Senior Data Engineer
- AI
- Snowflake
- Excel
- Azure
- dbt
- Terraform
- Fivetran
- Python
- TypeScript
- ETL
- HubSpot
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Core Data
- Vanta
- SQL
- AWS
- GCP
- Data Modeling
- Mixpanel
- Optimizely
- MCP
- Docker
- CRM
- Salesforce
- System Design
We are looking for aSenior Data Engineer to join theData Platform team at DataSnipper.
Every decision DataSnipper makes about its products - which features land, which customers are getting value, what we bill for, what we fix next, which AI capabilities add the most value - runs through the data platform. You will own the systems that make that possible: how usage events get captured across a growing set of products, how they become trustworthy models in Snowflake, and how every other team such as Customer Success, Product, and GTM teams get to the answers without waiting on us.
This is ahands-on, high-ownership role in a small team. We are a handful of people serving the whole company, so your judgment about whatnot to build matters as much as what you ship. You will set the technical direction for ingestion and modeling, and you will be the person other engineering teams come to when they need to instrument something new.
About DataSnipper
DataSnipper is the driving force behind an intelligent automation platform that’s transforming the world of audit and finance.
Founded in 2017, DataSnipper has skyrocketed and is now OFFICIALLY the fastest-growing software company in the Netherlands according to Deloitte Fast50 and recently achieved Unicorn status in our latest funding round. With over 400.000 users in 125+ countries and a second base in the heart of New York City, DataSnipper is shaking things up. And we’re not stopping there. At DataSnipper, we’re always on the lookout for innovators who think outside of the box. New ideas aren’t just welcomed at DataSnipper–they’re essential.
What You Will Own
The Data Platform team works across three areas, and this role sits closest to the first two:
Data Platform - reliable, scalable infrastructure that gets the right data to the right place
Internal Analytics - a self-service platform so every team can be data-informed without a ticket
Customer-facing Analytics - the dashboards and exports customers use to see the value they get from DataSnipper
Concretely, you'd be walking into:billions of usage events flowing from our Excel Add-in, web apps, and product backends through Azure Event Hubs intoSnowflake; adbt estate built on medallion principles and managed indbt Cloud;Terraform-managed Snowflake and Azure infrastructure; and a set ofproduct teams shipping AI agents faster than we can instrument them.
You will also find real, named open problems rather than a tidy platform - event capture mid-consolidation, multiple methods of user attribution, and a data quality layer that is designed but not yet built. We would rather tell you that up front.
What you will do
Ingestion & Pipelines
Own theevent ingestion architecture end to end - Azure Event Hub, Snowpipe, Fivetran, and our shared Python/TypeScript event client libraries
Build and operatedbt transformation pipelines that stay reliable as volume, source count, and model complexity grow
Define and enforceevent contracts and schemas so product teams can instrument new features without silent breakage downstream
Buildreverse ETL and activation paths that push modeled data back into the tools the business works in - HubSpot properties and rollups, MongoDB, Postgres, and GTM reporting
Modeling & Data Quality
Evolve thecore data models (event, user, license, company) that everything else depends on
OwnSnowflake performance and cost, and keep the platform's tech debt, dependency, andcompliance obligations (audit logging, vulnerability remediation, Vanta evidence) from accumulating
Integrate and model new data sources across the business - product backends, MongoDB, HubSpot, billing, and third-party tools
Enablement & AI-Readiness
Build theguardrails and tooling that let product teams create events, models, and dashboards themselves
Contribute to thesemantic / context layer so metrics have one agreed definition across BI tools, customer-facing dashboards, andLLM and agent consumers
Support thecustomer-facing analytics surfaces (in-product dashboards, standard and advanced data exports) with the aggregation and modeling work behind them
Improve documentation and definitions to the point where analysts, stakeholders, and AI agents can self-serve with confidence
Partner with Product, Engineering, CS, and GTM to turn vague data requests into scoped, well-defined work - and to push back when a request shouldn't become a pipeline
What you bring
7+ years in data engineering or a closely related backend/platform role, with a track record of owning a data platform area end to end
DeepSQL and strongPython, including query optimization and performance tuning on a cloud warehouse
Production experience with acloud data warehouse (we useSnowflake) and a modern transformation framework (we usedbt)
Experience withevent-driven / streaming ingestion and the failure modes that come with it (schema drift, duplication, late data, backfills)
Experience on acloud platform at the infrastructure level (we're onAzure; AWS/GCP transfers fine)
Soliddata modeling fundamentals and the ability to defend a modeling decision to both engineers and business stakeholders
Excellentcommunication in English and genuine comfort working directly with non-technical stakeholders
Experience in astartup or scale-up, especially as an early member of a data team
Bias to action, sense of ownership, and the judgment to prioritize independently when demand exceeds capacity
Preferred Qualifications
Experience withproduct analytics tooling (Mixpanel, RudderStack) and warehouse-native BI (Netspring/Optimizely Analytics, Omni, Embeddable, or similar)
Experience buildingdata products for AI or agent consumption - semantic layers, metrics layers, MCP servers, or governed self-service access
Experience withTerraform,Docker, and governance at scale
Reverse ETL experience and familiarity with CRM data models (HubSpot, Salesforce) or customer success platforms
Exposure toB2B SaaS usage-based pricing and entitlement data, or to audit/fintech
What we offer
Being part of one of the fastest-growing scale-ups in the Netherlands
Make an impact by disrupting the audit industry with us
28 vacation days
Excellent salary
Pension plan
Stock participation plan
Hybrid work (Amsterdam-based)
International team and environment
Daily lunch 🍽️
Mental health support (OpenUp)
Social events and team activities 🤩
Recruitment steps
Recruiter screen
Hiring Manager interview
Peer programming session
System design interview
Final interviews with Engineering leadership
At DataSnipper, we believe great ideas come from different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds. We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace and providing a fair and equitable hiring experience for every candidate.
We welcome applicants regardless of age, race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you, you.
What matters to us is your potential, your experience, and what you can bring to the team!
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