We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join a project with one of our clients. The client has been established for over 10 years, is part of an international group, and develops its own product portfolio across several key areas, including Accounting, Compliance, Healthcare, among others.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable data platforms and data pipelines.
- Collaborate with Data Scientists and ML Engineers to support analytics, model development, and deployment workflows.
- Implement and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines and end-to-end data processing solutions.
- Build and manage cloud-based data infrastructure, preferably in AWS.
- Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability through testing and best practices.
- Promote high standards of code quality, documentation, and maintainability.
- Support the team in adopting best practices for data processing, storage, and computation.
- Work within an Agile Scrum framework, contributing actively to sprint planning and execution.
- Evaluate new technologies and tools, bringing strong technical opinions and recommendations to improve the data ecosystem.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes, engineering practices, and performance optimization.
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Engineering, IT or similar.
- 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.
- Strong programming skills in Python.
- Solid knowledge of SQL/NoSQL.
- Experience with Spark, Kafka and modern data processors.
- Knowledge of frameworks: Airflow, dbt, Debezium, Flink.
- Hands-on experience with AWS Data Engineering services.
- Experience building E2E data pipelines and ETL/ELT processes.
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code, preferably AWS CDK.
- Experience with data and code quality practices and testing.
- Experience working in Agile Scrum teams.
- Strong communication, autonomy, and decision-making skills.
- Fluent in English.
Benefits
- Employment Contract;
- Health Insurance;
- Meal Card;
- Gym Ticket;
- Hybrid Work (Porto - Portugal)
Top Skills
What We Do
Alongside | Build Great Products with Great Teams
Alongside helps VC-backed start-ups, scale-ups and digital-first enterprises accelerate their roadmaps by assembling elite, time-zone-aligned teams of software engineers, product managers and UX/UI designers, often in under 14 days. Our Porto HQ sits in Europe’s fastest-growing tech hub and taps a vetted global talent pool that lets you ship faster, reduce burn and stay laser-focused on product-market fit.
Why high-growth companies choose Alongside
• Top 1 % practitioners: rigorously screened full-stack, mobile, blockchain & AI/ML engineers, plus senior designers and product leaders. 
• Flexible engagement models: scale a single specialist, an entire squad, or an autonomous build-and-ship pod.
• End-to-end ownership: discovery → design → development → launch, with weekly velocity reports and transparent KPIs.
• Cost-efficient remote talent: New York, Porto, Pune & Hanoi offices give you round-the-clock progress without Silicon-Valley price tags. 
• Proven track record: core Alongside team took Arkive, the world’s first decentralised museum, from idea to funded product. We helped Circuit Security to secure 4.5M in funding and many other startups.
