Tech Lead Data Platform (m/f/d)

To enable acessibility and personalization from the start, we are on the mission to build the most personal, most helpful and most motivating journey on our website and through our sales channels for potential students across the globe to reach their goal of growth through education. Join us and help us leverage the power of state-of-the-art AI solutions to build the education of tomorrow, today.

This position is available immediately in full-time (40hrs./week) within Germany or UK remotely or at one of our office locations

• Lead the development of the data infrastructure that feeds our AI pipelines in production and enables our model training.

• Build ETL pipelines that extract, match and cache customer data from heterogeneous data sources to enable real-time delivery.

• Devise our NoSQL data models that allow us to build flexible data driven AI services.

• Implement monitoring and governance solutions that allow us to keep track of our operational efficiency and reliability.

• Diligently monitor current trends and developments in the field of Data Engineering and derive best practice solutions for the improvement of our data operations from them.

• +5 years of experience in Data Engineering, MLOPs or DataOps.

• Expert level knowledge of current data base technology (both relational and NoSQL) and ETL/ELT processes and tools.

• Profound experience working with asynchronous micro-services.

• Track record working with Kafka, AWS data services or any other cloud vendor like GCP or Azure as well as NoSQL databases like MongoDB.

• You are a proficient python developer (experience with NodeJS is a plus).

• You are impact and solution oriented, communicate well, are a pro-active contributor and a reliable teamplayer.

• Fluent English skills, German is a plus.

• Be you at IU: We support and empower you to achieve your personal and professional goals. After all, your happiness significantly contributes to a positive and productive environment.

• Work wherever you want…: Digitalization is part of our DNA. So decide for yourself which place sparks the most productivity in you. You love remote work? No problem! Would you like to work abroad for a while? Our WorkFlex Benefit makes it possible.

• … and flexible in terms of time: It’s your job; We trust you and give you the greatest possible freedom to organize yourself.

• Take your knowledge to a new level: Where else, if not with us? Enjoy free access to all our e-learning platforms. In addition, we will finance you a complete technology course of your choice.

• Make your journey sustainable: Whether it’s a DeutschlandTicket subsidized down to just 7 euros or a Jobrad (bike leasing) offer, enjoy the freedom of mobility for both work and personal activities, while also making an eco-friendly choice.

Become part of our engineering team at Germany’s largest university! We’re passionate, competitive, open to all things new – and we love data. We live to code anything that makes IU students and IU services better.

Sounds like the perfect job for you? Then apply now!

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Kata at kata.jarosz@iu.org

Please be aware that all applications must be submitted through our online form; applications via email will not be considered.

Words are followed by actions: We take our “Culture Of Everyone” very seriously and would like to take this opportunity to expressly point out that you are welcome to join us, regardless of your origin, religion, gender, age or sexual orientation. Even if you have a disability, our doors are wide open to you. We look forward to a diverse community here at IU!