Lead DBT Engineer

Location: Remote in Bulgaria, Poland, or Romania

Company

hirify.global delivers software engineering and technology services.

What you will do

• Support the Agora data platform migration to a cloud-first architecture.
• Develop and maintain dbt-based data transformation logic and consolidate logic from Spark, Python, and Airflow.
• Work with Apache Iceberg and contribute to an open, modular platform built around Lakekeeper.
• Support data ingestion across Starburst, Microsoft Fabric, and Snowflake, plus scheduling with dbt and/or Microsoft Fabric.
• Improve data quality, lineage, documentation, CI/CD, and platform maintainability.
• Support the semantic-layer transition from Dremio to Starburst and analytics modeling with Iceberg views in Lakekeeper.

Requirements

• Strong experience in data engineering or analytics engineering and hands-on experience with dbt.
• Solid SQL knowledge and experience designing SQL-based transformations.
• Experience with modern data platforms and warehouse/lakehouse concepts, including practical Apache Iceberg experience.
• Experience with at least some of Spark, Python, Airflow, Starburst, Microsoft Fabric, and Snowflake.
• Understanding of data modeling, semantic layers, and analytics-focused data design.
• Experience with CI/CD, testing, and data quality practices in data platforms.
• Familiarity with data lineage and technical documentation standards.
• Ability to work with open, modular architectures that separate storage and compute, and understanding of cloud-first migration challenges.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Lakekeeper and with migrating fragmented transformation patterns to dbt-centered architectures.
• Familiarity with Dremio and migration to Starburst.
• Experience with ODBC/JDBC-based BI connectivity.
• Exposure to AI-ready data platform design principles.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work is available from Bulgaria, Poland, or Romania.
• Work in an Engineering & Technology role focused on Data & Analytics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders on a flexible data foundation for future analytics and AI-driven use cases.
• hirify.global is an equal opportunity employer.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global application form; the recruiting contact is Marta Magierowska.