Senior Data Engineer

@ AMBOSS

About AMBOSS

AMBOSS is a learning and clinical decision support tool empowering physicians worldwide to provide the best possible care. Founded in 2011, AMBOSS operates in 180 countries, with significant traction in Germany and the US, and has grown to over 500 employees in offices in Berlin, Cologne, New York, and Cagliari.

Why Data & Analytics at AMBOSS?

Join a high-trust, cross-functional team where data underpins every product decision, experiment, and growth initiative. Work closely with Product, Engineering, Commercial, and Medical teams to convert a modern, cloud-native stack into actionable insights and scalable platforms, advancing AMBOSS's mission to enable doctors to deliver optimal care.

The Role

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will be a hands-on technical lead, owning critical sections of our data platform and influencing architectural decisions. This role offers a clear growth path with opportunities to take on increased responsibilities, including leadership and roadmap ownership.

What You’ll Do

• Drive development of core platform components such as pipelines, dbt models, data contracts, and CI/CD integrations.
• Collaborate with Analytics and Product Engineering for reliable, self-service data infrastructure.
• Contribute to architectural decisions regarding warehouse evolution, data governance, and real-time data processing.
• Define and enforce engineering standards for code quality, testing, and reliability.
• Mentor engineers, support team planning and reviews, and help shape the data-platform roadmap with the Head of Data.

Growth Opportunities

After 6–12 months, there will be opportunities to explore increased responsibilities, including potential leadership tasks, roadmap ownership, and coordination of cross-functional initiatives, all while supporting broader platform initiatives for long-term scalability and reliability.

What You Bring

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or platform roles.
• Strong SQL and Python skills; proficient with dbt and orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Experience with cloud warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake) and cloud infrastructure (GCP or AWS).
• Familiarity with CI/CD principles and Infrastructure as Code solutions such as Terraform.
• A solid understanding of data modeling, observability, and governance.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional stakeholder alignment skills.
• Motivation and potential to grow into technical leadership and platform ownership.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI/ML data pipelines, vector databases, or real-time streaming.
• Exposure to or leadership in platform-wide initiatives.
• Familiarity with analytics tools like Looker and Mixpanel, plus experimentation frameworks.

Benefits

AMBOSS offers a comprehensive employee benefits package to support financial, physical, and mental health along with work-life harmony. Diverse and inclusive, we value every individual and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Key skills/competency

Data Engineering, SQL, Python, dbt, Airflow, Cloud, CI/CD, Terraform, Data Modeling, Leadership