Senior Data Engineer (Remote)

At Cloudbeds, we are transforming hospitality with our intelligently designed platform that powers properties across 150 countries, processing billions in bookings annually. We help hoteliers transform operations and uplevel their commercial strategy through a unified platform that integrates with hundreds of partners.

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design and implement large-scale distributed data processing systems using technologies like Apache Hadoop, Spark, and Flink. You will build robust data pipelines and infrastructure that transform complex data into actionable insights, ensuring scalability and fault-tolerance across our platform.

You will architect data lakes, warehouses, and real-time streaming platforms while implementing security measures and optimizing performance. With your expertise in distributed computing, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and streaming technologies (Kafka, Confluent), you will drive innovation and evaluate new technologies to continuously improve our data ecosystem.

Our Data team thrives on solving data infrastructure challenges at scale, building resilient pipelines, optimizing performance, and architecting systems that enable everyone from analysts to executives to make smarter, faster decisions. We have a culture of deep trust and collaboration, where problem-solving is a shared mission.

What You Bring to the Team:

• Technical Expertise & Scalability Mindset: Deep knowledge of data architecture, ETL/ELT pipelines, and distributed systems.
• Problem-Solving & Ownership: A proactive approach to diagnosing issues and improving infrastructure.
• Code Quality & Best Practices: Strong skills in writing clean, maintainable code (e.g., in Python, SQL, or Scala).
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Ability to work cross-functionally and mentor junior team members.
• Data Governance & Reliability Focus: Responsibility for data accuracy, lineage, and security.

What Sets You Up for Success:

• Clear Business Context: Understanding the "why" behind data needs.
• Autonomy with Trust: Freedom to make technical decisions and explore solutions.
• Strong Team Collaboration: Sharing knowledge openly and valuing collective wins.
• Access to Quality Tooling & Infrastructure: Having modern tools and the ability to improve them.
• Supportive Leadership & Growth Mindset: Managers who advocate for your growth and create space for learning.

Bonus Skills to Stand Out (Optional):

• Leadership skills: guiding and mentoring junior members.
• Domain Knowledge: understanding of the hospitality industry.
• Data Architecture Expertise: designing robust, scalable architectures.
• Performance Optimization: optimizing data pipeline performance.
• Programming knowledge: essential knowledge of Python and SQL.
• Experience working with a remote-first and globally distributed team.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling, including GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of Confluent and AWS.

Cloudbeds is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that celebrates diversity in our global team. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will provide reasonable accommodations in the hiring process.