Data Engineer - Madrid | Build a New Data Hub

Location: Madrid, Spain (Hybrid: 3 days office/2 days remote) Salary: €65,000 Type: Permanent | Full-time

Overview

An international organisation is undergoing a major data transformation and has chosen Madrid as a strategic growth hub. They are building out a new data engineering team and are hiring a mid-level Data Engineer to help shape and deliver a modern, cloud-native data platform.

You'll be joining a predominantly English-speaking team, working closely with colleagues across Europe and beyond. This is an opportunity to build data products from the ground up in a lean, collaborative environment - ideal for someone who thrives on solving engineering challenges rather than maintaining Legacy systems.

Working as part of a small but experienced data team, you'll design and develop modern data pipelines and contribute to the architecture and automation of a new platform.

Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and building batch and streaming data pipelines

• Working with Snowflake, Airflow, and streaming technologies such as Flink

• Maintaining and optimising Snowflake environments

• Automating processes using GitLab, Terraform, and Docker

• Collaborating closely with stakeholders, data scientists, and engineers to build scalable data products

• 3-5 years' experience as a Data Engineer or similar role

• Strong working knowledge of Python and SQL

• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS preferred; GCP or Azure also welcome)

• Exposure to Snowflake, Airflow, or streaming technologies

• Familiarity with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and containerisation

• Excellent English communication skills (verbal & written) - essential for working within a predominantly English-speaking team

• A builder mindset - curious, hands-on, and collaborative

Candidates with Big 4 consulting backgrounds or long-term contracting experience have not historically been the best fit for this team's culture.

• Opportunity to shape a new data hub from the ground up

• International environment with global mobility potential

• Work with a modern tech stack and a small, talented team

• Flexible hybrid model: 3 days in the Madrid office/2 remote

• Competitive salary of €65,000

McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.