Cloud data engineer for vehicle APIs

Join our European Data & Analytics HUB! – we are growing! This strategic initiative is created to enable the change of Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) to a data-driven company. Our goal is to empower all VWFS business units to use data effectively, efficiently and compliantly in their business decisions.

• Develop, operate, and continuously improve cloud-native APIs and microservices powering the Vehicle Data platform
• Design, build, and maintain reliable data ingestion and processing pipelines
• Implement and optimize automated data quality controls across multiple vehicle data sources
• Ensure high availability, stability, and performance of production services
• Troubleshoot incidents, resolve technical issues, and support operational processes such as Incident, Problem, and Service Request Management
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to design efficient data-driven solutions
• Contribute to the evolution of the platform architecture, engineering standards, and best practices
• Support CI/CD automation, monitoring, and observability of the platform
• Drive continuous improvements in agile ways of working and engineering processes
• Participate in an on-call rotation when required (up to 12 days per year)

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field
• At least 5 years of professional experience in software engineering, data engineering, or backend development
• Strong hands-on experience with Python
• Experience designing and developing APIs and microservices architectures
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT or data processing pipelines
• Good understanding of relational databases, data modeling, and schema design (MySQL is a plus)
• Experience working with AWS cloud services
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloud automation practices (preferably Terraform)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker, ECS, or EKS
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, version control, and modern software delivery practices
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools, preferably Datadog
• Ability to work with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data formats (e.g., JSON, Parquet)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to troubleshooting
• Experience working in Agile environments and using tools such as Jira
• Strong communication, documentation, and knowledge-sharing skills
• Customer-oriented mindset and ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Professional English and Polish language skills (C1 level)
• Будет плюсом: Experience in the automotive, mobility, connected vehicle, or telematics domain; Understanding of vehicle data ecosystems and related business processes; Experience working in large international organizations; Familiarity with SAFe or scaled Agile frameworks

• Employment contract - the only option
• Hybrid work model (3 days a week from the office) and a very good office location (Rondo ONZ 1)
• Medical package (full specialist package with dentistry)
• Health Academy
• Multicafeteria - everyone will find something for themselves ☺
• Lunch card
• Life insurance
• Employee Pension Program
• Company products and services at a special price
• Interesting trainings
• Study funding
• Online language classes (English/German)