Data Engineer - Tracking Infrastructure (m/f/d)

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2 Locations
Hybrid
Mid level
Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Database
Statista - Empowering People with data
The Role
The Data Engineer will manage tracking data pipelines, ensure data quality and governance, optimize ELT processes, and collaborate with teams to enhance data accessibility and reliability.
Summary Generated by Built In

At Statista, we’re all about facts and data, for we are the world's leading business data platform. By providing reliable and easy-to-use data as well as various data analytics products and services, we empower people worldwide to make fact-based decisions.

Founded in Hamburg in 2007, we have quickly grown into a global company with offices in major cities such as London, New York, Berlin and Tokyo. And we still have a lot of plans. Our constant growth does not only prove our success, but also keeps creating new development and career opportunities for our employees.

We value and celebrate our diverse culture. You are welcome here for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or whether you prefer bar graphs to pie charts. Your story matters – keep writing it as part of our team.

Are you ready to join us?

About the role

Join a growing data team and take ownership of our tracking data infrastructure, which captures millions of user events across our web platform every day.

You will focus on operating, improving, and scaling existing data systems, ensuring data is reliable, cost-efficient, and accessible for analytics teams.

This is a hands-on role with strong ownership and visibility across engineering and analytics.

What you’ll do

  • Own and manage tracking data pipelines and infrastructure (event data, web tracking)

  • Ensure data quality, governance, and cost control (e.g. retention, storage optimization)

  • Build and optimize ELT pipelines using Python and SQL

  • Improve data ingestion and orchestration (Airflow, Prefect, APIs, S3, Iceberg, databases)

  • Support the shift toward streaming and modern analytics use cases

  • Collaborate with engineering teams (data producers) and analytics teams (data consumers)

  • Enable internal users by making data reliable, well-documented, and easy to use

Your profile

  • Experience in data engineering within cloud environments (AWS preferred)

  • Strong skills in Python and SQL

  • Hands-on experience with data pipelines, orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect), and APIs

  • Familiarity with large-scale data systems and event-based data (tracking, logs, or similar)

  • Experience with Snowflake (or similar DWH)

  • Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform) and CI/CD (GitHub Actions)

  • Understanding of data architecture, testing, and best practices

  • Bonus: experience with DBT, streaming tools, or BI tools

What success looks like

  • You take ownership of a high-volume data domain and keep it stable and scalable

  • You improve data reliability, usability, and cost efficiency

  • You collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

  • You bring structure to evolving systems while staying flexible in a dynamic environment

What we offer

In addition to our great team, culture, and our shared goal of empowering people with data, there are many other things that make Statista a great place to work! Join us and benefit from:

  • Work from abroad up to 30 calendar days a year

  • Hybrid work and flex-time

  • International team and social events

  • Subsidized urban mobility and access to fitness and wellness options

  • Free access to Langdock and all its amazing functionalities

  • Career & training opportunities

  • Attractive locations and modern offices

  • Mental health support with OpenUp

Some of the benefits listed here apply only to the German entity and to Junior-level roles or above.

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The Company
HQ: Hamburg
1,400 Employees
Year Founded: 2007

What We Do

Who We Are Statista believes that precise, accurate, and reliable data is the most important element needed for an organization to excel. We’re a rapidly growing international data-as-a-service organization with an IPO on the horizon. We leverage an easy-to-use online platform with a diverse and up-to-date collection of data, analytics, and information to give our partners access to an infinite number of business sectors, geographic areas, and consumers. Statista enables teams to learn from its data, assess market value, and make critical and well-informed business decisions based on truth, not opinions. Culture at Statista Founded 15 years ago in Hamburg, we have quickly developed into a global company. In our 13 office locations, we employ over 1,400 colleagues from more than 60 nationalities. In our international working environment, everyone is encouraged to contribute ideas to make Statista a special place to work. Our culture, framed by clear goals and a supporting team, paves the way for us to stay a profitable, leading player in the market. Why You Should Choose Statista · Our mission- helping companies make decisions with facts, not opinions · We put our people first forming a strong company culture grounded in our core ethics of community, integrity, communication, initiative, and accountability · Opportunities to grow and hone your sales expertise in a rapidly growing company · A diverse and international company with 13 locations worldwide, with our HQ in Hamburg,Germany · A beautiful office in NYC at 3 WTC, with the view of Hudson River, Freedom Tower, Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, and Hudson Yards · Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits · Flexible office hours/remote work as needed · Casual office attire, dog friendly, and a kitchen full of snacks and beverages

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