About the job
smava GmbH is Germany’s leading online credit comparison platform. The company focuses on making loans more transparent, fair, and affordable for consumers. With over 300,000 customers, smava continues to influence the digital landscape of consumer lending.
Role overview
The Data Engineer (f/m/d) will join the Data Platform team in Berlin. This group is responsible for providing the data infrastructure and services that power the entire organization. Their work enables teams across smava to make informed decisions, with a strong emphasis on speed, safety, and security.
What you will do
- Maintain, improve, and update the data platform to meet evolving business requirements.
- Design and implement data models, including those using Data Vault methodologies.
- Develop scalable batch and streaming data pipelines for efficient data processing.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Analytics Engineers, Data Scientists, and fellow Data Engineers on important data projects.
- Uphold high standards for data reliability, quality, and performance throughout the systems.
- Promote improvements in infrastructure by applying best practices and automation.
Technology stack
- AWS: Redshift, S3, Kinesis, Glue, Aurora, DMS, EC2, ECS, Fargate, and more
- Data Engineering: Python, dbt, Dagster, Matillion
- Infrastructure: Terraform, Docker, CI/CD
- Other Tools: Segment, Linux, Tableau
- Further details about the team's work can be found in these articles on AWS and Dagster.
This role is based in Berlin.

