Data Platform Engineer - High-Scale Distributed Systems

Data Platform Engineer - high-scale distributed systems

Amsterdam (Hybrid) - Visa sponsorship and relocation included

Are you a builder, an engineer at heart?

Have you worked on Data Platform solutions for massive scale?

Can you build inhouse tools, from the ground up, on prem?

Join a global fintech company operating at massive scale: the data environment is amongst the top 0,5% globally!

You’ll be part of a true engineering culture—no unnecessary hierarchy, high ownership, and real impact.

Data is at the heart of their product, you will be working on mission critical solutions on a global scale.

Why this role stands out

• This is a tech company with an unmatched engineering culture.
• Engineers have full ownership: from design to deployment and monitoring
• Work on large-scale on-premise data platforms (hundreds of nodes, thousands of CPU cores, lots of PB storage)
• Collaboration is key, working closely with data engineers, ML engineers, and platform teams
• Tackle complex challenges in distributed systems, scalability, and reliability

Your background

• Python is your main skill.
• Strong focus on developer experience, data quality, and platform efficiency
• You bring expertise in either data/streaming platforms or more on the infra/Kubernetes side.
• Fluency in English with strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Culture & environment

• Engineering-first culture with high autonomy and no non-technical management layers
• Teams operate like small startups with full ownership
• Focus on impact, speed, and continuous improvement
• Healthy work-life balance with flexibility built into the culture
• Modern office in Amsterdam, close to Central Station, with strong community vibes (events, meetups, knowledge sharing)

Salary and benefits

The salary is amongst the best in Amsterdam but depends on what you bring to the table in terms of skills, personality and experience. Some of the secondary benefits: a permanent contract, 20% guaranteed bonus, 10K+ personal allowance, healthcare allowance (~2K a year), holiday allowance (8%), holidays, laptop, travel allowance, relocation package for Internationals, training & conferences, 30% ruling, VISA sponsorship, luxury lunch, snacks/drinks, work from home setup, etc.