Xebia is a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner. With over 25 years of experience and a team of 5,000 professionals across 16 countries, we help organizations design and build scalable products, platforms, and data-driven solutions.
We specialize in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Products, combining deep technical expertise with a strong focus on engineering excellence and a people-first culture.
In the CEE region, we’re a team of nearly 1,000 experts delivering modern applications, data platforms, and AI solutions for clients such as Millennium, ING, Play, Edenred, Arabian Drilling, FedEx, Leroy Merlin, Truecaller, Volotea, Schmitz Cargobull, and many, many more. We work with leading technologies including AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, and Snowflake, and combine strong engineering culture with a consulting mindset and a continuous focus on growth and knowledge sharing.
You will be:
Proposing and driving the architecture for user-data handling across Airflow, Spark, dbt and BigQuery, including encryption points, derived tables, backfills and partitioning.
Migrating existing pipelines one at a time while keeping their outputs unchanged, using a regression harness you build.
Designing and introducing processes the team will use after the migration, including pipeline change reviews, testing standards, incident post-mortems and release checklists.
Refactoring pipelines to remove duplicated steps and copy-pasted logic.
Building verification jobs to demonstrate that data-lifecycle rules are followed end to end.
Pairing with and mentoring a data engineer, with the goal of enabling the team to own the migrated pipelines independently.
Sharing pipeline maintenance and incident handling, and addressing root causes.
Documenting key decisions in concise architecture decision records.
Deep hands-on experience with Airflow, Spark, dbt, BigQuery and Python.
A track record of technically leading at least one pipeline migration from start to finish.
Experience refactoring a live pipeline and proving that its output remained unchanged.
Proven ability to introduce engineering practices such as testing, code review and incident handling, and help a team adopt them consistently.
Mentoring experience with a concrete outcome.
A hands-on approach to technical decisions, combined with the ability to support and guide other engineers.
Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required.
Nice to have:Experience with encryption at rest, data retention or deletion compliance, for example GDPR.
Experience with envelope encryption and a key manager such as GCP KMS, BigQuery AEAD functions or Tink.
Experience with BigQuery column-level security, policy tags or Data Catalog.
Experience with Config Connector (KCC) for managing GCP resources from Kubernetes.
Experience working with Kafka events.
CV review – HR call – Interview – Client Interview – Decision
Skills Required
- Deep hands-on experience with Airflow, Spark, dbt, BigQuery, and Python
- Technically led at least one pipeline migration from start to finish
- Experience refactoring a live pipeline and proving its output remained unchanged
- Experience introducing testing, code review, and incident-handling practices
- Experience helping a team consistently adopt engineering practices
- Mentoring experience with a concrete outcome
- Hands-on approach to technical decisions and ability to guide other engineers
- Work from the European Union region
- Valid work permit
- Experience with encryption at rest, data retention, or deletion compliance such as GDPR
- Experience with envelope encryption and a key manager such as GCP KMS, BigQuery AEAD functions, or Tink
- Experience with BigQuery column-level security, policy tags, or Data Catalog
- Experience with Config Connector for managing GCP resources from Kubernetes
- Experience working with Kafka events
Xebia Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. offerings include health, dental, and vision insurance alongside an Employee Assistance Program, strengthening total compensation where available.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation/PTO and paid holidays, with mentions of parental leave in certain regions, broaden time-off options and support work-life balance.
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Retirement Support — A U.S. 401(k) plan with matching is noted, enhancing long-term financial benefits as part of total rewards.
Xebia Insights
What We Do
We are a pioneering IT consultancy company, following 1 mission, 4 values, and 4 business principles. WHO WE ARE With over 20 years of experience, our global network of passionate technologists and pioneering craftsmen deliver cutting-edge technology and game-changing consulting to companies on the brink of transformation. Founded in 2001, Xebia was the first Dutch organization to embrace the Agile way of working, with gurus like Jeff Sutherland. Since then, we have grown from a Java company into a full-service digital consulting company with 4500+ professionals working on a worldwide ambition. We are organized in complementary chapters – teams with a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience within a particular field, such as Agile, DevOps, Data and AI, Cloud, Software Technology, Low Code, and Microsoft. We help the world’s top 250 companies and category leaders overcome digital challenges, embrace innovation, adopt new technology, and implement new business models. In addition to high-quality consulting, we also provide offshoring and nearshoring services. WHAT WE DO ★ Digital Strategy ★ DevOps and SRE ★ Agile ★ Data and AI ★ Cloud ★ Microsoft Solutions ★ Software Technology ★ Security ★ Low Code ★ Xebia Academy HOW WE ARE ORGANIZED Xebia has launched specific labels, like GoDataDriven, Binx, Xpirit, Qxperts, Stackstate, Instruqt, Xccelerated, and Xebia Academy Complementing our organic growth, other specialized companies join our successful journey and also operate within the Xebia network under their own brand name, like Appcino, coMakeIt, g-company, Oblivion, PGS Software, and SwissQ. Together we are Xebia. With 17 offices in Atlanta, San Francisco, UK, Vietnam, Canada, Amsterdam, and Hilversum (the Netherlands), Belgium, Germany, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Poland, Melbourne, Mexico, and Dubai. ✉️ [email protected]
