Data Engineer (Portugal, Hybrid)

Welcome to tb.lx – we are building sustainable transportation solutions in a hybrid work setup. Join us - we are looking for you!

As a Data Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and optimising data-driven applications that drive meaningful outcomes. You’ll be part of our Quality Management (QM) department, that operates one of the most fascinating data ecosystems within the global group we work with, tackling challenges that span from analysing the reasons vehicles fail in the field, to assessing the quality of parts during production.

You’ll be deeply involved in implementing new use cases that empower stakeholders with actionable insights. Additionally, you’ll contribute to enhancing our digital solution for collecting, evaluating, and autonomously monitoring production and data quality from suppliers, enabling users to gain impactful, real-time insights.

In this role, you will focus on building end-to-end solutions to balance technical excellence with business priorities. You will develop an application that empowers business-critical stakeholders as the group that will require this data and application, to drive smarter decision-making and impactful outcomes. Your engineering expertise will guide the team in adopting best practices, creating maintainable and efficient codebases, and delivering scalable solutions.

On a day-to-day basis, as part of our QM Data Analytics team, you will play a critical role in advancing our data analytics tools and driving our digitization strategy forward. This team is at the forefront of innovation, working on exciting projects such as expanding and rolling out our new platform for data analytics and applications.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE TEAM:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, data engineering, information systems, or a related field;
• Strong proficiency with PySpark development and troubleshooting;
• Proven ability to understand complex technical requirements and translate them into actionable solutions;
• Proficiency in SQL and database management (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL solutions);
• Experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka;
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP;
• Experience in requirements engineering. This person will need to feel comfortable with close collaboration with business users;
• Strong analytical, problem solving and organizational skills;
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills;
• Proficiency in written and spoken English.

• Experience with the full Palantir Foundry tech stack;
• Knowledge of agile frameworks, or an understanding of software development life cycle models, as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and best practices;
• Familiarity and confidence in refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques;
• Experience with TypeScript;
• Experience around the digitisation of processes;
• Proficiency in written and spoken German.

WE’D LOVE TO MEET YOU IF…

• You are motivated by working on impactful products;
• You thrive working in a real hybrid work setting;
• You are open to a transparent feedback culture;
• You have strong sustainability values;
• You always communicate with a positive intent.

BENEFITS

Financial

• You’ll receive a fair salary that reflects the job market, your experience, and your impact;
• A monthly remote allowance to help you cover additional expenses due to working from home;
• A lunch allowance that can be used for meals with your colleagues, shopping in the supermarket, or having dinner out with friends;
• We have two flexible vacation days for cultural and religious holidays that aren't included in the Portuguese holiday calendar, and in your first year, you will have up to 24 vacations days;
• A flexible monthly budget to spend on benefits of your choice (varying from childcare and elderly support, streaming, music subscriptions, books, or even plane tickets, and more).

Hybrid Company

• You’ll have work-life flexibility: we are a hybrid company. This means we trust you to choose where you work best: from our office in Lisbon, from your home, or from any other place in the world (as long as it has a stable internet connection);
• We equip you with the proper working tools: a MacBook and an iPhone, and everything you need to work comfortably from wherever you are (monitor, laptop support, etc.);
• You’ll have relocation assistance if you live outside Portugal (and we can help you with a Tech Visa);
• When you're working from our office in the heart of Lisbon, you'll find free healthy snacks and drinks available;
• We also want to keep our people-centric culture alive, so we do in-person team events sometimes, which you’re welcome to join whenever you want!

Career Development

• As a Data Engineer, you’ll be closely supported by your People Partner and People Manager;
• You’ll have people investing and working alongside you on achieving your personal and professional goals, through the creation of your own Personal Growth Plan;
• You’ll have access to training materials and a training budget, so you can follow a personalised learning path that meets your needs;
• You can join our internal Mentorship Program (either as a mentor or mentee);
• You’ll have access to a professional coach if you need some help along the way;
• At tb.lx, we keep our internal mobility possibilities open, so you can be creative when you think about your career progression.

Wellbeing & Family

• You and your family will receive private health insurance;
• Mental Health: we provide access to professionals in the field, as well as the possibility to use your monthly, flexible budget for other expenses like mindfulness apps and gym subscriptions;
• Family Care: your monthly flexible budget can also be used for childcare or elderly support;
• Work-life empathy: we understand that as individuals, we all have our needs in all the dimensions of our lives, so we give you the flexibility and autonomy to organize your working hours and dedicate time to the other dimensions of your life.