Principal Data Engineer

Location: Remote from Poland

Company

hirify.global is a global technology consultancy that builds modern data platforms, intelligent systems, and bespoke software for enterprises, scale-ups, and government clients.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end architecture of secure, compliant, cloud-native data platforms.
• Design and deliver greenfield data platforms, data products, data mesh architectures, and data contracts using Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, and GCP.
• Build and optimise batch and real-time pipelines with Kafka, Flink, Kinesis, Pub/Sub, Airflow, Dataflow, and Glue.
• Process large datasets and optimise performance across relational, NoSQL, and analytical data stores.
• Work directly with clients to translate business needs into pragmatic engineering decisions and act as a trusted technical advisor.
• Set engineering standards, review designs and code, mentor engineers, and improve data quality, testing, observability, and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Strong Python and SQL skills with deep experience in Spark and modern data platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.
• Strong experience designing and operating large-scale data platform architectures and production pipelines.
• Solid knowledge of AWS or GCP, data modelling, storage technologies, and formats including Parquet, Delta, ORC, and Avro.
• Experience with infrastructure as code using Terraform or Pulumi, CI/CD using GitHub Actions or ArgoCD, and data quality tools such as dbt, Great Expectations, or Soda.
• Experience in consulting or professional services, with the ability to challenge assumptions, advise clients, and mentor senior engineers.
• Must be based in Poland.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work from Poland within the UK Data Engineering department.
• Work on high-impact data engineering problems and modern platforms rather than legacy systems.
• Collaborate with experienced senior engineers in small, high-calibre teams.
• Autonomy, technical influence, and room for professional growth.