Senior Data Engineer

Who we are 

Yubo is the Social Discovery app to make new friends and hang out online. By eliminating likes and follows, we empower our users to create genuine connections and show up as their true selves. 

We've pioneered a new way for Gen Z to socialize online, and with millions of active users, our goal is to redefine how we connect today and tomorrow. 

Our team is international, multicultural and deeply committed to its mission. As the leading platform to socialize online, we have a special responsibility to build a safe digital space for our community. Safety is embedded in our DNA, and our proactive approach focuses on user protection, support, and education. We also work closely with the broader technology industry to share our knowledge and NGOs create industry-leading child protection standards. 

Join us in this exciting journey and help us shape the future of social interactions! 

Challenges:

As a Senior Data Engineer, you:

- Propose solutions with a product approach to the business (consider different use cases)

- Design data models for new features

- Participate in the evolution of existing products

- Help the more junior members of the team to reach their full potential

- Working in an environment with major constraints on relationship graphs

- Work on a high-volume product/database (peak 10k ops/second)

- Make sure you have the right database for the right problem (business, tech...)

- Address issues of testability (non-production data sets) and observability

Technical & Mindset Prerequisites

• Professional background:
• > 8-10 years 
• Start-up / Scale-up




• Specific knowledge:
• English B2-C1
• Must have: Mastery of microservices architecture
• Must have: Mastery of high-availability topics
• Must have: Mastery of event sourcing architecture
• Must have: Mastery Kafka or NATS
• Must have: couchbase, MongoDB, Trino, redis, Postgres, elasticsearch
• Take a 360° view of data architecture (not just respond to each need 1 by 1)
• Notions of data sciences needs in term of datas




• Soft skills:
• Inventiveness
• Adaptability
• Initiative
• Curiosity (tech watch)
• Ownership

Technologies we use

• Kafka, NATS, couchbase, MongoDB, Trino, redis, Postgres, elasticsearch

The recruitment Process

• Interview with TAM
• Interview with Infrastructure Manager
• Technical Test and debrief with the team
• Fit Interviews 

Our approach to privacy

• As part of your job, you will be working on tools that process personal data relating to Yubo users.
• As a social media platform, we require our employees to have a strong awareness and understanding of privacy issues, and in particular of children's online safety, privacy and well-being.
• Every employee at Yubo is expected to participate in compliance with data protection regulations as well as the continuous improvement of our Privacy & Safety By Design measures.

At Yubo, we understand that our influence goes beyond our financial success and we endeavor to make beneficial contributions to our workforce and the communities where we operate. We aim to establish superior standards of conduct in our industry and are dedicated to encouraging positive behaviors, as we believe that this is crucial to accomplishing sustainable growth in the long term.

What Yubo will offer you: 

🤝Flexibility and autonomy: 

Our model relies on a hybrid culture, and we strongly believe that striking a good work-life balance enhances productivity. Therefore we give you flexibility and autonomy to choose your remote rhythm directly with your manager. 

Nevertheless, to stimulate cross-functional collaboration with the teams : 

- Paris and Île-de-France: 1 day per week at the office

- In Europe: 2 days per month at the office

☀️ Commitment towards employees well-being

Physical and mental wellness is of prime importance in our workspaces. Yubo’s headquarters is a safe and hazard-free workspace, built to reflect the new awareness of wellness at work. Our flex office offers a variety of amenities, including outdoor seating areas, quiet spaces, a playroom, an aromatic garden, a gym, and showers. 

We offer numerous benefits, including health insurance (fully reimbursed for both partners and children), safe care partnership, sports classes, lunch vouchers reimbursed at 60%, 100% coverage for sick leave, parental leave for both parents, a 100% covered Pass Navigo.

 🧠 Foster innovation, curiosity and creativity

Yubo is a team of diverse backgrounds and expertise gathered around common values:

- Inventiveness: Hack your way to solve problems

- Velocity: Move fast in the right direction / fast iteration process

- Team player: Make your best as a team

- Excellence: Always strive for excellence

- Leadership: Everything is a way to become a leader - own, drive, and inspire

🥳 Togetherness and fun

Monthly team-buildings are held to celebrate, one incredible getaway per year to relax and enjoy, team-buildings per team to rediscover each other and reconnect, Switch or cards games after lunch, and, of course, kind and friendly teammates! 

Join Yubo and help shape the future of Social Discovery while enjoying a culture that values flexibility, well-being, and impact.

This is how our team drives our mission forward: 

Small team, Big Impact: we turn every challenge into an opportunity through a strong sense of inventiveness, camaraderie, and support 

Ownership and Velocity: we tackle challenges head-on, move quickly, take ownership and think long-term

Trust and Flexibility: We offer a hybrid work model that balances flexibility with collaboration: 

- Paris and Île-de-France: 1 day minimum per week at the office

- In Europe: 2 days per month at the office

Safety-Driven Mission: we contribute to making social media safer and we are passionate about it 

Enjoy Top-notch Benefits 

Culture is central at Yubo, hence the numerous benefits:

Cool Workplace: enjoy our amazing Parisian office and our many hybrid work options 

Team Activities: participate in get-togethers, events, and team-building activities

Family-Friendly: we support parents with childcare options and family-friendly policies

Wellness Programs: benefit from comprehensive health insurance, wellness programs, sports classes, and mental well-being initiatives