Enterprise Data Engineer
OptiverAbout the Role
We are building Optiver's next-generation Enterprise Data Platform on the Databricks Lakehouse. As an Enterprise Data Engineer, you'll design the curated data models, pipelines, and metrics that make data a trusted asset across Finance, People, and Business Operations. This is a hands-on role at the center of our data transformation where you'll shape how business stakeholders access and trust data, working on one of the most modern stacks in the industry.
- Build clean, scalable ELT pipelines using dbt, SQL, PySpark, and Databricks
- Design curated models and semantic layers to standardize KPIs across Finance, People, and Ops
- Partner directly with business teams to turn complex requirements into clear, reusable data products
- Implement governance and quality checks so data is reliable and secure
- Deliver data products that power BI tools and self-service analytics
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience designing and building production data solutions, with a track record of leading complex technical initiatives end-to-end.
- Track record of architectural ownership and designing end-to-end data solutions
- Expert-level SQL and data transformation skills, with strong hands-on experience in dbt, PySpark, or both. You design data products for scale, write tests without friction, and have clear opinions on where each tool's limits are
- Deep experience with Databricks, Lakehouse architectures, or comparable modern data technologies, including Delta table design, Unity Catalog governance, compute trade-offs, and downstream BI or AI workloads
- Experience implementing governance at scale, including access control, PII handling, column-level security, data lineage, and data quality management in production environments
- Experience building trusted business-facing data products within Finance, People/HR, Procurement, Operations, or similar domains. You understand business logic well enough to challenge unclear or incorrect requirements
What You'll Get
- Performance-based bonus structure, enabling all employees to benefit from the global profit pool
- The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 50 different countries
- 25 paid vacation days in your first year, increasing to 30 from your second year onwards
- Training opportunities, discounts on health insurance, and fully paid first-class commuting expenses
- Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, world-class barista coffee, in-house physio and chair massages, organized sports and leisure activities, and Friday afternoon drinks
- Training and continuous learning opportunities, including access to conferences and tech events