Senior Data Engineer
Put your expertise to work where it matters.
Join a curated pool of Senior Data Engineers considered for Data platform and pipeline missions with European organizations, through DSB Data Delivery.
- Seniority
- Senior
- Context
- European Data delivery
- Review
- By practitioners
- Application
- About 4 minutes
Why this network exists
Senior engineering capacity for real Data delivery
DSB Data Delivery builds and operates Data delivery capacity for organizations in Europe. This talent pool exists to support that capability: when a mission needs senior engineering hands, DSB turns to verified profiles first.
Missions vary in scope and duration and are proposed individually. Joining the pool means being considered when a relevant mission opens. It is not a commitment to a specific engagement, and not every applicant will access these missions.
Capability areas this pool supports
- Data platforms
- Governance programs
- Analytics modernization
- Architecture and delivery initiatives
What makes this pool credible
- Enterprise Data platform context
- Senior-level delivery expectations
- Practitioner review of every profile
- Structured qualification for every candidate
- Technical assessment only after human screening
Typical missions
The work you would be considered for
Illustrative examples of the engineering work behind DSB missions. Each mission defines its own scope.
Build and scale Data platforms
Design and operate lakehouse and warehouse foundations that teams can rely on.
Design and optimize Data pipelines
Batch and near-real-time ingestion, transformation and orchestration, built to be maintained.
Improve Data reliability
Testing, monitoring, observability and incident handling for Data in production.
Implement cloud Data solutions
Deliver on cloud platforms with sound architecture, security and cost awareness.
Contribute to Data products
Model and expose Data so analytics, reporting and applications can use it with confidence.
Enable teams
Raise engineering standards through code review, documentation and knowledge transfer.
Expertise we value
What relevance looks like
We read profiles in context. The list below reflects the environments most DSB missions run on today, not a checklist every candidate must tick.
Core relevance
Strong, recent production experience in most of these.
- Python
- SQL and Data modeling
- Modern cloud Data platforms, notably Azure
- Databricks or a comparable lakehouse platform
Context-dependent
Valuable on specific missions; not required to join the pool.
- Pipeline orchestration and CI/CD for Data
- Microsoft Fabric
- Snowflake
- dbt
- Streaming and near-real-time processing
- Infrastructure as code
Each mission specifies its own stack. Practitioner review looks at depth and judgment, not keyword matches.
What we look for
Beyond the stack
The qualities DSB practitioners look for in a Senior Data Engineer.
Production experience
You have owned Data systems in production and dealt with everything that involves.
Autonomy
You take a problem from ambiguity to a working, documented solution.
Complex environments
You are comfortable with legacy, constraints and organizations in transition.
Communication
You explain trade-offs to technical and business stakeholders alike.
Delivery mindset
You ship, measure and improve rather than over-engineer.
How it works
A selective process. A human decision.
Every application follows the same structured path. Not every application progresses, and at each step people decide.
- 01
Application
Share who you are, your experience and your main skills. About 4 minutes.
- 02
Initial qualification
DSB reviews your profile against the needs of the relevant talent pool.
- 03
Human screening call
A conversation with a DSB practitioner about your experience and expectations.
- 04
Technical or domain assessment
A focused assessment of your expertise, adapted to your talent pool.
- 05
DSB Verified
Profiles that complete qualification and assessment may join the verified talent pool.
- 06
Relevant opportunities
Verified profiles are considered for missions matching their expertise and availability.
Ready to apply?
Apply as a Senior Data Engineer
Share your experience and main skills in about 4 minutes. DSB practitioners review every application.
No account required. Not every application progresses to the next step.