Technical Team Lead – Data Platform (m/f/x)

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a small team of senior data engineers.

• Own the architecture, development, and operation of our data platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.

• Automate platform operations and streamline data workflows to increase efficiency and minimize manual intervention.

• 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.

• Collaborate cross-functionally to set standards and champion data engineering excellence across the organization incl. security concepts.

• Remain hands-on: architect, code, review, and deploy critical data infrastructure solutions.

• Drive adoption of modern tooling (including GenAI-assisted coding) while applying critical thinking to recommendations and outputs.

• 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 offering (S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift etc.)

• Expert level knowledge of IAM, KMS, networking, and security best practices in AWS

• Expert Level SQL & Python

• Skilled using Infrastructure as Code: e.g., Terraform, AWS CDK, or CloudFormation.

• Workflow Orchestration: e.g., Apache Airflow, AWS Step Functions, or similar.

• Data Modeling & Data Warehousing: Dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas; experience with Redshift, Snowflake, or BigQuery is a plus.

• Containerization: Docker; Kubernetes is a plus.

• Deep knowledge of Software Engineering best practices—from requirements specification, version control, CI/CD, and testing to deployment and monitoring of data pipelines and services.

• Ability to balance the big picture (strategy, scaling) with hands-on engineering and problem-solving.

• Strong skills in data modeling, pipeline design, and automation.

• Data-native mindset: you think data-first and know how to design robust, scalable, and maintainable platforms.

• Comfortable leveraging GenAI-assisted coding while maintaining high standards and thoughtful code reviews.

• Proven experience leading, mentoring, and growing small expert teams.

• Ability to act as a trusted advisor for other teams and communicate complex technical topics clearly.

Why Join Us?

• Direct ownership and impact on the future of Scalable Capital’s data landscape.

• High degree of autonomy, trust, and the chance to shape standards across the company.

• Work in a modern, cloud-first environment with cutting-edge data technologies.

• Collaborative, data-driven culture and a supportive team.

• Opportunities for personal growth, technical leadership, and career development.

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers
• Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients
• Work from our centrally located offices in the heart of Munich or Berlin, nestled in lively neighborhoods filled with vibrant restaurants, cozy cafés, and a wide range of convenient amenities 
• Be productive with the latest hardware and tools
• Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing or career development sessions and spending your individual Education Budget 
• Learn and experience German culture first hand by joining our free German language classes
• International relocation support is provided if required 
• Flexible vacation policy and the opportunity to work from abroad
• Benefit from an attractive compensation package and from the company pension scheme
• Monthly contribution of 50% for the ‘Deutschland Jobticket’
• Say goodbye to order commissions and say hello to your complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker
• Enjoy flexible and discounted sports activities with Urban Sports Club

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