Data Engineer

Join Our Team as a Data Engineer

We are looking for a Data Engineer to strengthen our team in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and work with other team members in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As a Data Engineer at Sam Media you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of our data pipelines, data warehouses, and other data-related infrastructure. Your role will be crucial in ensuring that data is collected, processed, and made available for analysis, enabling data-driven decision making across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data Pipeline Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines to collect, process, and transform data from various sources into a usable format.
• Data Warehouse Management: Manage and optimize our data warehouse to ensure high performance, availability, and data integrity.
• Data Integration: Integrate and consolidate data from multiple sources, including databases, APIs, and external data providers.
• ETL Processes: Create and maintain ETL processes to move, clean, and transform data for analysis and reporting purposes.
• Data Quality Assurance: Implement data quality checks and monitoring processes to identify and rectify data inconsistencies or anomalies.
• Performance Tuning: Monitor and optimize data pipelines and databases for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and other stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that meet their needs.
• Documentation: Maintain thorough documentation of data engineering processes, configurations, and best practices.

Your profile

• Proven experience in data engineering or a related role.
• Proficiency in data integration, ETL processes, and data warehousing.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, PHP.
• Experience with database technologies, data modeling, and SQL query optimization.
• Familiarity with data orchestration and workflow management tools (e.g., Apache Airflow).
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) and their data services.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Why us?

• We offer a competitive salary in line with market conditions and your skills and experience.
• We offer flexible working schedules.
• Personal development, learning and growth is integrated in our culture, you have the freedom and the budget to travel, attend conferences, workshops and training.
• We offer visa sponsorship and a comprehensive relocation package when applicable.
• We organize many company-sponsored activities including an annual company retreat.