Staff Data Engineer

OverstoryNetherlandsOn-siteFull-time2 weeks ago

Staff Data Engineer needed at Overstory to lead the design and scaling of a data platform for AI-powered vegetation analysis. Requires 10+ years of experience in data engineering, distributed systems, and large-scale scientific data, with deep expertise in Dagster, Python, and Google Cloud.

What you'll do

Architect and evolve our orchestration layer — asset graphs, quality checks, partitioning strategies, and the patterns that keep it scaling reliably.
Design and maintain production data pipelines for large-scale geospatial and temporal data, from ingestion through transformation to delivery.
Lead system design work across the data platform, including service boundaries, data contracts, and designing around the failure modes that come with each.
Drive the shift toward a service-oriented architecture, decoupling tightly bound components into services that teams can own and deploy independently.
Build event-driven workflows, replacing brittle coupling and manual coordination with durable messaging patterns.
Establish observability, testing, and data quality frameworks so problems surface before customers see them, allowing any result to be traced back and explained.
Mentor engineers and define the standards for how we build, test, and operate data systems.

What you need

Must-have

DagsterApache AirflowPrefectPythonGoogle CloudPub/SubEvent-driven patternsService-oriented architecture

Nice-to-have

Geospatial dataML training and inference pipelinesAnalytics engineering toolingBigQueryInfrastructure-as-codeRemote sensingForestryUtility sector

Soft skills

CommunicationCollaborationMentoringLeadershipArchitectural discussions

Data EngineeringStaffSoftware DevelopmentRemote SensingGeospatialDagsterPythonGoogle CloudDistributed SystemsClimate Tech

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