Data Engineer - Platform Engineering at N26

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About the role

Responsibilities:
- Build, maintain and improve the Database Platform infrastructure on AWS to ensure reliability, security and scalability.
- Implement infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation) and CI/CD practices to automate deployments and reduce toil.
- Operate containerized workloads with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS), including deployment patterns and lifecycle management.
- Develop and maintain data pipelines and orchestration using Apache Airflow and dbt; collaborate with Product & Analytics on access and metadata flows.
- Maintain and enhance observability (metrics, logs, traces) to meet SLOs; participate in on-call rotations and incident response.
- Contribute to technical documentation, knowledge sharing and the team roadmap through high-quality code and infrastructure improvements.
Requirements:
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure and services in production environments.
- Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS) administration and deployment patterns.
- Proficient with IaC (Terraform or CloudFormation) and CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins or similar).
- Competent in at least one programming language for automation (Python preferred).
- Experience with dbt for data transformations and Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration.
- Familiarity with cloud networking, security best practices, and observability tools (DataDog, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
- Nice to have: knowledge of database internals (tuning, HA, replication/sharding), backend engineering experience, or familiarity with metadata platforms (OpenMetadata).

Responsibilities

You will develop and maintain platform solutions to improve the reliability, security, and scalability of database infrastructure. Additionally, you will collaborate with product and analytics teams while maintaining observability and participating in on-call rotations.

Requirements

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with AWS, container orchestration, and infrastructure as code tools like Terraform. Proficiency in Python, CI/CD pipelines, and data transformation tools such as dbt is required.

Key skills

• AWS — in 802 other listings on The Stack
• Docker — in 464 other listings on The Stack
• Kubernetes — in 585 other listings on The Stack
• Terraform — in 470 other listings on The Stack
• Python — in 1200 other listings on The Stack
• CI/CD — in 630 other listings on The Stack
• dbt — in 102 other listings on The Stack
• Apache Airflow — in 14 other listings on The Stack
• Cloud infrastructure
• Networking
• Security
• Observability
• Data engineering
• Database internals
• Platform engineering

On The Stack (as of 2026-11-05)

• N26 has 138 other listings on The Stack, 135 of them marked as offering visa sponsorship.
• 76 visa-sponsored jobs in Spain on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.
• 47 visa-sponsored data engineer jobs in Europe on The Stack, posted in the last 60 days.

Frequently asked questions about N26

Is this Data Engineer - Platform Engineering role still open?

It was posted on 2026-08-21. Listings more than 30 days old may no longer be active, so check N26's site before applying.

Does N26 offer visa sponsorship?

This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on N26's site.

Where is this role located?

The listing gives the location as Spain. It is marked on-site.

What skills does this role ask for?

The listing names: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, CI/CD, dbt, Apache Airflow, Cloud infrastructure, Networking, Security, Observability, Data engineering, Database internals, Platform engineering.