About Gapstars
Gapstars is a Netherlands-based software development services provider that builds remote, agile teams in Sri Lanka and Portugal for innovative tech companies. Today, we are home to 220+ TechStars and innovative minds, turning scalable software into performance products that shape the future. Our partners are highly ambitious tech companies that are looking to conquer their respective markets.
About the Role
We are looking forward to continued growth in 2025 which is why we are looking for a Data Architect. As a Data Architect, you’ll be part of Data team, which consists of a machine learning engineer and a data analyst.
The team is part of the Software department but is also working closely with other departments such as Product, Customer Success, and Strategy. As this is a hybrid role, we are looking for software engineers with an affinity for data as well as data engineers familiar with software engineering.
In this role you’ll get to:
Deliver software aligned with the technical architecture and product roadmap, as part of a team. The focus is on data-related software applications.
Play an active role in the development and maintenance of a fast-growing Business Intelligence platform and various machine-learning services.
Create, deploy, and manage new and existing data pipelines that are crucial for our real-time in-product reporting which is one of the driving forces behind our SaaS platform’s success.
Help shape the technical strategy and provide mentorship to team members
Collaborate with team members, software domain teams, and product management teams to build on Harver’s data-related products
Engage in integrating and analyzing data from multiple data sources to drive decision-making
At least a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
At least 7 years of data engineering experience using the Python programming language and familiarity with software engineering practices or at least 5 years of software engineering experience with an affinity for data engineering.
Experience working with relational and columnar databases (including SQL skills), and data warehousing technologies.
Experience working with data pipelines and awareness of different types of ETL processes and streaming technologies.
Experience in stakeholder management and project management in general.
A pragmatic approach to challenges, to keep the team focused and motivated on achieving results.
A good grasp of software engineering fundamentals and best practices.
Additionally, it would be nice to have:
Experience with data visualization tools such as Looker/Sisense etc.
Experience working with the AWS cloud in general and Lambda
Familiarity with tools such as Spark/Glue, DBT, Airflow etc.
Familiarity with JavaScript or NodeJS
“Gapstars is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, disability, or age. Your personal information collected during the application process is handled following our privacy policy and used exclusively for recruitment and hiring purposes only"
