Data Platform Engineer
Trade Republic14 days ago
Berlin, GermanyMid Level
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve analytics data-platform systems, including query experiences, conversational analytics, dashboarding, tool integrations, and Airflow orchestration.
- Design simple interfaces and paved roads that reduce cognitive load for data consumers.
- Test, safely roll out, and monitor critical platform changes at scale.
- Define and monitor SLOs and error budgets for customer-facing services.
- Lead blameless post-incident reviews and automate safety guardrails.
- Own the platform roadmap, balancing cost, latency, user experience, and technical trade-offs with product managers and leadership.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of experience building backend or platform services.
- Solid understanding of data platforms, including query engines, orchestration, and lakehouse storage.
- Ability to turn engineering best practices into opinionated paved roads.
- Clear and concise English communication.
- React and frontend experience are nice to have.
- Experience with every listed technology is not required.
Benefits
- Berlin-based position with relocation support provided if required, only for candidates already within the EU.
- Opportunity to work on a data platform used by employees and systems across a large European savings platform.
- Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity and respect for varied identities and backgrounds.
Tech Stack
Categories
BackendData Engineering
About Trade Republic
Trade Republic builds an app-based brokerage and savings platform for retail investors in Europe, offering low-cost trading in stocks, ETFs, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies, plus automated savings plans and interest on cash. It makes money from select fees, interest margin, and partnerships with market infrastructure providers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Berlin, it operates across much of the EU and is licensed in Germany as a securities trading bank (Trade Republic Bank GmbH).