Data Platform Engineer - Data Lake Platform

Join us as a Data Platform Engineer (m/f/d) in our Data Lake Platform team and help shape the future of autonomous mobility!

The Data Lake Platform team provides the secure and self-service foundation for all data at MOIA. We build and operate the central data infrastructure that enables teams to ingest, store, access, and manage data in a compliant and cost-efficient way. Our platform powers everything from product and operational metrics to large-scale unstructured data streams from autonomous driving systems.

By combining automation, governance, and scalable AWS technologies, we make sure MOIA's data is always trusted, fresh, and privacy-compliant, empowering 25+ teams to build data-driven products with full ownership of their data lifecycle.

What you will do

• Build and operate core data platform applications such as Airflow, QuickSight, Data Export API, and CubeJS to enable self-service and scalable data usage across MOIA .
• Design, build, and operate the next-generation multi-tenant data lake on AWS, ensuring scalability, privacy, and performance.
• Develop data ingestion, transformation, and access layers using Apache Spark, Iceberg, and AWS services such as Lambda, and S3.
• Develop and optimize storage and processing solutions for high-volume unstructured data, ensuring efficient, cost-effective access patterns.
• Build internal services that make data discoverable, governed, and easy to consume across MOIA.
• Implement data lifecycle and retention policies to meet compliance and GDPR requirements.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code using AWS CDK and TypeScript.
• Ensure data quality, security, and observability through automation, monitoring, and alerting.
• Collaborate closely with product development, compliance, and security teams to ensure a seamless data experience across MOIA.

• A platform mindset - you enjoy enabling others, automating processes, and scaling best practices across teams.
• Strong programming skills in Python and familiarity with TypeScript for infrastructure and tooling.
• Experience building and operating data-intensive applications in cloud-native environments (preferably AWS).
• Familiarity with Apache Spark, Iceberg, and data storage formats like Parquet.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK or Terraform).
• Knowledge of monitoring, CI/CD, and DevOps practices for operating data systems in production.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Familiarity with dbt or similar frameworks for data transformation.
• Experience working with data cataloging, access control, or permission management systems.
• Experience with data privacy engineering, data retention automation, or data erasure workflows.
• Understanding of Iceberg table management and schema evolution best practices.
• Experience with SQL for analytical use cases.

We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds- even if you don't meet every requirement. If you're excited about the role and MOIA's mission, we'd love to hear from you!

• Competitive salary (including bonus)
• Hybrid work setup: Work from home or one of our offices - you and your team decide how often to meet, blending flexibility with collaboration!
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of flexible work arrangements depending on your needs (parenting, care work, volunteering, etc.)
• Budget and monthly expense allowance for home office setup
• Possibility of remote work from outside Germany for up to 6 weeks per year from over 35 countries - learn more in our blog!
• Public transport ticket (fully subsidized "Deutschlandticket") for commuting and travelling throughout Germany and discount on MOIA rides
• Subsidized fitness club membership or bike leasing
• Learning environment with continuous learning days, job rotation, trainings and workshops, coaching, conferences, books, and language classes
• Mental health support, 1:1 sessions with external professionals and mental unload workshops
• 30 vacation days, sabbatical and unpaid leave option
• Relocation support with service provider (visa, administration, etc.)
• Dog-friendly offices

For student & internship positions, we have an adjusted set of benefits. You can find them here.

We are a young and innovative mobility company aspiring to change people’s lives by re-imagining urban mobility. MOIA is developing a radically new shuttle-on-demand service that will bring affordable, clean and convenient mobility to everybody and make cities a better place to live.

Running as an independent company under the umbrella of the Volkswagen Group, we are able to utilize the resources and know-how of a global corporation – while being an agile, experimental and team-spirited start-up.

Our fast growing team in Berlin and Hamburg has a human-centered perspective on mobility and is focusing on one goal: Be one of the leading global mobility-service-providers by 2025.

Sounds exciting? We are looking for bright minds who want to join us on this exciting and challenging journey. Become the next member of our diverse, inspired and highly skilled team!