Data Architect (m/f/d)
We are looking for you - a (Senior) Data Architect (m/f/d) in Berlin. You will work closely with the Head of Data Products and a team of engineers to design, build, and scale our next-generation data platform. This is a hands-on architecture role for someone who loves designing elegant systems and implementing them with modern data technologies.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of our overall data architecture across warehouse, lakehouse, and real-time environments
- Design scalable, secure, and maintainable systems that support analytics, reporting, and machine learning use cases
- Translate business requirements into clear technical designs and ensure alignment across teams
- Build and evolve our data pipelines and infrastructure using Dagster, ClickHouse, and AWS services
- Ensure efficient orchestration, governance, and observability across all stages of the data lifecycle
- Define and maintain data modelling standards, schemas, and naming conventions
- Champion best practices for data lineage, metadata management, and version control
- Analyze performance across our systems and lead continuous optimization of queries, schemas, and storage strategies
- Scale our ClickHouse clusters and ensure the architecture can grow in line with business demand
- Act as the architectural backbone for our Data Engineering team - setting guardrails, reviewing designs, and enabling others to build reliable, compliant, and cost-efficient data systems
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, or a related field
- Extensive experience in data architecture, database design, and large-scale data processing
- Hands-on experience with ClickHouse (or other analytical databases), Dagster (or similar orchestration frameworks), and AWS cloud infrastructure
- Strong command of SQL, Python, and modern data modelling (e.g., dimensional, data vault, or event-driven)
- Ability to translate complex architectural topics into clear concepts and guide technical discussions
- Pragmatic and scalable thinking - balancing scalability, maintainability, and business impact
Benefits
- 30 days of vacation
- Job lunch allowance (€69 per month)
- Givve card (€50 per month)
- Corporate Benefits discounts
- JobRad-Leasing
- Pension contributions (occupational pension & VL)
- Team and company events
- Flexible, hybrid work model
- Work from abroad (EU) for 2 weeks per year
- Opportunity to shape the company and work on the 'future of work'
- Open, authentic culture with a high-performing and humorous team