<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <p>Location: Hybrid/ Remote (Germany-based)</p><br/><p>Start: ASAP | Languages: Fluent English</p><br/><p>Note that we cannot provide any visa support.</p><br/><p>Make the Unseen seen! Our goal is to reinvent scouting in football and build the #1 global scouting platform for identifying and developing talent. With the help of modern AI technology, CUJU enables every young football talent to be seen – regardless of origin, gender, or social background. We create fair opportunities and transparent pathways into professional sports. Our platform connects athletes, clubs, and organizations worldwide to rethink scouting – data-driven, objective, and mobile. Together, we are shaping the next generation of global talent scouting.</p><br/><p>🌟 Your Mission: As CUJU’s first Senior Data Engineer, you will build the data foundation of the company.</p><br/><p>Your mission is to transform fragmented data across multiple systems into a reliable, scalable, and usable data layer that enables:</p><br/><p>• Clear business metrics (e.g. MAU, retention)</p><br/><p>• Product decision-making</p><br/><p>• Future player performance insights</p><br/><p>You will play a critical role in shaping how data is structured, connected, and used across CUJU.</p><br/>Tasks<br/><p>🚀What You’ll Work On:</p><br/><ul><br/><li>Define and implement core data models (users, events, performance)</li><br/><li>Design and operate robust, production-grade data pipelines</li><br/><li>Establish a single source of truth for key business and product metrics</li><br/><li>Structure data for business and product analysis (retention, funnels, activation)</li><br/><li>Build and deploy data services and jobs on AWS (e.g. S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Glue, Athena, Redshift, etc.).</li><br/><li>Make pragmatic decisions on how data is stored, processed, and accessed</li><br/><li>Evaluate and introduce tools (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks) where they add clear value</li><br/><li>Ensure the architecture scales with product, AI, and data growth without overengineering</li><br/><li>Optimize pipelines for scalability, cost efficiency, and performance.</li><br/><li>Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured Python code following software engineering best practices.</li><br/><li>Work closely with Product, Engineering, AI, and Business teams</li><br/></ul><br/>Requirements<br/><p>🧠 What You Bring:</p><br/><ul><br/><li>5-7+ years of professional experience in data-heavy roles (data engineering, ML engineering, or similar).</li><br/><li>Strong programming skills in Python (clean architecture, testing, modular design not just scripts).</li><br/><li>Solid SQL skills and experience designing analytical schemas.</li><br/><li>Hands-on experience building production data pipelines and services.</li><br/><li>Strong experience with AWS and cloud-native data architectures.</li><br/><li>Familiarity with infrastructure concepts (CI/CD, monitoring, logging, deployments)</li><br/><li>Comfortable working with imperfect, real-world data and evolving requirements.</li><br/><li>Experience working in fast-paced or early-stage environments</li><br/><li>You understand that data work is software engineering.</li><br/><li>Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional and international teams.</li><br/><li>Passionate about sports, performance analytics, and leveraging data to make a real-world impact.</li><br/></ul><br/>Benefits<br/><ul><br/><li>Opportunity to be the founding member of a strategic new Data team</li><br/><li>Purpose &amp; impact – build something together that transforms the world of sports</li><br/><li>Significant influence on CUJU’s growth, product strategy, and industry-leading innovation</li><br/><li>Work at the intersection of sports and technology – with international clubs, partners, athletes, or influencers</li><br/><li>Creative freedom &amp; responsibility – actively shape processes, contribute your ideas, and make a real impact</li><br/><li>Short decision-making paths – direct communication, quick decisions, and close collaboration with management</li><br/><li>Personal development – individual learning opportunities and room to grow beyond yourself</li><br/><li>Diverse benefits – e.g. 30-day vacation, competitive compensation, corporate benefits, and moree environment,</li><br/></ul><br/><p>🎯 Your Impact:</p><br/><ul><br/><li>Build the technical foundation of CUJU’s data platform.</li><br/><li>Enable scalable, reliable, and production-ready analytics across the company.</li><br/><li>Shape how data is ingested, processed, and used in products from day one.</li><br/><li>Directly influence player insights, product features, and long-term data strategy.</li><br/></ul><br/><p>⚽️ Is this your next big play?</p><br/><p>Are you passionate about sports, communicative, and eager to actively shape the future of sports? Then we look forward to your application!</p><br/><p>Please send us your CV directly via the application link for JOIN.</p><br/><p>Please acknowledge that we can only accept applications online through our recruiting software due to GDPR. Thank you!</p> </div>