Senior Data Lineage Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Data Lineage Engineer (Data Science ML): Build and scale enterprise-wide data lineage capabilities with an accent on automated metadata ingestion, lineage APIs, and reusable connectors. Focus on designing scalable event-driven pipelines, improving metadata reliability, and enabling consistent lineage across cloud platforms in a hybrid work environment.

Location: Hybrid in Utrecht, Netherlands with workplace in the office and home

Salary: €4,931 - €7,043 gross monthly for 36 hours per week

Company

hirify.global is a data-driven digital bank focused on improving trust, transparency, and control of data flows for over 49,000 colleagues worldwide.

What you will do

• Design and operate scalable, event-driven metadata ingestion pipelines and APIs supporting enterprise-wide data lineage in cloud environments.
• Build and evolve a centralized lineage repository using open metadata formats and expose lineage via versioned APIs and SDKs.
• Develop automated ingestion and validation pipelines to reduce manual onboarding and improve metadata reliability.
• Provide reusable tooling, templates, and guidance to accelerate metadata onboarding and improve lineage adoption.
• Improve reliability, observability, and performance of lineage services through monitoring, automation, and resilient deployment patterns.

Requirements

• Location: Must be able to work hybrid in Utrecht, Netherlands
• Experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or metadata/lineage engineering in complex environments.
• Strong understanding of OpenLineage standards, event models, and metadata capture patterns.
• Proficiency in Java (Spring Boot) and Python; experience building REST APIs; React front-end experience is a plus.
• Cloud experience with AWS and/or Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Fluent English required

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment balancing home and office.
• Gross monthly salary between €4,931 and €7,043 for 36 hours per week.
• Thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• €1,400 yearly development budget for personal growth.
• Flexible pension contribution options.
• Focus on diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.

Hiring process

• Submit resume and motivation letter.
• Two interviews (online) to assess fit and skills.
• Reliability screening before offer.
• Virtual assistant schedules interviews via SMS and email.