Lead Data Platform Engineer

Project Description
The Lead Data Platform Engineer plays a crucial role in developing and enhancing a cloud-native Data Platform for a large-scale e-commerce marketplace. The primary objective is to improve developer experience and streamline data processes through automation and standardization, ultimately enabling data-driven decisions and supporting rapid product growth.
Responsibilities
Design and develop tools that standardize, automate, and simplify Data Platform operations.
Build and maintain internal CLI tools for common platform and Data Product management tasks.
Develop and evolve Data Product templates based on modern data engineering practices.
Design and implement visualizations and operational insights within Backstage.
Collect and analyze platform usage metrics, audit data, and adoption statistics.
Design and implement Agentic AI workflows and developer-assistance capabilities.
Develop reusable AI skills and automation components that standardize work with data products and data assets.
Create mechanisms for distribution, lifecycle management, and monitoring of AI skills.
Maintain and enhance a shared Apache Airflow platform based on Cloud Composer.
Build reusable libraries, operators, and common components for Airflow DAG development.
Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code assets and Terraform modules.
Contribute to GitOps adoption initiatives using tools such as Backstage, GitHub, ArgoCD, and Crossplane.
Collaborate with platform, data engineering, analytics, and machine learning teams to improve platform usability and engineering efficiency.
Requirements
Strong commercial experience with Python development.
Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Practical experience with BigQuery and cloud-based data platforms.
Experience with Apache Airflow, preferably Cloud Composer.
Experience building platform engineering, developer tooling, or internal self-service solutions.
Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code practices and Terraform.
Experience with GitOps principles and modern software delivery practices.
Good understanding of data engineering concepts and Data Product lifecycle management.
Experience with PySpark and/or Apache Spark ecosystems.
Familiarity with FastAPI, Pydantic, and modern Python tooling.
Knowledge of CI/CD processes and source control best practices.
Experience working in Agile development environments.
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently.
Effective communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Professional proficiency in Polish and English.
Nice to Have
Experience with Vertex AI or other GenAI platforms.
Hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot, Copilot extensions, plugins, or AI-assisted development solutions.
Experience developing Agentic AI workflows or AI automation capabilities.
Knowledge of Backstage plugin development.
Experience with Dataproc.
Familiarity with dbt and Kedro.
Experience with ArgoCD and Crossplane.
Experience building observability, telemetry, or platform analytics solutions.
Experience working in large-scale data environments supporting analytics and machine learning workloads.

Work arrangement
Yes