Staff Data Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Italy, +4 more countries.

📋 Description

• Lead a team of 1–2 engineers in Data Engineering, overseeing delivery, quality, and career development.

• Manage and enhance the layered BigQuery warehouse, dbt transformation layer, and semantic layer that define company metrics.

• Take charge of ingestion and orchestration processes using Airflow and dlt, including the transition to serverless CDC.

• Ensure the reliability, quality, and observability of data pipelines.

• Oversee self-service BI and reporting tools such as Tableau, Metabase, and the transition to Lightdash/dashboards-as-code.

• Establish and uphold data governance that includes data quality, lineage, documentation, PII, access controls, and self-service standards.

• Propel AI-assisted engineering and production AI data pipelines across the team.

• Collaborate with the Director of Data Engineering & AI, Data & BI, Product, and business stakeholders to translate priorities into a strategic data roadmap.

• Write code, review architectural designs, and set technical direction, standards, and roadmap as a hands-on player-coach.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering within rapidly growing product companies.

• Proven experience in designing and evolving cloud data warehouses and pipelines; expertise in BigQuery/GCP is highly advantageous.

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineers while remaining actively involved in hands-on tasks.

• Strong proficiency in SQL.

• Hands-on experience with dbt, modern ELT/ingestion tools such as dlt, and workflow orchestration platforms like Airflow.

• Familiarity with BI and dashboarding tools, including Tableau, Metabase, Lightdash, or similar platforms.

• Experience in constructing a semantic/metrics layer on top of a data warehouse.

• Proven track record in establishing data governance that encompasses quality, lineage, documentation, PII, access management, and self-service.

• Demonstrable experience utilizing AI-assisted engineering and integrating AI in data pipelines, along with experience in promoting adoption within a team.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Proficient in English.

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-market, remote-first environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Performance-based bonus – A discretionary annual variable bonus based on performance and company results.

• A complimentary WeRoad trip each year – Choose your dream destination with a €1,400/year travel discount or travel even more as a Travel Coordinator.

• Trust-based holidays – You are encouraged to take the necessary time to recharge, exceeding contractual minimums, within shared guidelines.

• Opportunities for learning – Access to training and learning opportunities.

• New parent support – €3,600/year for 3 years following birth or adoption (or prorated if your child is under 3 when you join WeRoad).

• Meal vouchers (€8/day – when applicable).

• €1,000 bonus for your wedding or civil union.

• One-off bonus upon reaching 5 years with us.

• A lively co-working space.

• Team building activities and meet-ups.

• Hybrid working – Flexible working arrangements, with support to work from your chosen destination for up to 1 month per year.