Lead Data Engineer - SITA - Société Internationale de Télécommunications

Overview

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As Lead Software Engineer, you will shape SITA’s central data platform and TAM, building scalable cloud data products and APIs to unlock insights from vast aviation datasets. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into robust technical solutions, using modern architectures and ML-ready data pipelines. This role blends backend engineering with data workflows, enabling reliable, efficient operations for the global air transport industry. You’ll work in a dynamic, office-based setup near Madrid or Barcelona with a strong focus on impact and innovation.

Compensaciones / Beneficios

• Flex Week: work-from-home up to 2 days/week
• Flex Day: flexible work schedule
• Flex-Location: up to 30 days/year remote work
• Employee Wellbeing: EAP for employees and dependents 24/7/365
• Champion Health: personalized wellbeing platform
• Professional Development: LinkedIn Learning and training platforms

Responsabilidades

• Design scalable cloud-based data products focusing on performance, cost-efficiency, and security
• Develop reference ingestion APIs ensuring data quality and coherent data representation for consumers
• Develop and maintain data pipelines and CI/CD for product development and deployment; ensure testing and quality coverage
• Collaborate with data engineers, scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

Requisitos principales

• 5+ years of backend experience in large company environments
• Proficiency in typed backend languages (e.g., Java, TypeScript) with strong OOP
• Knowledge of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) applied to large, complex domains
• Experience with Hexagonal Architecture xkdbapo as a design pattern
• Rest API design expertise; GraphQL in addition is a plus
• Familiarity with Databricks, Spark and event streaming (Azure Event Hub, Kafka)
• SQL and Python proficiency
• Azure cloud deployment experience; On-premises knowledge is a plus

• Strong collaboration and ability to enable teams without owning delivery
• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset
• Flexibility and adaptability in dynamic environments
• Typed backend language expertise (Java, TypeScript)
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Hexagonal Architecture