Data Engineer

Data Engineer – Snowflake & Kafka Portugal or Spain (Remote) Full-time | Permanent ️

Fluent English required

A leading technology consultancy is hiring a

Data Engineer

with strong expertise in

Apache Kafka

Snowflake . You'll join a fast-growing, remote-first team delivering cutting-edge data solutions to global clients in finance, retail, and other industries.

This is a permanent role open to candidates based in

Portugal or Spain , offering exciting projects, autonomy, and long-term career growth.

What You’ll Be Doing Design and manage real-time data pipelines using

Apache Kafka Develop scalable ETL / ELT processes for ingesting data into

Snowflake Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including analysts, data scientists, and DevOps Apply modern engineering best practices, including CI / CD and version control Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers

What We’re Looking For 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer Expertise in

Kafka Streams ,

Kafka Connect , or

Confluent Kafka Hands-on experience with

Snowflake

schema design, optimisation) Strong

skills and / or programming knowledge in Python, Java, Scala, or .NET Experience with Git-based CI / CD tools (e.g. GitLab CI / CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps) Clear and confident communicator in

English

Nice to Have Familiarity with

Azure

services like Data Factory, Data Lake, or Synapse Exposure to

Apache Spark ,

Hadoop , or other distributed data frameworks Understanding of

data governance ,

security , and

compliance

e.g. GDPR)