Senior Data Engineer (all genders)

Senior Data Engineer – Beats & Bytes (B3S)

>Universal Music Group Germany is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Central European Tech Hub (Beats & Bytes) in Berlin. The role is permanent, full‑time, and focused on driving data engineering maturity across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Drive data engineering maturity within the Data Engineering team and across the organization.

• Build strong relationships with team members, managers, and business stakeholders, primarily local marketing.

• Design and build scalable data systems in international cooperation, using Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, and other GCP services.

• Raise data system operation quality bar, establish standards, and introduce best practices.

• Anticipate needs, priorities, and urgencies, manage expectations of team and stakeholders, and deliver accordingly.

• Actively contribute to the company culture and Beats & Bytes community through training, presentations, or workshops.

• Maintain active participation in the Data Community of Practice and exchange with international IT and business analytics.

Qualifications

• Hold a degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• 5‑year experience as a Data Engineer with proficiency in Python and SQL, and domain knowledge in marketing.

• Profound knowledge of data governance, data warehousing, and data processing.

• Familiarity with GCP, BigQuery, Airflow, Kubernetes, and Docker, and prior work within a platform team.

• Fluent in English for technical and business communication; German skills are a plus but willingness to learn is required.

Personality & Values

• Enthusiastic about the music industry and eager to contribute to an inspiring ecosystem for artists, creatives, and fans.

• Reliable, well‑organized, and calm in stressful situations.

• Strategic, analytical, and innovative thinker who connects dots quickly and logically.

• Change‑maker, listener, and communicator with excellent people skills.

• Tech‑lover who enjoys pair/mob programming and thrives in dynamic, interdisciplinary teams.

Benefits

• Concert ticket budget, streaming service vouchers, employee discounts on music merchandise, and internal events.

• Hybrid work model with flexible collaboration and up to 10 mobile working days per month.

• 30 vacation days plus up to 10.5 additional days off per year.

• Sustainable commutes with special BVG ticket rates and a job bike leasing offer.

• Professional development workshops and courses.

• Employee Assistance Program and confidential mental health counseling and coaching.

Application

Submit your application via our online form. Upload a cover letter, CV, references, earliest starting date, and salary expectations. If you have a disability, specific needs, or are unsure about submitting an application, we encourage you to try it.

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