral program

Online courses & company access to Udemy to hone your skills

Conference tickets to the best industry events of the year

Company library, where you can even suggest the best educational books for us to order

Kitchen stocked with fresh fruit and juice, teas, and the best coffee

Meal vouchers