Senior Software Engineer (Data Pipeline)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Python/Spark): Building and optimizing end-to-end data platform capabilities for ingestion, processing, and publishing with an accent on scalability, reliability, and observability. Focus on designing large-scale data pipelines, solving complex performance bottlenecks, and implementing durable technical solutions for business and analytical needs.

Location: Prague, Czech Republic

Company

hirify.global is a digital accelerating company providing digital transformation and technology services across various industries, including banking, insurance, retail, and healthcare.

What you will do

• Own and deliver complex end-to-end data platform capabilities from ingestion and processing through publishing.
• Act as a senior technical contributor for the data layer, influencing architecture decisions and ensuring product alignment.
• Design and evolve highly scalable, reliable, and observable data pipelines.
• Lead the resolution of complex technical problems, including performance bottlenecks and production incidents.
• Maintain high engineering standards for pipeline development, testing strategies, and operational excellence.
• Mentor other engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Extensive professional experience building and operating production-grade systems in Python.
• Advanced SQL expertise, including query optimization and modeling for very large datasets.
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale data pipelines or data platform components.
• Strong working experience with Databricks or similar Spark-based data processing platforms.
• Ability to own systems in production, including observability, troubleshooting, and incident response.
• English: Excellent written and verbal communication skills required.

Nice to have

• Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• Prior experience working in analytics, economic data, or large-scale data products.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment contract.
• Opportunity to provide technical leadership in a complex problem space.
• Culture of mentorship and high engineering standards.