Senior Data Platform Engineer

Samba TV tracks streaming and broadcast video globally using proprietary data and technology. The company aims to transform the viewing experience by enabling media companies and advertisers to connect with and measure audiences across devices. The role is based in Warsaw, Poland, within an international team.

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or a related role
• Strong hands-on experience with Databricks, Apache Spark, and BigQuery or Snowflake
• Proven experience with modern table formats such as Delta Lake and Iceberg
• Hands-on experience with Databricks Unity Catalog, data governance, and metadata management
• Experience managing and extending Apache Airflow plus solid AWS knowledge, especially S3 and data-related services
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, along with data modeling and lakehouse architecture knowledge
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, big data processing, and team operations with data

Nice to have:

• Infrastructure as Code experience, especially Terraform
• CI/CD pipelines for data platforms
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments
• AWS, Databricks, or cloud data certifications
• Data clean room ecosystem experience across Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery
• Streaming data pipelines such as Kafka or Flink

• Build scalable data product architecture for both internal and external data consumers
• Modernize data frameworks and integrations with Databricks and BigQuery
• Upgrade Apache Airflow and reduce developer toil across the platform
• Develop and optimize large-scale Spark-based transformations
• Implement governance, validation, monitoring, and secure data access patterns
• Drive innovation across the tech organization and improve cost and performance of cloud-based infrastructure