Senior Data Engineer (remote, Europe) Lisboa

Modash is hiring a Senior Data Engineer (Remote — Data Team — Full-time). We’re building a
- class data platform that powers creator discovery for thousands of companies, and we’re looking for a hardened Senior Data Engineer to shape the direction of the creator economy.

What Your Day-to-Day Will Look Like

• Start your day with a short standup
• Heads-down focus time to plan, build, iterate, and launch
• Minimal meetings — maximum ownership

We’re not a service function — data engineering is a core product capability at Modash, building products for customers to use. You’ll own projects
-
- end, from idea to launch. You’ll work on big, impactful projects like building a creator search engine indexing 200M+ influencer profiles, understanding creator location, age, and interests at scale, and creating systems to extract audience demographics from raw social data. You won’t be patching pipelines — you’ll be creating data products from scratch that directly impact customers.

The Data Team

At Modash, data engineering is at the heart of the product. You’ll join a growing team of 4 data engineers and 4 backend engineers within our broader data organization. We work in two closely aligned teams:

• Data Engineering — building our data platform, pipelines, and data points (like for search)
• Backend Engineering — APIs, infrastructure, and product features that use our data

We value autonomy and collaboration — expect pair programming, feedback, and shared wins. We’re
- first with regular team offsites to connect IRL.

Tech Stack

• AWS with Pulumi (Ia
  C)
• Spark (EMR) — mostly Py
  Spark
• Airflow for orchestration
• Dynamo
  DB, S3, Glue, Kinesis, Lambda, ECS
• Git
  Hub, Confluence, Miro, Jira

Interview Process

We move fast. You can get interviewed in under a week. Process includes:

• Intro chat
• Technical interviews: 1) Coding challenge (in Py
  Spark) and 2) System Design
• Team fit / Project presentation
• Culture & alignment call with the CEO

Requirements

Skillset we’re looking for

• Solid experience as a Data Engineer; strong knowledge of Spark (Scala, Databricks, or Py
  Spark — Py
  Spark ideal)
• Proven track record with ETL/ELT pipelines and
  - scale data processing
• Hands-on experience with Python and SQL
• Comfortable working with unstructured data
• Experience with workflow orchestration tools like Airflow or AWS Step Functions
• Familiarity with the AWS ecosystem (Glue, EMR, Dynamo
  DB, etc. )
• Built full features from idea to production: planning & scoping → architecture → coding → release
• Based in Europe with a few hours of overlap with GMT+3

Bonus Points

• Experience with AI/ML tools or LLMs
• Strong code quality and system design focus
• Curious about the creator economy

What We’re Looking For in People

• Direct in communication; provide and respond to feedback honestly and constructively
• Autonomy — able to work effectively without heavy processes
• Ownership mindset — stand up for themselves, their team, and their communities
• Enjoy doing great work, have fun, and stay collaborative

Benefits

• Fully remote — work from anywhere in Europe
• Unlimited paid vacation
• Flexible hours —
  - friendly culture; high ownership, low bureaucracy
• Personal development support — courses, books, or conferences
• Regular offsites — connect with your team IRL

Help us build the data backbone of the creator economy. Apply now — we’d love to meet you.

About Modash

Modash helps brands scale partnerships with online content creators. We’re profitable and backed by leading European investors. We’re a
- first company with a growing team and a strong focus on impact and collaboration.

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