Data Engineering Lead

Tractive is the most trusted name for keeping cats and dogs safe and healthy. The secret to our success? A team of truly unique individuals who care about each other just as much as going the extra mile for pet parents. Want to be part of our story? Check out this role and see if you’re a good match!

Your territory

As part of our Data team, you will:

• Lead an enthusiastic team of data engineers who build highly reliable, large-scale data pipelines, enabling fast, trustworthy insights and data-driven decisions across Tractive
• Oversee the architecture and quality of our data systems, ensuring they are secure, observable, cost-efficient, and built to scale with millions of pet-location events per minute
• Collaborate closely with your team, analysts, scientists, other engineering teams and stakeholders to ensure data considerations are built in from first design to final rollout
• Set the team’s vision and roadmap together with your team, translating company goals into a clear backlog of near-term deliverables and longer-term strategic initiatives - while balancing priorities across Product, Analytics, and Engineering
• Foster continuous growth with one-on-one guidance, open feedback, and thoughtful code reviews that amplify each engineer's strengths
• Bring in your fresh ideas to make Tractive better - you’ll never hear the phrase “...because that’s how we’ve always done things”
• Continuously grow personally and professionally, take ownership of areas that show your potential, and attend workshops which help you get to the next level

Your profile

Key requirements:

• Proven experience in leading and mentoring high-performing data engineering teams, with clear examples of talent growth, fostering collaboration and delivering success
• Several years of experience in designing and operating cloud-native data platforms and pipelines at scale on AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL and a solid understanding of modern software architectures, design patterns, and best practices
• Excellent project management and communication skills; able to balance strategic vision with hands-on execution while collaborating across Product, Analytics, and Engineering
• Hands-on proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK) and container orchestration
• Deep understanding of data lakehouse architectures, event streaming, and performance tuning for large-scale workloads
• Practical knowledge of data governance: data contracts, cataloging, lineage, access controls, and GDPR-grade retention policies
• Experience in implementing monitoring, alerting, and cost-optimization strategies for data pipelines and storage
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset, driven by results and keen on continuously improving processes and tools
• Very good English skills.

Does this sound like you?

• Architecting and operating high-scale cloud data solutions excites you - especially when it means transforming massive pet-tracking streams into fast, trustworthy insights
• Thriving in fast-paced, dynamic environments comes naturally, and you enjoy taking ownership of complex, impactful projects
• Leading people, fostering team spirit, and helping others grow is something you find deeply rewarding
• Data quality, security, and governance aren’t just buzzwords to you - they're foundational. Reliable data is non-negotiable in your book
• Excited to work in Austria alongside an outstanding team