About the Role
Join our team at smartclip as a Software Engineer, Data Platforms. You will design and build the engines that process, transform, and refine terabytes of TV and advertising data every single day. Your goal is to ensure our data platform is scalable, resilient, and cutting-edge.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement technical solutions for Big Data applications in an agile, high-performance environment.
- Continuously develop and refine our data aggregation pipelines (TV data, advertising, and forecasting) primarily based on Spark and Scala.
- Host, manage, and scale your solutions using Docker and Kubernetes within the AWS cloud.
- Lead the way in test automation – from unit tests to complex integration tests. For us, Test Driven Development (TDD) is the only way to build reliable systems.
- Evaluate new frameworks and tools, share your findings with the team, and help us stay at the forefront of Big Data technology.
Requirements
- You are a software engineer at heart who loves the challenge of massive scale – you turn the complexity of terabytes of data into elegant, efficient code.
- You have a solid track record in software engineering, with a strong focus on JVM languages (Scala/Java) and/or Python.
- You are experienced with Spark, Hadoop, or similar distributed systems.
- Experience with Trino, Flowman, or Delta Lake will make you stand out.
- You are comfortable with CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS.
- You don’t ship without tests. You value efficiency, clean architecture, and pragmatic solutions.
- You love the freedom and transparency of open-source software.
- A "let's figure it out" attitude, a hands-on mentality, and fluency in German and English.
- Your CV is just the starting point. What matters more to us than your resume: a portfolio, a side project, a demo repo – anything that shows you don’t just talk about code, you ship it. Production-ready. Thought through. Done.
Skills
- Scala
- Java
- Python
- Spark
- Hadoop
- Trino
- Flowman
- Delta Lake
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Test Driven Development (TDD)
Location
- Remote
- Berlin
- Cologne
Work Type
- Remote
- On-site
- Flexible remote
Experience Level
- Software Engineer
Benefits
- Ownership over tickets
- Build > Talk philosophy
- High standards, low ego culture
- Investment in growth (Hackathons, conferences, community)
- 30 days of vacation + Dec 24 & 31 off
- Smart Fridays (4 days week possible)
- Mobility (Germany ticket & JobRad)
- Sports & health offerings
- Mental health support
- Corporate benefits
- RTL+ access
About the Company
- We work remote by default – focused, efficient, and with full ownership.
- We use AI to accelerate – not to replace thinking.
- We design the system, steer the output, and take responsibility for what we ship.
- Fast where it makes sense. Careful where it matters.
